Senior Production Controller M-F

Preligens; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international technology company located in Wolverhampton is looking for a Senior Production Controller. In this role, you will manage essential processes to meet customer demands while optimizing inventory levels. Key responsibilities include cross-functional collaboration, production planning, and problem resolution. The position offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits including a performance bonus and flexible leave options.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Company performance bonus scheme

Pension scheme – up to 10% employer contribution

Private medical insurance

Comprehensive health cash plan

Structured training & opportunities to progress

Qualifications

• Experience of production, inventory and load and capacity planning.
• Understanding of shop floor planning within a manufacturing environment.
• Problem solving techniques and ability to work on own initiative.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate cross-functionally with individuals to synchronize planning and requirements.
• Manage escalations and ensure real-time problem resolution.
• Develop and maintain weekly production and kitting plans.

Skills

Production planning

Advanced Excel skills

ERP Systems (SAP)

Lean techniques

Shop floor planning

Job description

Senior Production Controller M/F

Job Description

As a Senior Production Controller at Safran, you will play a key role in developing and enhancing processes within the Production Control team to ensure customer demand requirements are met. You will focus on short-term supply management, driving on-time delivery (OTD) and reducing arrears while maintaining optimal inventory levels. Your responsibilities will include collaborating cross-functionally, managing escalations, and ensuring real-time problem resolution in a dynamic, high-pressure environment.

What will your day-to-day responsibilities look like?

• Co-ordinate cross-functionally with individuals to ensure planning and customer requirements are synchronized with processes and deliverables for kitting, operations, production, special processes, subcontractor suppliers and packing/shipping.
• Act as a customer focal for the delivery assurance and commitments. Feedback on any requirements from the customers to expedite on the commits.
• Where material supply mismatches occur vs demand requirements, support supply-chain improvement or escalate material supply exceptions in a timely manner (internal and/or external).
• Generate and report performance data and risks to the leadership team, supporting with mitigation plans.
• Develop and maintain weekly production and kitting plans while ensuring adherence to inventory forecasts and plans when required.
• Monitor adherence to inventory plans, including process control and aged WIP reduction.
• Ensure completion of the Build Plan and review execution performance (QCPC).
• Manage escalation processes for sustained deviations from the plan. Collaborate with the SIOP function to improve processes such as forecast accuracy and material master data.
• Construct and implement standard work instructions aligned with management requirements.
• Support production control lead to coach and develop the production control team, identifying skills gaps and ensuring appropriate development plans are in place.
• Support inventory optimisation initiatives (PFEP) and analyse data to drive improvements.
• Ensure the team of Production Controllers are maintaining and managing the production plan scheduling activities in line with ERP principles.
• Support SIOP team and production control load with reporting and gathering KPIs and escalations.
• Act as support and cover for production control lead as holiday cover.

Job Requirements

Technical Competencies

• Experience of production, inventory and load and capacity planning
• Advanced Excel skills
• Experience using ERP Systems, preferably SAP to the advanced knowledge level
• An understanding of lean techniques employed within a manufacturing environment
• An understanding of shop floor planning within a manufacturing environment

Behavioural Competencies

• Strong customer focus, interpersonal and influencing skills
• Self-organised, able to manage time to meet deadlines & accomplish tasks
• Resilient in the pursuit of good performance under pressure
• Good organisational and time management skills with a strong attention to detail
• Highly motivated and able to assert self within team environment
• Problem solving techniques and ability to work on own initiative

But what else? (advantages, specific features, etc.)

• Competitive salary
• Company performance bonus scheme
• Pension scheme - up to 10% employer contribution
• Private medical insurance
• Comprehensive health cash plan
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Flexible benefits programme (buy & sell holiday allowance, discounted gym memberships, Maternity/ adoption leave- up to 52 weeks, first 26 weeks at full pay, subsequent 26 at 50% (basic pay) and Paternity/Non-Pregnant Parent/ Co-adopter leave 4 weeks full pay)
• Structured training & opportunities to progress

Company Information

Safran is an international high-technology group, operating in the aviation (propulsion, equipment and interiors), defense and space markets. Its core purpose is to contribute to a safer, more sustainable world, where air transport is more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. Safran has a global presence, with 100,000 employees and sales of 27.3 billion euros in 2024, and holds, alone or in partnership, world or regional leadership positions in its core markets. Safran Electronics & Defense offers its customers onboard intelligence solutions allowing them to understand the environment, reduce mental load and guarantee a trajectory, even in critical situations, in all environments: on land, at sea, in the sky or space. The company harnesses the expertise of its 13,000 employees towards these three functions: observe, decide and guide, for the civil and military markets.

Locate your future workplace

Stratford Road WV10 7EH

Wolverhampton

England United Kingdom