Senior Production Manager, High-Reliability Aerospace

Airbus S.A.S.; Test Valley; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Profit sharing

Contributory pension

Share options

Car leasing scheme

Free onsite parking

Season ticket loan

Tax-free technology scheme

Job summary

Airbus Defence and Space in Portsmouth is seeking a Production Manager to join the Production team to lead, develop and engage a production team. You will optimise resource planning, interface with the shop floor, and ensure delivery on time, on quality, and on cost within a safe environment.

You will drive global production planning across multiple projects, manage work packages, and pursue continuous improvement while adhering to health, safety and security requirements.

Qualifications

• Experience of leading production and optimising resource planning within a high-reliability manufacturing environment.
• Experience of project planning, P6 scheduling, and defining global production plans across multiple parallel projects.
• Experience of work package management, team leadership, and driving continuous improvement on the shop floor.
• Experience of utilising manufacturing systems (knowledge of SAP MES is advantageous).

Responsibilities

• Manage, lead, and engage a production team to meet stringent time, quality, cost, and safety requirements.
• Execute Management Resource Planning to optimise facility and resource availability on the shop floor.
• Define and update the global production planning, ensuring successful delivery of multiple projects running in parallel according to priorities.
• Interface closely with the shop floor to ensure communication and alignment with the production plan.
• Manage allocated work packages and drive continuous improvement across production environment.
• Ensure all manufacturing outputs are delivered in a safe, healthy environment, respecting health, safety, and legal regulations.

Skills

Production management

Resource planning

P6 scheduling

Team leadership

Continuous improvement

Tools

SAP MES

MS Office

Job description

Airbus Defence and Space in Portsmouth is seeking a Production Manager to join the Production team to lead, develop and engage a production team. You will optimise resource planning, interface with the shop floor, and ensure delivery on time, on quality, and on cost within a safe environment.

You will drive global production planning across multiple projects, manage work packages, and pursue continuous improvement while adhering to health, safety and security requirements.