Production Planner

Job title: Production Planner

Location: Maidenhead, Berkshire

Salary Range: £35,000 - £38,000

The Malloy Aeronautics Team:

Malloy Aeronautics Limited specializes in the development of heavy lift unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) for both civilian and military uses. Located in Berkshire, our operations are notable for their focus on in-house design and manufacturing. This vertical integration means we control the production of most aircraft components on-site, enhancing our ability to innovate and maintain high standards across all stages of development.

About The Role:

The Production Planner is responsible for providing up to date and realistic production planning using excel worksheets and SAP S4HANA. This role involves working with the assembly team and the various engineering teams to understand their business processes and designing solutions to optimise the production planning.

The role will be responsible for the successful implementation and adoption of SAP S4HANA production functionality into the business and will continue to manage and keep SAP S4HANA current to the business to ensure that it is providing value for money and supports the business in delivering the business objectives.

Provide guidance on new ideas and push the business forwards in operational thinking and resource management.

Ability to hold Security Clearance - 5 years residence in the UK

What you’ll being doing typical duties (but are not limited to):

• Successfully implement SAP S4HANA production functionality into the business.
• Coordinate production workflow for multiple projects by understanding deadlines and working back to ensure all work can be completed in time for the final deliveries.
• Develop and maintain a robust production schedule detailing all tasks and lead-times to meet contractual deadlines and ensuring products are made efficiently with minimum delays.
• Work with the purchasing and stores teams to determine equipment and raw materials needed to cover upcoming production demand.
• Create work instructions using SAP S4HANA.
• Co-ordinate re-work/restoration/servicing for life limited parts to ensure that aircraft stay current and able to safely fly.
• Be adaptable by addressing issues when they arise with the aim for minimum disruption and on time contractual delivery.
• Delegate daily, weekly and monthly tasking to the appropriate departments to ensure efficient workflow and successful target deliveries.
• Managing production dates for both in house manufactured components and bought out finish items.
• Monitor production performance versus expected/planned and provide reports to the management team and suggestions on increasing efficiency.
• Scheduling of the production lines for different product groups and associated assemblies, factoring in production routing time and material lead time.

Essential Skills and Experiences:

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and ERP systems (preferably SAP).
• Knowledge and experience in a Manufacturing and Production environment.
• Excellent communication skills, with a confident approach to motivating and encouragement.
• Problem-Solving: Ability to think strategically and implement solutions to optimise the production process.

Desired Skills and Experiences:

• Ability to pick up new skills quickly
• Flexibility to response quickly to a rapidly adapting product
• Time management
• Results and detail oriented/analytical skills
• Process Improvement
• Motivational skills
• Willingness to understand the intricacies of the various business processes

Benefits you may be eligible for:

• Company Pension Scheme
• Access to 24 Hour Helpline
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (BAE Systems Share Incentive Plan)
• 20 Days of Annual Leave + Bank Holidays
• Sick pay
• Three-Day Long Weekend Every Fortnight (Fri-Sun)
• Freshly Cooked Lunch on working Fridays
• Casual Dress
• On-Site Parking

Why Malloy Aeronautics?

Our company benefits from a streamlined process where engineering teams are involved in the entire lifecycle of our UAVs — from initial design through to production. This setup not only speeds up the development process but also improves the efficiency and effectiveness of our product launches. We value professionals who have a background in both research and development (R&D) and design for manufacture, as their expertise is crucial to our rapid and precise product development cycle.

Please be aware that many roles working for Malloy Aeronautics will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

Malloy Aeronautics is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals.

We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Note:If you have not heard from our recruitment department within 14 days, unfortunately you have not been successful.