Detail Planner
// Role Summary
BAE Systems is seeking a Production Planner to translate ship design into production plans, manage materials, and support manufacturing teams to meet customer commitments on major UK projects.
// Key Responsibilities
- Translate ship design and build plans into detailed production activities, logic, resourcing, and budgets.
- Assign and maintain Bill of Materials (BOM) items aligned with build strategy.
- Support Project Managers/CAMs with weekly targets and performance guidance.
- Collaborate with Logistics and Manufacturing to ensure timely material availability.
- Provide essential support and guidance to Integrated Delivery Team members throughout build phases.
// Role Specification
About the Role
Join BAE Systems as a Production Planner and become a vital part of our growing community. You will play a key role in enabling our manufacturing colleagues to successfully meet customer commitments. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to some of the country's largest projects and work closely with the innovative products we deliver. You will receive support from your Lead Production Planner and the wider management team to excel in your role and develop professionally.
Core Duties
- Translate ship design and project build plans into production plan activities (Level 3/Level 4), including logic, resourcing, budget, and the embodiment of change.
- Support the Quarterly Lookahead (QLA) process and plan.
- Assign and maintain Bill of Materials (BOM) items to appropriate activities in line with build strategy and planning standard procedures, establishing demand for procured and manufactured materials.
- Support the Project Manager/Control Account Manager (CAM) with weekly targets and performance guidance.
- Work with Logistics and Manufacturing Shops to ensure material is requested for delivery and is available in sufficient time to support planned activities.
- Ensure all non-material work orders and work orders for additional work, including agreed quality and safety tasks, are included in the plan.
- Provide key support and guidance to Integrated Delivery Team members through regular engagement and a visible presence as the ship progresses through all build phases.
Essential Skills and Experience
- Experience using Windchill (PDM), AVEVA ERM (MPR), CMPIC (Cable Management), or equivalent software.
- Demonstrable manufacturing production experience.
- Ability to rationalise large volumes of data and articulate issues and their consequences.
- Experience within engineering/manufacturing industries.
Benefits and Culture
At BAE Systems, you’ll be part of a team that pioneers progress and protects what matters most. We offer a competitive pension scheme, employee share plans, and a wide range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing, and lifestyle benefits. Many roles are subject to security and export control restrictions, and all applicants must achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Higher levels of vetting may also be required.