Production Controller
// Role Summary
Join Airbus Defence and Space as a Production Controller in Stevenage, managing orders and ensuring timely delivery of manufactured items through efficient planning and expedition. This role offers hybrid working and significant career development opportunities.
// Key Responsibilities
- Manage and control business unit/customer orders for procured and manufactured items.
- Utilize SAP and P6 for efficient order management and schedule adherence.
- Focus Production Control on correct priorities, strategies, routines, and deadlines.
- Improve supply chain processes, including business systems and tools, through interdepartmental cost-saving initiatives.
- Release and expedite Work Orders in SAP to meet planned delivery dates.
- Maintain 'live' product status within production flows and provide work centre forecasts.
// Role Specification
About the Role
This role is responsible for the control of business unit/customer orders. You will achieve this through the efficient management and expedition of procured and manufactured items, as well as solely controlling the flow of work required to meet the delivery of a product to cost and schedule, using SAP and P6.
Ensure that Production Control is focused on the correct priorities & strategies and are working to clearly identified routines and deadlines to meet business & project requirements.
You will play a major role in Production support work stream improvements with the identification and facilitation of interdepartmental cost saving initiatives, concentrating on the full supply chain process including business systems & tools.
What You'll Do
- Load Customer Order demand into production and manage Work Order in SAP.
- Ensure kits/works orders are released to AIT on time and expedite them to meet the planned delivery dates.
- Input into and maintain Production Schedules.
- Maintain the ‘live’ status of products in the AIT production flows with assistance of area team leaders and area managers.
- Support the manufacturing area manager with work centre forecasts from the company stock control/forecasting tool.
- Give visibility to the Production & Manufacturing Managers at the weekly operations reviews.
- Regularly create and review the status of works orders in their ‘product’ remit.
What You'll Bring
- Demonstrated working knowledge of MRP.
- Demonstrated knowledge of Scheduling.
- Previous experience using an MRP/ERP system.
- Previous experience using SAP.
What We Offer
- Financial Reward: Competitive salary, annual profit share, contributory pension, share options, car leasing scheme, free onsite parking, season ticket loan, tax-free technology scheme, discounted shopping and much more.
- Work / Life Balance: 37-hour week, flexible working around core hours, hybrid working, up to 2 additional days per month as TOIL, option to buy/sell holiday. No core hours on Friday afternoons.
- Personal Development: Personalised development plan, Airbus Leadership University and unlimited access to 10,000+ E-learning courses, internal mobility including international opportunities.
- Health & Wellbeing: Wellbeing benefits (including 24/7 online GP and mental health support), Employee Assistance Programme, discounted family health/dental insurance/eye tests, cycle-to-work scheme.
- Family and Caregiving: Life assurance, enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave and caregiving.
- Inclusive Environment: Wellbeing room, Multi-faith room, Employee Representative Groups (Gender, LGBTQ+, International, Generational, Disability, Social & Cultural Diversity, Neurodiversity).
About You
Not a 100% match? No worries! Airbus supports your personal growth with customised development solutions. We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every single requirement.
Additional Information
This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.
Employment Type: Permanent
Experience Level: Professional
Location: Stevenage (with some hybrid working available subject to our Hybrid Working Policy)