Manufacturing Planner

Location: Templecombe, United Kingdom

Thales people provide armed forces customers with operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defence mission systems solutions at land, sea, and air. Our platforms extend across the battlespace including Above and Sonar, Electronic Combat, and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance systems.

Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across five major industries; Aerospace, Defence, Ground Transportation, Security and Space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

**Manufacturing** **Planner***

**Location: Templecombe**

**Role: Full Time**

**Hours: 4 day week Monday-Thursday / 37 hours per week**
- Would you like to work for a world-renowned company that research, develop and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better and keep us safer? Do you want to be part of a team of specialists that are designing solutions that make tomorrow possible, today? Then look no further _

**What the role has to offer**:

- Dynamic, supportive and helpful team.
- Career progression opportunities - we will provide the training and support you need to grow in this role.
- Opportunity to support high profile contracts and be a key contributor to your team.

**Our opportunity**

Thales Under Water Systems who provide Mission Planning, Situational Awareness and Information Management Systems for defence are looking to recruit a Manufacturing Planner.

This is a growth role designed to help with the delivery of increased workloads on the programmes.

Joining a friendly and collaborative team, you will be responsible for supporting the Master Planner, contributing to the production preparation, determining lead times and cost elements and defining the procurement and production parameters of all active items. In this role, you will maintain and manage all parts supply through internal systems and ensure all materials are on the shop floor in support of production activities.

**About you**

You should have a few years’ experience, preferably in a manufacturing background, and are looking for your next career move. You will need to be able to work unsupervised and be a motivated self-starter, able to priority set with the following:

- Good computer literacy
- Excellent analytical skills
- Ability to work in a team environment
- Excellent Stakeholder Management Skills
- Ability to build effective relationships with Suppliers

**What we can offer**
- 4 day working week
- Pension Scheme
- 28 days annual leave (Plus Bank Holidays)
- Life Cover
- Progression and Development Opportunities
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing ap
- Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailer

**Flexibility**

Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

If you are interested in this role, we would encourage you to have informal chat with the Talent Acquisition Partner.

Thales is an equal opportunities employer and diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of Thales.

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At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working.

Thales UK is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process. We will provide reasonable adjustments and support to ensure neuro-diverse applicants or those with a disability or long-term condition can be their best during the recruitment process. To request an adjustment,** **if you need this job advert in an alternative format or if you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact Resourcing Ops for mid to senior roles, or the Early Careers Team for graduate and apprentice roles.