Production Planning Leader

2 weeks ago


Prestwick, United Kingdom GE Aviation Full time

**Job Description Summary**: The Production Planning Leader will set the operational direction for the Planning team while managing complex issues within functional area(s) of expertise, developing processes to ensure we are driving and delivering commitments which exceed our customer’s expectations. You will work with Operations and Leadership Teams to determine Site capacity requirements and positively impact business output.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Manage & lead a team of planning professionals
- Reviewing internal gate load and capacity, working with business leaders to establish plans to ensure sufficient capacity is available to process the load through each work centre.
- Ensures performance enhancement and benchmarking for cost controls, alerting management on labour over run and working with site Lean Leaders to make recommendations and implementing solutions
- Developing tools and methods to ensure all issues affecting progress of engines through the process are logged in the system. This will include both customer holds and internal process issues
- Driving accuracy regards integrity of data in the system and ensuring the data flowing to corporate systems is accurate
- Liaise with the operations and materials teams to maximise output, on-time delivery and WIP inventory
- Liaise with key external stakeholders, attend internal and external update meetings and provide performance data to support the business
- Assure the continued development and growth of assigned personnel through strong leadership

**Qualifications and requirements**:

- Production Planning experience in a fast paced, operational environment

**Desired experience**:

- Data driven, with excel & SAP experience
- People leadership experience desired but not essential

**Flexible Working**:
GE supports and encourages flexible working arrangements, where possible, and recognises the benefits to employees of having a positive work-life balance.

**Total Reward**:
At GE Aviation we understand the importance of Total Reward. Our flexible benefits plan, called FlexChoice, gives you freedom, choice and flexibility in the way you receive your benefits, as well as giving you the opportunity to make savings where possible.

As a new joiner to GE we are pleased to be able to offer you the following as default in your benefit fund, which you then can tailor to meet your individual needs;
- Non-contributory Pension
- Life Assurance
- Group income protection
- Private medical cover
- Holiday Hourly equivalent of 26 days, with flexible option to buy or sell

**Security Clearance**:
Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance is required and must be maintained for this role. Please note that in the event that BPSS clearance cannot be obtained, you may not be eligible for the role and/or any offer of employment may be withdrawn on grounds of national security. Please see the link below for further details regarding the requirements for BPSS clearance: BPSS

**Right to Work**:
LI-FM23

**Additional Information**:
**Relocation Assistance Provided**:No



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