Manufacturing Planner

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BDUK is a subsidiary of the Boeing Company and currently employs over 1,200 people in the UK. BDUK is responsible for delivering several exciting contracts to our UK defence customers including E-7 AEW&C, P-8A Maritime Patrol Aircraft, C4ISTAR Services, Through Life Support for the Chinook & Apache Fleets, Logistic Information Services and Training Services.

This post is for a Manufacturing Planner to work within the engineering function in Boeing Defence UK (BDUK) and will report to the Production Engineering Manager.

Aside from your technical work you there is the potential to support company initiatives, for example, quality improvements, promoting a safety culture, promoting Diversity and Inclusion, mentoring and coaching, STEM outreach and a number of focus projects to support the growth of the company including its employees.

As a BDUK employee, you will have access to flexible and virtual working arrangements, benefits packages, employee incentive programs and study assistance. You will also have access to many resources that you will be able to access in order to advise and support your development throughout your career with us.

**Roles and Responsibilities**:

- Authors technical work instructions to approved process & regulatory requirements, writing, editing & proof-reading text, collating & verifying technical /engineering information, crafting and editing bespoke work instructions.
- Interprets multiple source formats of approved engineering data from Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), Design Organisation, or Applicable Customer controlled Maintenance data sources in order to produce a standardised, easy to use & logical set of production/manufacturing plans with consideration of regulatory requirements for accurate maintenance recording.
- Supports the creation, receipt and delivery of multiple sophisticated electronic manufacturing plans/work packages.
- Manages configuration control of plan sets including engineering baseline establishment lists, manufacturing work instructions (Master Plans), associated aircraft specific plans (A/C Work Orders) and Nonconformance Report (NCR) Work Orders (WOs).
- Has key skills in professional & technical communication, retention of technical knowledge, eye for detail, ability to articulate meaning and convey factual information clearly & concisely.
- Has knowledge of ERP Tools, electronic work instructions & associated interfacing systems.
- Develops, implements and maintains various manufacturing plans, Bill of Materials, work instructions and illustrations to define and detail as-built configurations.
- Provides recording & feedback to leadership/project teams for metrics, compliance, first time quality & continuous improvement support to enable tracking & metrics performance measuring.
- Develops & supports testing, surveys, trials etc to support statements of work and business estimates.
- Provides producibility input to design, manufacturing processes and manufacturing technologies to meet cost and schedule targets.
- Develops coordinated work statements and sequencing of events to support delivery commitments.
- Drafts, updates and reviews processes and procedures to support business and regulatory agency requirements.

**Preferred Skills, Qualifications and Experience**:

- Knowledge of Military Airworthiness Authority (MAA) Regulatory Articles (RAs).
- Proven experience in either depth maintenance, repairs, mods & upgrades or experience in the use of ERP Tools to author electronic technical work instructions.
- Key skills in professional & technical communication, retention of technical knowledge
- Eye for detail
- Engineering degree or proven experience.

**Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.**

**Security Clearance**:Willingness and eligibility to undergo and acquire a SECURITY CHECK/CLEARANCE is required.

**Equal Opportunity Employer**:
We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not accept unlawful discrimination in our recruitment or employment practices on any grounds including but not limited to; color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military and veteran status, or other characteristics covered by applicable law.

We have teams in more than 65 countries, and each person plays a role in helping us become one of the world’s most innovative, diverse and inclusive companies. Applicants are encouraged to share with our recruitment team any accommodations required during the recruitment process.