Production Planner

Production Planner

Location: Bristol, GB, BS3 2HQ

Onsite or Hybrid: OnSite

Job Title: Production Planner
Location: Ashton Vale, Bristol
Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF63465

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Production Planner at our Ashton Vale, Bristol site.

The Role
As a Production Planner, you’ll join a diverse and energetic team of production, project, engineering, and other functional staff working together to deliver exciting cutting-edge defence projects to UK and international clients.

Day-to-day, you’ll support the production scheduler with facilities planning and operation. This role is crucial in ensuring the efficient scheduling and management of our production pipeline to meet current and future demands.

• Develop and maintain production schedules to ensure timely delivery of products.
• Coordinate with various departments (engineering, procurement, and production) to align schedules and resources.
• Monitor production progress and adjust schedules as needed to address any delays or issues.
• Analyse production data to identify bottlenecks and implement solutions to improve efficiency.
• Forecast future production needs based on anticipated pipeline and future growth.

This role is full-time, 37 hours per week and is based on-site at Ashton Vale, Bristol.

Essential experience of the Production Planner

• Proven experience as a Production Planner in a manufacturing environment, preferably in high-complexity, low-volume production.
• Strong understanding of production planning principles and practices.
• Proficiency in production planning software.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong organizational and time management abilities.

Qualifications for the Production Planner
We value difference and don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and/or willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. However, the successful candidate will be eligible to start on Standard (BPSS) security clearance but will need to achieve Security Check (SC) security clearance.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held.

What We Offer

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing

Babcock International
For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities, and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing Date: 08/04/2025