Production Planning Engineer

Company: AVIC Cabin Systems (UK) Limited
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Location: Cambridge
Job Description:

Purpose

You will be required to create and maintain the master planning as required to meet a repeatable and robust manufacturing processes to ensure optimum works order (sequence) and work centre performance.

Key Responsibilities

General and Task Management

  • Provide Manufacturing Information Sheets, route cards, bill of materials, building planning structure and manufacturing specification data in accordance with company standards.
  • Using the Evolution MRP system to create routing and bill of materials (BoM).
  • Specify material requirements, parameters and define suitable methods of manufacture and identify and implement required tooling and equipment.
  • Create test specifications and manufacture of composite test samples, including the rework of test parts for production use.
  • Develop processes to a production steady state standard that meets specification and design intent.
  • Support change control reviews.
  • Support Production and Quality Assurance in resolving production problems and nonconformances.
  • Utilise Lean Principles to improve the product, process flow, build cycle and waste reduction.
  • Train employees on new process, applications, and manufacturing specification data

Self-Management

  • Support, comply and ensure complicity with Health & Safety regulations, the Company Handbook, Quality and
  • Environmental standards, and all other Company policies and procedures
  • Proactively contribute to creating a good team atmosphere
  • Anticipates and overcomes obstacles
  • Makes useful links to arrive at insightful plans and solutions
  • Embraces personal challenge
  • Confident, rounded thinking
  • Takes ownership for team cohesion
  • Is resilient, optimistic and open to change

Key Performance Measures

  • Safety
  • Quality
  • Cost
  • Delivery

Knowledge, Education, and Skills

Knowledge:

  • It is essential you have the ability to read and understand technical drawings, specifications and related
  • Documentation and to have enough grasp of the manufacturing materials (Composites), systems and processes to be able to conduct your duties.

Education & Professional experience

  • Desirably degree educated in Engineering, Science, Business or a related field
  • Previous experience of using an MRP system is essential

Skills and competencies

  • Selfsupervising within the expectations management
  • Thorough understanding of manufacturing processes
  • Understanding of engineering, scientific and other technical information
  • Understanding of lean manufacturing
  • Ability to work in a diverse and dynamic environment
  • Planning and prioritising activities
  • Good communication and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to present data effectively
  • Problemsolving skills
  • Analytical skill
  • Ability to work to deadlines
  • MRP knowledge and understanding

Key Relationships & Interaction (Required)

Internal Relationships & Interactions:

  • Manufacturing Engineering Manager, Manufacturing Engineers, Production Managers, Design Engineering, Quality Engineering

External Relationships & Interactions:

  • OEMs, 3rd party resource, equipment or service providers

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Posted: September 4th, 2026