Lead Production Planner

Job Title: Lead Production Planner

Location: Scotstoun/Glasgow – onsite with flexi working.

Salary: Up to £52,449 dependent on experience

Referral: £1,000

Wo We Are:

Join BAE Systems nd you’ll be part of something bigger. As a valued member of our global colleague network, you’ll bring your unique skills and perspectives to help pioneer progress and protect what matters most. You’ll be trusted to play your part in delivering the advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions of tomorrow, shaping a safer future for all of us.

From the depths of the ocean to the far reaches of space, there’s no limit to where a career at BAE Systems could take you.

Job Description:

As a Lead Production Planner, you will lead operational planning activities to optimise facilities, resources and materials, ensuring delivery against man-hour, cost and programme targets. You will oversee work package management, scheduling, work-in-progress control and Quarterly Lookahead planning, while driving efficient resource utilisation and mitigating delays. The role includes leading and developing Production Planners, balancing team workloads, managing performance and absence processes, promoting best practice and ensuring a consistent planning approach across contracts and sites. You will also champion SHE compliance, quality standards and continuous improvement, acting on behalf of the line manager as required.

Core Duties:

• Responsible for the efficient Operations Planning which optimises facilities, resources and materials to achieve man hour and cost targets
• Manage and maintain work packages for Manufacture / Installation
• Manage planning aspects of the Quarterly Lookahead (QLA) process and, ensuring that all firm demand is met
• Monitor and control of all work in progress using standard reports
• Maximise use of Operation facilities / resources through effective scheduling
• Maintain an agile approach to problems / issues so that expensive cost and delays are minimised

Essential Skills:

• Experience using Product Data Management (PDM), Manufacturing Process Routing (MPR), Cable Management systems, or equivalent engineering/manufacturing tools.
• Demonstrable experience within a manufacturing or production environment, supporting the delivery of complex programmes or projects.
• Ability to analyse and interpret large volumes of technical data, identify issues, and clearly communicate impacts, risks, and potential solutions.
• Experience working within engineering, shipbuilding, aerospace, defence, or other highly regulated manufacturing industries.
• Strong organisational and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and deliver accurate outputs to agreed timescales.

The Production Planning Team:

The Production Planning team plays a vital role in enabling successful programme delivery across some of the most complex and high-profile shipbuilding projects in the UK. Working alongside Production, Engineering, Supply Chain and Integrated Delivery Teams, you’ll help ensure the right materials, resources and plans are in place to support efficient manufacturing operations. You’ll join a growing community of planners, supported by experienced Production Planning leaders who will help you develop both professionally and personally as you progress your career.

Why BAE Systems?

Here you’ll build a career with purpose and limitless possibilities. With lifelong learning and meaningful work, this is a place where you can grow your career with confidence and be empowered to be your best. You’ll be recognised for your contribution and enjoy rewards tailored to what’s most important to you and your family, support for your financial and personal wellbeing, as well as a balanced lifestyle.

A place where everyone can thrive:

We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We know that a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences strengthens our teams and is vital to the work we do.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people who are BAE Systems employees and have been in their current role for 12 months or longer.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role.

Closing Date: 24th November 2026

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