Production Controller
Job Title: Production Controller
Location: Broad Oak, Portsmouth
Salary: Circa £30,000 depending on skills and experience
What you’ll be doing:
- Achieving the timely release of Production/Repair Orders
- Reviewing and actioning MRP Error Exceptions Messages and data hygiene reports and support Production Reviews
- Supporting the Engineering Change Process and Non-Conformance process
- Creating outbound delivery documentation ensuring compliance through the export control System
- Interfacing with other teams/organisations to provide a seamless service
- Providing a flexible approach to enable support throughout the Logistics function to meet business requirements
- Reviewing and proposing Master Production Schedule Changes, which will involve liaison with Key functions within the Business, Projects, Procurement, Engineering and Manufacturing
Your skills and experiences:
- Be PC literate and competent with Microsoft Excel and able to use various systems
- Hold awareness of general H&S/Environmental regulations and safe working practices
- Experience using an ERP such as SAP would be advantageous
Benefits:
As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.
The Production Controller team:
The Production Control team consists of 7 Controllers including this position. Our controllers are involved in every step of the build process, providing support to the manufacturing functions to ensure requirements are met. Production Control interact with every department within BAE Systems, interfacing with Procurement, Projects, Stores, Manufacturing, Engineering and more. It’s a fast paced, dynamic environment which requires good communication, problem solving and planning.
As the world has evolved, so has the way we work. Our working approach, will enable you to have flexibility with your working hours, depending on your role and location. This could include accruing hours as well as flexibility around start and finish times, ensuring you can balance life at work, on site and life at home.
Why BAE Systems?
This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.
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, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.
Closing Date: 17th June 2025
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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