Master Production Scheduler

Job Description

SECURITY CLEARANCE:
Eligibility to gain UK SC Security Clearance

LOCATION:

Broughton

TYPE:
Full time

• Financial Reward:
  Competitive salary, annual profit share, contributory pension, share options, car leasing scheme, free onsite parking, various optional salary sacrifice benefits, shopping discounts and more
• Work / Life Balance: 35 hour week, flexible working around core hours, option to buy/sell holiday
• Personal Development:
  Personalised development plan, unlimited access to 10,000+ e‑learning courses, internal mobility including international opportunities
• Health & Wellbeing:
  Bupa health insurance (including assisted fertility treatments and gender dysphoria & reassignment support), wellbeing benefits (24/7 online GP and mental health support), discounted family health/dental insurance/eye tests, cycle‑to‑work scheme, on‑site canteen and coffee shop
• Family and Caregiving:
  Life assurance, enhanced pay for parental leave (23 weeks at 100% pay), adoption/shared parental/caregiving leave, purpose‑built maternity rooms on site
• Inclusive Environment:
  Wellbeing room, Multi‑faith room, Employee Representative Groups (Gender, LGBTQ+, International, Generational, Disability, Social & Cultural Diversity, Neurodiversity)

Our world is changing, and so are we. From our commitment to zero‑carbon flight to sustainability, we focus on the heart of our purpose. How will you change with us?

The Programme Planning community at the Airbus Broughton site (near Chester) is a highly skilled team responsible for planning wing manufacture for all Airbus Commercial aircraft. We ensure Broughton has the capacity and capability to deliver the wing production requirements in accordance with commercial delivery dates.

Working closely with the Operations team, we provide manufacturing build schedules, resource plans, production build reporting, and scenario analysis. Our department supplies senior management with the data needed to make strategic and tactical decisions.

• Produce and maintain the long‑term Master Production Schedule (MPS) for all products across the Broughton plant, using build rates based on customer demand.
• Generate scheduling of parts and materials for production, create tactical build plans to optimise short‑term production, and monitor adherence to the build plan while ensuring it is achievable.

• Cross‑Functional Orchestration:
  Act as the central bridge between Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, and HR – aligning planning assumptions, triggering internal/external supply chains, and providing accurate workload and resource pictures needed for costing and staffing.
• Production & Scenario Optimisation:
  Drive the MPS by investigating complex scenarios, conducting capacity calculations, building recovery plans, and continuously monitoring demand to refine and optimise production build plans.
• System & Process Modernisation:
  Support the rollout of new SAP versions through process definition, user testing, and issue resolution, while leveraging digital planning and data tools (SAP, Qlik, Google) to compile KPIs for business reporting.
• High‑Visibility Stakeholder Engagement:
  Present, negotiate, and build strong strategic networks across all levels of the organisation – from the shop floor to senior management – within a diverse and inclusive team that values varied technical perspectives.

• Education to Degree level in Business, Project Management, Operations or similar subjects.
• Experience with Master Production Scheduling / Sales & Operations Planning.
• Experience with SAP and ERP systems is required.

Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part‑time. Tell us at interview about the flexibility you need and we will do our best to accommodate.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Airbus UK will offer an interview to any applicant who considers themselves to have a disability or long‑term condition under the Equality Act 2010 and meets the minimum criteria of the role.

We are committed to equal opportunities for all. We will never ask for any monetary exchange in the recruitment process. Any impersonation should be reported.

Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.

Airbus Operations Limited – Permanent – Professional – Production Planning & Scheduling

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