Production Planning and Control Lead

Hours:
Full-time 37 hours | Permanent

Draken believes in fair reward and recognition for our employees. As such, we offer competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including up to 12% matching pension contributions, bonus incentives, discounted PMI, electric car scheme, tech vouchers, wellbeing programmes and much more.

Location:
Hurn

Hours:
Full-time 37 hours | Permanent

Draken believes in fair reward and recognition for our employees. As such, we offer competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including up to 12% matching pension contributions, bonus incentives, discounted PMI, electric car scheme, tech vouchers, wellbeing programmes and much more.

Draken is seeking an experienced Production Planning & Control Lead to lead the Production Planning & Control (PP&C) function and deliver effective production planning, maintenance control and aircraft output plans in line with applicable aviation regulations, international standards and our Maintenance Organisation Exposition (MOE).

Reporting to the Head of Planning, you will lead a team of Production Planners and Controllers and work closely with the Engineering Delivery Manager, CAMO, Procurement, Supply Chain and wider Integrated Delivery Team to ensure maintenance activity is safely planned, fully resourced and delivered on time and within budget.

This is a key leadership role in a fast-paced, safety-critical aviation environment, combining regulatory accountability, detailed maintenance planning, stakeholder management and continuous improvement to achieve predictable aircraft delivery without compromising safety, standards or compliance.

• Lead the PP&C function, ensuring full compliance with applicable UK CAA, UK MAA, EASA and other relevant aviation regulations and the MOE.
• Deliver the maintenance schedule issued by CAMO through close collaboration and effective planning and control.
• Create and manage work orders, staged worksheets, independent checks and associated documentation for scheduled maintenance, airworthiness directives, service bulletins, repairs and aircraft or component storage activity.
• Develop and manage detailed base maintenance input plans, using daily and weekly progress reviews and clear reporting to keep inputs on schedule.
• Plan resource hours and specialist trade requirements to support safe, efficient and on-time maintenance completion.
• Work with Procurement and Supply Chain to ensure parts, materials and pre-kitting requirements are available when needed.
• Manage the production planning system, ensuring the availability of personnel, tools, equipment, maintenance data and facilities.
• Partner with the Engineering Delivery Manager and wider Integrated Delivery Team to optimise aircraft availability and maintenance scheduling.
• Ensure accurate recording of time and activity within the Critical Chain Project Management tool, using data to support performance improvement.
• Report conditions that have resulted, or may result, in an unsafe condition in support of the Company Safety Management System.
• Manage audit non-conformances and safety investigation findings, completing effective root cause corrective action and sustainable containment, corrective and preventive actions.
• Lead, coach and develop PP&C personnel, ensuring they are trained, competent and equipped to deliver their responsibilities.
• Build a strong culture of safety, compliance, accountability, continuous improvement and operational excellence.
• Manage succession planning and develop resilience and capability across the PP&C function.
• Deliver PP&C activities efficiently, effectively, on time and within budget while maintaining strong internal and external customer relationships.

You are an accomplished aviation production planning and control professional with the leadership capability to manage people, complex maintenance inputs and competing operational priorities. Calm under pressure and uncompromising on safety and compliance, you communicate confidently across technical, operational and senior stakeholder groups.

• Extensive, proven experience in a similar aviation Production Planning & Control role.
• Expert knowledge of aviation production planning and control principles and practices.
• Strong theoretical and practical knowledge of UK CAA, UK military, EASA and FAA aviation regulations.
• Practical knowledge of Safety Management System principles and requirements within an…