Planning Engineer

📍 Derby | Airbus Planning Engineer

We are looking for an experienced Airbus Planning Engineer to join our manufacturing team at our Derby site.

• The position will initially be offered on a short-term contract, with the possibility of becoming permanent.

Salary💷 £35,000 - £40,000 per annum depending on experiance

           Monday – Thursday: 7.30am - 16.00pm

           Friday - 7.30am to 12.30pm 

Benefits

*  Competitive salary

*  Company pension scheme

*  25 days annual leave + 8 statutory holidays, Christmas shut down

*  BUPA Health care

*  Free onsite parking

*  Death in Service benefit

*  Long Service awards

Purpose of role and accountabilities:

To work on the NPI of Airbus Machining & Assy packages ensuring that Lean manufacturing techniques are utilised where possible. The role will involve Engineering planning / creation of route cards for new machined / fabricated & assembled detail parts. Planning lower-level details for manufacture through to assembly of large top level Parts, Understanding of customer Schedules & Boms essential.

• New Product Introduction – Planning Methods of manufacture
• Supporting all departments & trouble shooting Issues
• Creation of Route cards & work instructions
• Creating rework schemes & detailed planning for non-conforming product
• Working with all departments to ensure the smooth industrialisation of new parts from quoting to manufacturing & Inspection.
• Help with Implementation (planning) & prove out of new products.
• Attending Weekly meetings & project reviews if required

Core skills/attributes needed:

• Must have proven Engineering background Preferably in Aerospace
• A Knowledge of Machining / forming & Assy Processors to enable detail routings to be created.
• Must have Experience of planning & creating route cards / job cards.
• Ability to read & Understand Engineering drawings essential.
• Experience with Airbus specifications & processors essential.
• Must have a can-do attitude & have a flexible approach to working.
• Experience of NPI – fast paced working environment
• Good Communication skills at all levels
• Experienced in using Microsoft office tools.

Safety: work in line with all accredited company safety standards in order to provide a safe working environment for all

Quality: support the quality accreditations across the business to ensure the delivery of a ‘right first time’ performance

Cost: support the continuous improvements in cost reduction activities across the company in order to deliver increased profitability and value for money to our customers and stakeholders

Delivery: drive improvement in delivery performance to continually exceed customer expectations and targets

People: support organisational capability and influence cultural change by embracing diversity, inclusion, wellbeing and community

NOTE: Due to the nature of this role and the security requirements linked to projects with the UK Ministry of Defence, applicants must be eligible for UK Security Clearance.