Production Planner

Job Title: Production Planner

Location: Portsmouth Naval Base

Salary: Up to £45,000 (dependent on skills and experience)

Who we are:

Join BAE Systems and 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:

Translate customer requirements into clearly defined, production-ready work packages that can be seamlessly integrated into project delivery schedules. Leverage technical expertise to accurately assess the labour, materials, and specialist services required for each task, ensuring solutions are practical, achievable, and aligned to project objectives. Proactively coordinate resources, manage dependencies, and utilise business systems and processes to ensure all requirements are prepared, scheduled, and delivered efficiently and on time.

Core duties:

• Develop task breakdown structures and schedules based on customer requirements, production processes, and work dependencies.
• Identify required materials, subcontractors, and services, reviewing supplier quotations to ensure accurate scope and cost coverage.
• Estimate labour hours and resource requirements using production standards, parametric methods, and technical expertise.
• Conduct pre-production planning checks, manage workflow progression through planning boards, and resolve planning issues impacting delivery.
• Maintain and improve planning data, cost estimates, and standard job libraries by creating and updating task lists and parts information.

Essential Skills:

• Strong knowledge of ship repair production processes, methods, safety practices, and product safety assurance.
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, specifications, and customer requirements, resolving technical issues when required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Access, and ERP systems for planning and production management.
• Effective teamwork skills, with the ability to support colleagues, monitor progress, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
• In-depth understanding of production planning, resource estimation, and operational delivery within a ship repair environment.

The Production Planning Team:

The Production Planning team convert customer requirements into production ready tasks, suitable for integration into a deliverable project schedule and carry out work enablement to ensure all pre-work checks are completed and everything is available for production. This will involve using technical knowledge to determine the hours, materials and services required for each task and coordinating the preparation of these in time for delivery, using business systems and processes in a proactive way.

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?

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. In an environment embracing sustainable ways of working and with a strong sense of shared purpose, our supportive culture is a place you can feel you belong and proud of the difference you make.

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.

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: 30th September 2026

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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