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Production Controller

Chalgrove
1 week ago
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Join a leading British engineering firm at the forefront of aerospace innovation. When you join this team, you're contributing to the safety of pilots and aircrew around the world.

Your Benefits

Competitive 9% non-contributory pension scheme (age 18+)
4x salary Life Assurance (age 18+)
Personalised training and development plan
Healthcare Cash Plan
25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Option to purchase additional annual leave
Workplace Nursery Benefit
Cycle to Work scheme (including e-bikes)
Midday finish every Friday

What You'll Be Doing

You will be responsible for processing data items and supporting shipping processes related to high-performance aerospace components. The role involves close collaboration with Quality, Engineering, and Manufacturing teams to ensure defect-free products are delivered in line with Health & Safety regulations.
You'll interact with internal and external stakeholders to help ensure the on-time delivery of customer orders, optimise stock levels and work in progress, and support high production throughput.
The service you'll deliver is critical to the success of our mission-led aerospace solutions. We value your insight and expect you to contribute to our commitment to customer satisfaction, product excellence, and process efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

Collaborate proactively with Production Control, Engineering, and Quality Assurance teams to support the production plan and implement corrective actions to eliminate defects.
Process contract data requirement lines.
Manage customer order books and delivery reporting.
Provide back-up support to the Shipping department.
Collate and review production paperwork for customer presentation.
Check completed packing/production cards for booking-in errors.

This role offers an excellent opportunity to work with experienced professionals in a fast-paced engineering and manufacturing environment. You'll build valuable skills and gain exposure to complex production systems

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