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We partner with industry leaders across sectors including Aeronautics, Aerospace, Defence, Naval, Automotive, Energy, Rail, IT and many more to deliver innovative engineering solutions that drive technological advancement & support sustainable transformation.\nOur teams of passionate and agile engineers work on cutting-edge projects that shape the future of technology and sustainability. At ALTEN, we empower talented engineers to innovate, solve complex challenges, and deliver impactful solutions that build tomorrow’s world-today.\nJoin us and start building tomorrow’s world today!\n ALTEN is seeking an experienced Production plannerto support a high-profile aerospace manufacturing programme.\nThis position will focus on maintaining the flow of critical components through production, resolving operational constraints and driving recovery activities to protect customer delivery commitments. You will work directly with production, planning, quality and logistics teams to ensure priority parts continue progressing through every stage of the manufacturing process.\nLocation: Gloucester\nOn Site: Onsite\nClearance: Clearable\nExperience Level: Mid level\nKey Responsibilities:\nTake responsibility for a portfolio of high-priority components and production recovery activities, ensuring they progress from order release through to final shipment.\nMaintain clear visibility of critical parts throughout the complete manufacturing lifecycle, tracking progress across individual operations and support functions.\nIdentify bottlenecks, unnecessary waiting periods and process delays, taking action to improve the movement of parts through production.\nEnsure every priority component has a clearly defined next step, accountable owner and achievable recovery action.\nWork closely with Production, Planning, Scheduling, Quality, Logistics and Shop Floor teams to resolve issues affecting 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stakeholder management skills.\nComfortable working in a fast-paced, hands-on manufacturing environment and engaging directly with shop-floor teams.\nRequired Qualifications:\nA Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, or equivalent military experience.\nDesirable Skills:\nPrevious experience within an aerospace, manufacturing, engineering or similarly complex production environment.\nStrong understanding of manufacturing operations and production processes.\nExperience with production planning, scheduling, expediting or manufacturing recovery activities.\nProven ability to track critical components or work packages through multiple manufacturing stages.\nStrong understanding of production flow, bottleneck management and lead-time reduction.\nExperience identifying and resolving issues relating to materials, quality, machinery, capacity and resources.\nComfortable working directly with shop floor teams, Production Managers, Schedulers, Quality and Logistics.\nExperience managing 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