Lead Production Planner / Maintenance Planner

Job description

Lead Production Planner / Maintenance Planner

Bristol Area | 6 Month Contract | Outside IR35

A great opportunity for an experienced Production & Maintenance Planner to support the build, modification and maintenance of aircraft test articles.

You’ll play a key role in coordinating cross-functional activity to ensure timely delivery of complex test specimens for engineering and certification programmes.

Responsibilities

• Planning delivery, assembly, modification, instrumentation and maintenance activities
• Collaborating with ME Planning to define build, installation, removal and modification procedures
• Managing accurate records of manufacturing processes, changes and compliance for audit/certification
• Producing BoMs for kitting and part preparation
• Coordinating all aircraft test specimens in line with the agreed test execution schedule
• Acting as the single point of contact for all Build Team and Test Team support requests

Experience

• Aircraft production or maintenance (POA, MRO, Part-145), ideally with supervisory experience
• Strong understanding of aircraft maintenance documentation and work recording
• Proficiency with planning/workflow tools such as JIRA & Confluence
• Experience with Dassault 3Dx or similar platforms

If you would like to know more details about this Lead Production Planner / Maintenance Planner contract, please apply for immediate consideration.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Greater Bristol Area

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

16-01-2026

Profession type

Manufacturing / Industrial

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English