Production Planner - Material Technical Support

Babcock Canada Inc.; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 60,000 - GBP 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense engineering firm is seeking a Production Planner in Plymouth to support high-profile submarine projects. The role includes coordinating with procurement and supply chain, monitoring engineering requirements, and reporting to management. Candidates should have a relevant ONC or NVQ qualification and strong communication skills. Experience with tools like SAP is preferred, but training will be provided. This full-time position offers benefits such as a matched pension scheme and the opportunity for flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to Digital GP and health consultations

Employee shopping savings portal

Payment of Professional Fees

10-days special paid leave for reservists

‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteer work

Qualifications

• Engagement with internal and external stakeholders.
• Proactive approach to learning and succeeding in a team.
• Strong written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with procurement teams to ensure material deliveries meet schedules.
• Monitor engineering and material requirements to identify delays.
• Support the Senior Production Planner with various project tasks.

Skills

Ability to engage effectively with stakeholders

Proactive approach

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Confident in creating reports using Microsoft Excel

Education

ONC or NVQ Level 3 in engineering or relevant discipline

Tools

SAP

PEPS

Coupa

Job description

Overview

Location: Devonport, Plymouth, GB, PL2 2BG

Onsite or Hybrid: OnSite

Job Title: Production Planner

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF71444

Help shape the future of the UK’s defence capability by planning the materials that keep our naval projects moving.

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Production Planner at Devonport, near Plymouth, Devon.

The role

As a Production Planner, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will play an important role in supporting the successful delivery of high profile submarine projects. This is your opportunity to work at the heart of defence, aerospace and engineering, contributing to projects that are critical to national security. You will help ensure that engineering and material requirements are planned effectively throughout the project lifecycle, providing the structure and clarity that enables our production teams to deliver with precision.

Day to day you will be required to:

• Liaise with procurement teams, supply chain partners and Ministry of Defence representatives to ensure material deliveries meet project schedules.
• Monitor and track engineering and material requirements to identify potential delays.
• Reporting to the Senior Production Planner, to support delivery, enablement and monitoring of all GFE, plant hire, overheads, technical queries, submarine toxicity and parts creation, requirements for submarine projects.
• Build strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders to support project success.
• Participate in regular review and stand up meetings to support accurate reporting and your own ongoing development.

The role is based onsite at Devonport, and the set working times are Monday to Friday, totalling 35 hours per week.

Essential experience of the Production Planner

• Ability to engage effectively with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
• A proactive approach with a desire to learn and succeed in a busy team environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with SAP, PEPS, Coupa or submarine systems is preferred, however training will be provided.
• Confident in creating and developing reports using Microsoft Excel.

Qualifications for the Production Planner

• ONC or NVQ Level 3 in engineering or a relevant functional discipline.
• Relevant experience in a similar role may also be considered.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What we offer

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity

Babcock

We’re Babcock — a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 26,000 people working together to make a difference.

Here, you’ll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we’re building a future that lasts — not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.

We call that lifetime engineering.

Join us and see how far we can go, together.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please [e-mail] with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

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