Job Title: Production Planner
Location: Plymouth, Devon
Compensation: £39, + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF
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:
1. Liaise with procurement teams, supply chain partners and Ministry of Defence representatives to ensure material deliveries meet project schedules.
2. Monitor and track engineering and material requirements to identify potential delays.
3. Report progress to the Senior Production Planner and highlight any issues promptly.
4. Build strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders to support project success.
5. 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:
6. Ability to engage effectively with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
7. A proactive approach with a desire to learn and succeed in a busy team environment.
8. Strong written and verbal communication skills.
9. Experience with SAP, PEPS, Coupa or submarine systems is preferred, however training will be provided.
10. Confident in creating and developing reports using Microsoft Excel.
Qualifications for the Production Planner
11. ONC or NVQ Level 3 in engineering or a relevant functional discipline.
12. 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 .
What we offer
13. Generous holiday allowance
14. Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
15. Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
16. Employee shopping savings portal
17. Payment of Professional Fees
18. Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
19. 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.
20. ‘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 organisation with over 26, 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.
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