Job Description
Job Title: Component Coordinator
Department: Production Control
Reporting to: Operations Programme Manager
Location: Hayes (onsite)
About the Role
The Component Coordinator is responsible for ensuring the availability and effective lifecycle management of critical rotable and long-lead landing gear components required to support production schedules and customer delivery commitments.
Acting as the central point of control for rotable readiness, the role oversees inventory, coordinates internal and external repair flows, monitors component status, and ensures transparency across the organisation. Working closely with Production Control, Operations, Supply Chain, and other stakeholders, the role supports operational stability, optimises resource utilisation, and continuously improves rotable management processes to minimise shortages and support on-time assembly.
Duties and Responsibilities
Ensure effective end-to-end management of rotable components, including availability, condition oversight, repair routing, and allocation.
Maintain full visibility, tracking, and control of all rotable items removed from assemblies, including location, status, repair routing, and condition codes.
Plan and allocate pool demand in line with scheduled assembly slots, operational priorities, and customer commitments.
Coordinate internal repair schedules and sequence repair orders to meet pool and assembly requirements, ensuring quality standards and turnaround times are achieved.
Monitor pool performance, identify risks to component availability, and implement proactive recovery actions to ensure build readiness.
Maintain accurate and timely data within ERP and supporting IT systems, ensuring transparency of part movement, repair status, and future availability.
Support daily and weekly operational routines (e.g. build readiness meetings, shortage reviews) with up-to-date rotable status, ETAs, and risk assessments.
Produce regular reports and dashboards summarising availability, shortages, repair progress, and key performance indicators.
Lead root cause analysis for recurring shortages or delays and implement corrective actions in collaboration with Operations, Supply Chain, and Engineering teams.
Contribute to pool sizing optimisation, long-term inventory planning, and strategic initiatives to improve operational readiness.
Standardise and improve rotable control processes across internal and external repair flows, driving continuous improvement and efficiency gains.
Education and Qualifications
Degree or equivalent qualification in Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations Management, or a related discipline (preferred).
Strong understanding of maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) operational environments.
ERP system knowledge beneficial, particularly in materials management and repair order processes.
Experience and Knowledge
Experience in production control, material management, asset management, or MRO operations.
Solid understanding of repair processes, turnaround time management, and external subcontracting loops.
Familiarity with complex bills of material and configuration-controlled assemblies.
Experience working within structured operational routines (e.g. daily stand-ups, shortage management).
Strong analytical capability to interpret inventory, availability, and repair turnaround data.
Personal Qualities
Strong organisational and prioritisation skills with the ability to manage multiple workstreams concurrently.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across Operations, Supply Chain, Production Control, and Product teams.
Proactive problem-solver focused on operational continuity and meeting customer commitments.
High attention to detail and data accuracy.
Resilient, calm under pressure, and able to escalate issues effectively when required.
Direct Reports
None
Working Conditions
Office and production environment, based in Hayes
Full-time onsite role
Potential travel may be required
Regular presence within production and repair areas to support operational alignment
Additional Requirements
Unrestricted right to live and work in the UK
Mandatory training will be required