Master Production Scheduler

Isle of Wight - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 9 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities.

GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry were inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. Were proud to play a part in protecting the worlds democracies. And were committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do opening up and protecting our planet. With over 16000 employees across 33 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the worlds aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of 3.35 2023. There are no limits to where you can take your career.

Job Summary

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS - MONDAY 26TH JANUARY 2026

Based in our Manufacturing Centres of Excellence here in East Cowes and reporting into the SCM Planning Manager the Master Production Scheduler will be responsible for the management of the weekly Master Production Schedule (MPS) in order to balance demand & supply and maintain 52 weeks visibility. They will orchestrate the cross-functional MPS activities following the GKN Aerospace standard including running site MPS meetings. They will also provide clear communication of enablement issues affecting MPS success and be responsible for the generation and communication of MPS related KPIs.

Job Responsibilities

Typical responsibilities will include:

Create and maintain schedules to deliver in line with Programmes requirements while maintaining Inventory targets.
Schedule production for specified products and production lines understanding all the physical and manning constraints.
Ensure that MPS: Is feasible and fully committed by the Operations Group Leaders; Includes all phase-in/out as well as new programmes development/prototyping; Is based on agreed working calendar and includes all planned downtime (Holiday routine maintenance Line closures etc.); Is in line with materials and commercial enablement; Production Past Dues are re-scheduled weekly
Manage input for Material Requirement Planning ERP system.
Proactively communicate/escalate to the management team potential MPS issues/constraints to trigger preventive actions in order to mitigate supply failure risk
Support Supply Chain Manager in forecasting Inventory levels in order to optimize/challenge current status and search for improvement opportunities
Provide communication/feedback to Programmes in case of any supply issues and also in order to improve Forecast accuracy including recovery plans where required.
Liaise with Programmes/Commercial to manage repairs demand into production schedule.
Ensure relevant KPIs are monitored and communicated in a sustainable way (e.g.: Master Schedule Adherence Customer Past Dues).
Support continuous improvement projects/activities.
Reschedule all production orders using mass or discrete scheduling process with data from production line.
Represent requirement of planning function in change management process relating to new parts Development parts or revisions to existing materials

Job Qualifications

Suitable candidates will be able to demonstrate the following:

Essential:

Good standard of secondary education to include GCSE (or equivalent) grade C/level 4 or above in Maths
Experience of working within a supply chain or manufacturing environment including data management
Demonstrated experience and understanding of Material Requirement Planning (MRP) master data and processing environment.
Experience of Inventory and Capacity calculations restrictions and analysis
Demonstrated competent Excel skills

Desirable:

Material Requirement Planning knowledge within an ERP based business (we use LN Baan)
Proven experience of dealing with multiple departments across a business at differing levels
Supply chain experience within a manufacturing environment
Experience within the Aerospace industry
Understanding of Health and safety quality traceability and lean principles within a production environment
Demonstrated advanced excel skills

We are looking for people who want to make a difference talented members with the skills and passions to become the best of the future in what they do. The Master Production Scheduler will be an excellent communicator as youll work cross-functionally within the business. The successful person will have good attention to detail and excellent organisation skills. Youll be open and honest one of our cultural principles and fully motivated to succeed as an individual and collaborate with the team.

Well offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further. And with some of the best training on offer in the industry who knows how far you can go

A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working

Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN. We believe that we can only achieve our ambitions through a coming together of diverse minds who enjoy collaborating in an inspirational environment. Through our commitment to diversity inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles weve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute. Its a culture that won us The Best Workplace Culture Award. By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work.

Were also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.

We arethe place where human dreams plus humanendeavour shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology.

Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities.GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry were inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. Were proud to play a p...

Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities.

Job Summary

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS - MONDAY 26TH JANUARY 2026

Job Responsibilities

Typical responsibilities will include:

Create and maintain schedules to deliver in line with Programmes requirements while maintaining Inventory targets.
Schedule production for specified products and production lines understanding all the physical and manning constraints.
Ensure that MPS: Is feasible and fully committed by the Operations Group Leaders; Includes all phase-in/out as well as new programmes development/prototyping; Is based on agreed working calendar and includes all planned downtime (Holiday routine maintenance Line closures etc.); Is in line with materials and commercial enablement; Production Past Dues are re-scheduled weekly
Manage input for Material Requirement Planning ERP system.
Proactively communicate/escalate to the management team potential MPS issues/constraints to trigger preventive actions in order to mitigate supply failure risk
Support Supply Chain Manager in forecasting Inventory levels in order to optimize/challenge current status and search for improvement opportunities
Provide communication/feedback to Programmes in case of any supply issues and also in order to improve Forecast accuracy including recovery plans where required.
Liaise with Programmes/Commercial to manage repairs demand into production schedule.
Ensure relevant KPIs are monitored and communicated in a sustainable way (e.g.: Master Schedule Adherence Customer Past Dues).
Support continuous improvement projects/activities.
Reschedule all production orders using mass or discrete scheduling process with data from production line.
Represent requirement of planning function in change management process relating to new parts Development parts or revisions to existing materials

Job Qualifications

Suitable candidates will be able to demonstrate the following:

Essential:

Good standard of secondary education to include GCSE (or equivalent) grade C/level 4 or above in Maths
Experience of working within a supply chain or manufacturing environment including data management
Demonstrated experience and understanding of Material Requirement Planning (MRP) master data and processing environment.
Experience of Inventory and Capacity calculations restrictions and analysis
Demonstrated competent Excel skills

Desirable:

Material Requirement Planning knowledge within an ERP based business (we use LN Baan)
Proven experience of dealing with multiple departments across a business at differing levels
Supply chain experience within a manufacturing environment
Experience within the Aerospace industry
Understanding of Health and safety quality traceability and lean principles within a production environment
Demonstrated advanced excel skills

A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working

Were also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.

We arethe place where human dreams plus humanendeavour shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology.