Job Description

Are you interested in working at the business end of Aerospace, where airline brand meets innovative passenger experience? Then your next opportunity could be with Safran Seats, an industry award winning, premium designer and manufacturer of First and Business Class seating and technology. Our passenger experience prides itself on innovation, customization, quality and industrial design.

At Safran Seats, we are unique within aerospace, as we interface with both the world's biggest airlines and airframers alike, with the largest seats portfolio of all seats suppliers. One day you could be liaising with one of the world's largest airframers, and the next, some of the biggest airline brands around the world!

In the UK, Safran Seats specialises solely in the First Class and Business Class seating markets for wide body aircraft, with industrial and engineering teams in Cwmbran and Newport, Wales and Brackley, England.

The purpose of this role is to co-ordinate, the day to day requirements through the production system with specific emphasis reducing NVA from inputs into assembly areas.
To manage the production orders, travellers and co-ordinate deliveries into the production process. Maximise efficiency and reduce waste and to achieve OTD targets.
Encourage and participate in continuous improvement activities within the production system.

Key Responsibilities will include:
• Ensure production requirements are integrated into the daily production schedule and communicate daily work coordination to colleagues
• Take responsibility for component quality and conformity
• Implement best practice and maintain the highest house-keeping standards
• Minimise shop-floor material inventory
• Contribute and secure all inputs to ensure cell performance outputs are achieved (specifically measured against KPIs and NVA measures)
• Ensure a consistent approach to “standardized work”, share learning experiences
• Maintain a safe environment for yourself and colleagues in accordance with the Company's Health & Safety policy
• Undertake other duties and task as may be reasonably requested by your manager from time to time
• Process NCR'S and MRB stock cages

Complementary Description

Our in-house design studio co-creates the most innovative experiences in the sky with our airline customers and partners. Our dedicated engineering, production and in-service support facilities are integral to delivering a high-end quality product that we keep flying throughout the life of programme. We are fully supported by a wide team of support functions, from HR to Finance, to Business Development and Planning and Logistics, our team is built to give Safran Seats an end-to-end capability in house in the UK.

We focus on:

Our people
These are our four People Fundamentals that underpin everything we do at Safran:
• We believe in and fostering the conditions for diversity and inclusion to thrive
• We develop our colleagues skills and build opportunities so you can shape our future
• We create a trustworthy work place to support you, as you dare to act and innovate
• We encourage collaboration and mutual support between you and your colleagues
So you'll be supported every step of the way!

Sustainability
Our people are at the heart of our success, as we work together to achieve our mission: contributing to a safer and more sustainable aviation. We are tackling the biggest challenges in aerospace, with a commitment to work to decarbonise the industry by 2050.

Global Mobility
As part of the Safran Group, across our businesses we are market leaders in aerospace, defence and space; there is always potential for future mobility in the UK and internationally.

Job Requirements

Good working knowledge of Baan, GCSE / NVQ Level 2
Understanding of SSGB product and quality concerns, good understanding of MRP principles

We want Safran Seats to be a workplace where everyone feels valued, can be themselves and know they can reach their full potential. We embrace and celebrate our differences through various initiatives and support colleagues through a number of staff networks.

We're committed to building a strong, diverse workforce and making Safran Seats an inclusive place to work.

Specificity of the job

Travels to other Safran Seats sites.