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Job Title: Production Controller
SII UK is seeking an experienced Production Controller to support a leading organisation operating within the space and advanced manufacturing sector. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring manufacturing activities are executed efficiently, safely, and in line with production planning, quality requirements, and programme commitments.
Role Overview
Working directly on the shop floor, you will:
- Monitor daily production activities and track manufacturing progress against schedules.
- Ensure work orders are complete, accurate, and ready for execution.
- Verify manufacturing readiness, including material availability, documentation, and resource allocation.
- Coordinate activities between production teams, planning functions, and supply chain stakeholders.
- Identify production constraints, delays, and bottlenecks, escalating issues where required.
- Support the implementation of mitigation and recovery plans to maintain programme delivery targets.
- Analyse and report production performance using relevant industrial KPIs.
- Facilitate and lead daily shopfloor routines and operational meetings.
- Work closely with manufacturing teams to resolve operational issues and improve workflow efficiency.
- Support internal reviews, audits, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Ensure compliance with quality standards, company procedures, and manufacturing processes.
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- Strong understanding of production control and manufacturing operations.
- Knowledge of industrial performance indicators (KPIs) and production monitoring techniques.
- Experience using SAP or similar ERP/MRP systems.
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities.
- Ability to work autonomously within a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
- Proactive mindset with a focus on continuous improvement.
- Organised, methodical, and detail-oriented approach.
- Proven experience in a Production Controller, Shopfloor Controller, Manufacturing Controller, Production Planner, or similar industrial role.
- Experience supporting production activities within manufacturing, aerospace, defence, automotive, space, or other highly regulated industries.
- Demonstrable experience managing production schedules, work orders, and shopfloor activities.
- Experience working cross-functionally with production, planning, supply chain, and quality teams.
- Familiarity with manufacturing audits, operational reviews, and performance reporting.
- Previous experience operating in a complex industrial environment with demanding delivery targets is highly desirable.
About SII Group
SII Group delivers Digital Services, IT, Engineering, and Consulting to diverse industries, enabling digital transformation through our commitment to Growth, People, and CSR.
- With over 16,000 professionals across 21 countries, we’re recognised as a “Great Place to Work” for fostering a high-trust culture.
- Our core values of Trust, Transparency, and Quality drive our work package delivery, ensuring we meet and exceed client expectations as a committed partner.
- Since 2016, SII UK has supported top Aerospace & Defence, Aviation, Transportation, and Finance clients, empowering digital transformation with industry-leading engineering expertise.
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- Let’s Tech Together is our promise to encourage innovation and teamwork. We support our engineers with development opportunities and a collaborative, inclusive environment where every voice is valued and empowered.
- Joining SII means embarking on a collective adventure: Let's Tech Together!
- This promise represents our shared ambition: to build a technological future together, in an environment where experimentation and autonomy are encouraged, where innovation is at the heart of everything we do, and where every employee finds professional fulfilment and empowerment within an enthusiastic and inclusive team.
- As a company with strong human values, we are signatories to the LGBT+ Commitment Charter with the Association l'autre Cercle and are a disability-friendly company.
- Let's Tech Together embodies who we are and what we aspire to be: a dynamic, innovative and people-oriented company. So if these values resonate with you, join us!
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