Production Planner

Job Title: Production Planner

Location: Plymouth, Devon

Compensation: £38,084 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF66758

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Production Planner at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role

As a Production Planner, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. Join a high-profile support team with a strong focus on personal growth, teamwork, and clear communication—an exciting opportunity in a dynamic, supportive environment.

Day-to-day, you’ll support production teams by planning and monitoring engineering requirements across all stages of the project lifecycle.

• Support delivery and monitoring of all shop engineering requirements for submarine projects.
• Manage emerging shop needs during project planning and execution; report non-enablement issues.
• Track equipment progress to identify potential delays early and inform the Submarine Production Planner (SPP).
• Build collaborative, trust-based relationships with key stakeholders to support project delivery.
• Participate in review and stand-up meetings, ensuring accurate reporting and fostering personal development.

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and is based on site at Devonport Royal Dockyard

Essential experience of the Production Planner

• Effective engagement with internal and external stakeholders.
• Proactive mindset with a drive to succeed and grow within a busy team.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience with SAP and submarine systems preferred; training provided.
• Skilled in creating and developing reports using MS Excel.

Qualifications for the Production Planner

• ONC or NVQ Level 3 in an engineering or a functional discipline. Relevant knowledge and experience in a similar role may be considered and supported by positive feedback via their PDR (evidence required).

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 United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• 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.
• ‘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
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Babcock International

For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email [email protected] with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 04/09/2025

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