Ontic, a leading licensor and manufacturer of complex engineering parts for the global aerospace and defence industries, are now recruiting for an experienced Production Planner to join our team based in Bishops Cleeve.
Ontic is a more than just a business, we're a community of innovators who pride ourselves on fostering a culture where talent thrives, ideas flourish, and careers are built. We're committed to excellence, driving us to continuously improve and adapt, ensuring that we remain at the forefront of our industry.
The role:
- Own the Plan: build and maintain weekly production schedules that balance real-world supply with customer demand — even when things shift unexpectedly.
- Be the Bridge: collaborate across departments to tackle capacity constraints, resolve material shortages, and reduce lead times.
- Drive Results: lead daily planning huddles, challenge blockers, and keep the business accountable to delivery promises (CTP).
- Spot the Gaps: report on labour utilisation, predict resource needs, and keep everyone ahead of the curve.
- Influence and Improve: identify smarter ways of working, champion continuous improvement, and shape planning processes that elevate performance across the board.
- Communicate with Impact: offering real-time feedback to stakeholders and accurate forecasts to customers.
About you:
- A degree in a business-related field or proven experience
- Strong experience in a fast-paced manufacturing planning role.
- Fluent in ERP/MRP systems (Visual ERP = bonus points).
- A deep understanding of master production scheduling — both make-to-order and make-to-stock.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, and Word.
- Clear communicator, confident decision-maker, and calm under pressure.
- A mindset that thrives on problem-solving, continuous improvement, and getting stuff done.
Benefits
At Ontic we care about your financial, physical, and mental wellness so we offer a range of benefits to support this, we care about what matters to you and have a valued culture of recognition and empowerment, accompanied by benefits that support work/life balance.
Our benefits package highlights include:
- Up to 29 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
- 10 hours paid volunteering time
- Annual goal share bonus scheme for all employees
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Discounts and offers from a range of retailers
Best place to work
We are more than the sum of our parts. And we’ve been recognised internally and externally for being so:
- We were ranked #9 in Best Companies’ Q3 leaderboard for Best Manufacturing Company based on our employee feedback
- 72.5% of employees who took part in our 2023 employee satisfaction survey said they are proud to work at Ontic
No day is the same at Ontic; we have doubled in size over the last couple of years and are still in rapid growth. We attribute our success to empowering colleagues to create the opportunity, fostering an environment of autonomy where we ask for forgiveness, not permission.
Our values
Our values are intrinsic to everything we do:
- We share a common sense - we’re a global family of specialists with a shared passion for precision.
- We have the freedom to choose - we’re challengers and innovators with the freedom to think differently and challenge the status quo.
- We create the opportunity - we’re change-makers with a clear direction and can-do spirit.
We are a fast-paced business with ambitious growth plans; so if you are dedicated, enthusiastic and always seeking ways to improve, you'll enjoy a career with us!
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