Operational Planner

Job Title: Operational Planner
Location: Warminster – Hybrid
Compensation: Competitive + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF52896

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

The role
As a Operational Planner, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll be responsible for planning in activity on various military platforms and equipment’s, across multiple sites, and engaging with production teams to ensure the work is completed on time.

Day to day, you’ll plan in MRO activity based on capacity, capability and material availability. Where applicable expedite resource availability, SQEP, and material shortfalls to meet both the customer and business priorities

• Respond to new demands promptly and efficiently, creating plans for production from customer demands
• Ensure amendments to plans are not implemented until checks of capability, capacity and materials have been factored in
• Develop excellent and effective communication lines with the site supply chain, P&SC, and operations teams
• Build close working relationships with operational, and support functions (e.g. central order team, operational planning managers, customer services, the hub) to deliver a joined up service.

Essential experience of the Operational Planner:

• Knowledge of vehicles desirable
• Desirable SAP knowledge
• Customer Service verbal and written
• Proactive & Prioritise

This is a full-time hybrid role based in Warminster – two days a week working remotely.

Qualifications for the Operational Planner:

• IT Literate – experienced in excel essential

The successful candidate must be able to achieve SC security clearance for this role.

Our Benefits

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme up to 8% of salary, with life assurance
• 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 the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• ‘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

Babcock International
For over 130 years Babcock International have 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.
If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please let us know. 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: 12/09/2023

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