Production Program Manager

Safran - Here, we craft excellence together. At Safran, excellence is a journey - and we'd love you to be a part of it. As a trusted global leader in aerospace, defence, and space, we are proud to be a company where diversity, innovation, and opportunity come together to shape a sustainable future where we can all succeed together through a shared vision. Safran Landing Systems are a global leader in aircraft landing and braking systems, from commercial and business travel to military and defence fleets. Our expertise covers the entire life cycle of our products from end-to-end: Design, Engineering & Manufacturing, through to Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO). The Role: As the key link between Programmes, Engineering, and Operations, the Program Production Manager (PPM) plays a vital role in ensuring our industrial performance continues to meet customer expectations for delivery, quality, and cost. Working across multiple teams, you'll help shape production strategy, identify and manage risks, drive continuous improvement, and support the successful delivery of programmes throughout their lifecycle. This is a highly collaborative position that combines strategic thinking with practical problem-solving, offering the opportunity to influence how products are manufactured and delivered across the business. Key Responsibilities: *Act as the primary industrial liaison between IPT, Operations, customers, and supporting functions, ensuring effective communication, escalation of industrial risks, and alignment on programme priorities. *Lead the identification, assessment, and mitigation of industrial risks, ensuring robust recovery plans, manufacturing strategies, and protection plans are in place to support delivery and quality performance. *Analyse and continuously improve industrial performance by evaluating industrial schemes, leading scenario planning, managing programme transfers, and recommending operational improvements. *Own production cost planning and performance by contributing to budget and MTP preparation, consolidating cost reduction initiatives, and driving industrial efficiency opportunities. *Coordinate programme recovery activities during periods of non-performance, establishing and managing cross-functional action plans to restore programme delivery and operational performance. What you'll bring: *Experience within a manufacturing, assembly, production, or industrial environment, with a strong understanding of shop floor operations and the challenges of delivering products in a fast-paced production setting. *Confidence to make informed decisions, challenge where appropriate, and influence stakeholders at all levels, from shop floor teams through to senior leadership and customers. *Credibility gained through hands-on manufacturing experience, enabling you to build effective relationships with production and engineering teams and quickly develop product-specific knowledge. *Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to clearly interpret, analyse, and present operational and performance data to both internal stakeholders and customers. *A structured and methodical approach to problem-solving, with the ability to assess risks, prioritise activities, and coordinate cross-functional teams to deliver effective outcomes. Previous programme management experience is not essential. We are particularly interested in candidates with practical manufacturing or production experience who can bring operational insight, commercial awareness, and a proactive approach to improving programme performance. TPBN1_UKTJ