Senior Industrial Program Manager

Job description

Senior Industrial Program Manager

Company : Safran Seats

Job field : Manufacture / assembly and repair

Location : Cwmbran , Wales , United Kingdom

Contract type : Permanent

Contract duration : Full-time

Professional status : Professional, Engineer & Manager

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Job Description

·  Development, Implementation, and Governance of Industrial Planning

You are fully accountable for designing and executing detailed industrial plans for each assigned

program, ensuring alignment with established milestones (S1–S11). This duty includes:

• Producing comprehensive and realistic timelines, resource plans, and critical path activities.

• Institute robust tracking and reporting mechanisms to measure progress and ensure full

compliance at every stage.

• Proactively identifying and managing risks, implementing corrective actions when deviations

occur.

• You must guarantee that all program phases deliverables are met on time, on budget, and to

specification, and be prepared to provide rigorous justifications for any variance to the senior

leadership team.

·  Primary Industrial Representative and Stakeholder Collaboration

As the lead industrial voice in the SSGB senior leadership team, you are responsible for:

• Articulating industrial concerns and requirements at the executive level.

• Building and maintaining strong, collaborative partnerships with key stakeholders (Heads of

Operations, Industrial Engineering, Program Directors, and other functions).

• Facilitating effective communication, negotiating priorities, and resolving conflicts as they arise.

• You are directly accountable for ensuring industrial input is integral to all major decisions and for driving consensus toward program goals.

· 
Resource Management and Performance Accountability. You are expected to assure that all resources—people, machines, and materials—are correctly planned, available, and deployed for optimal program

· 
Implementation of Industrial Strategy and Best Practices

It is your duty to convert overarching corporate strategies into actionable tactical plans.

·  Customer Interface, Production Readiness, and Quality Assurance

You serve as the single point of accountability between SSGB's industrial teams and customers for in-production programs

Job Requirements

Job Knowledge/Experience: -

• Operational improvement

• Medium term planning

• Footprint planning

• Industrial engineering

• Industrial production systems

• Business intelligence systems

• Manufacturing execution systems

• Finance literacy

• Project planning

• Strong analytical background

• Competitive advantage

Leadership Experience: -

• Strategic leadership

• Change management

• High performance teams

• Culture of continuous improvement

• Culture of empowerment.

Training and Qualifications: -

• HNC or above.

• ILM Level 5 or equivalent

But what else? (advantages, specific features, etc.)

·  Development, Implementation, and Governance of Industrial Planning

You are fully accountable for designing and executing detailed industrial plans for each assigned program, ensuring alignment with established milestones (S1–S11).

·  Primary Industrial Representative and Stakeholder Collaboration

3.Resource Management and Performance Accountability

4.Implementation of Industrial Strategy and Best Practices

5.Customer Interface, Production Readiness, and Quality Assurance

Company Information

Safran is an international high-technology group, operating in the aviation (propulsion, equipment and interiors), defense and space markets. Its core purpose is to contribute to a safer, more sustainable world, where air transport is more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. Safran has a global presence, with 100,000 employees and sales of 27.3 billion euros in 2024, and holds, alone or in partnership, world or regional leadership positions in its core markets.

Safran is in the 2nd place in the aerospace and defense industry in TIME magazine's "World's best companies 2024" ranking.

Safran Seats is one of the world's leading manufacturers of aircraft seats, for both crew and passengers. 1 million Safran Seats-manufactured aircraft seats are currently in service with air fleets around the world.

Locate your future workplace

Llantarnam Industrial ParkNP44 3HQ

Cwmbran

Wales United Kingdom

Safran is an Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.