Manufacturing Engineering Project Coordinator

Company: Safran companies
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Location: Haggate
Job Description:

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.

We are looking for passionate individuals to join our Manufacturing Engineering team as a Manufacturing Engineering Project Coordinator – Assemblies at our Burnley site.

About Safran Nacelles

Safran Nacelles is a worldwide leader in aircraft engine nacelles. Our products and services equip all aircraft types; regional, business, short, medium and long‑range commercial aircraft. Our expertise covers nacelle design, manufacturing, integration, maintenance and services. We were voted the 28th best worldwide employer in 2022 by Forbes. Our site in Burnley provides employment to almost 700 people and we are proud to be one of the largest private sector employers in Burnley.

Your role

Support the development, rate increase, industrialisation and sustainment of the manufacturing processes to meet the requirements of HSE, quality, cost and delivery.

Main activities

  • Assist in the definition of the project scope and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensure feasibility of the plan.
  • Through project & capacity planning, manage Manufacturing Engineer’s priorities and schedules taking into consideration business needs.
  • Define, lead & chair a governance schedule to review & report all plans & action trackers ensuring on time & on cost delivery, identifying & escalating risks where required.

Skills & Qualities

The ideal candidate has the ability to define, manage & work within a project plan & team, good written and verbal communication skills, and able to communicate at all levels of the business. Demonstrable ability to coordinate and manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

  • Sound understanding of technical documentation control.
  • Proven competency in organising multi‑fasceted documentation portfolios.
  • Experience of data extraction from mainstream electronic information systems.
  • Good awareness of the typical Tooling/Manufacturing Engineering activities and associated data content.
  • Demonstrable experience of timely task delivery to support programme requirements.
  • Promoter of product and process integrity through accurate and reliable information management.
  • Ability to work independently when supporting industrialisation processes.
  • Take a proactive approach to process knowledge to evolve awareness of technical documentation.
  • Effect change by influencing operational teams to adopt the developed lean foundations and ensure these are sustained at handover.

Attitude & Behaviour

A proactive, continuous improvement, solution‑focused mindset. Concise. Communicative. Proactive. Autonomous. Thorough. Methodical. Perseverant. Resilient. Influential. Assertive.

We also know that some candidates may be put off applying for jobs where they don’t meet 100% of the criteria outlined in the advert; we encourage you to apply if you can demonstrate a variety of skills and experience relevant to the requirements of this role. Please let us know if you would like to discuss any reasonable adjustments to the application or hiring process that may better facilitate your participation.

At Safran, we understand that diversity and inclusion make teams stronger and more effective, and as an organisation, we are committed to fair and equitable employment practices for everyone.

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Posted: May 31st, 2026