Are you ready to start your career and step into the exhilarating world of automotive engineering?

Aston Martin invites motivated individuals to join the Supply Chain Production Planning Degree Apprentice program and contribute to the future of luxury vehicles. This opportunity provides the chance to develop essential skills, tackle real engineering challenges, and gain hands-on experience in an innovative and supportive environment at our Gaydon site.

Drive your potential and be part of a legacy that defines excellence in automotive craftsmanship.

What Makes This Opportunity Unique?

At Aston Martin, we pride ourselves on the breadth of roles and exposure available, as well as the prestige and family feel within the company.

This role is critical to the on-time delivery of our product. The purpose of this role is to create a robust schedule to control the supply of components/materials whilst meeting business needs (cost, throughput, customer service) and managing risks. Production planners are responsible for creating and maintaining the production schedule & production orders for different work centers, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and implementing best practices to ensure on-time delivery of vehicles.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Managing production plan and orders in ERP [Enterprise Resource Planning] system
• To ensure production plan delivers the PTS plan
• Collaborate with the manufacturing, engineering, and Supplier capacity planners to ensure the availability of materials and resources necessary to meet production plan
• Monitor production performance and adjust the production schedule as necessary to ensure on-time delivery of vehicles
• Converting Planned into Production orders – ensure delivery dates are met, supply lead times respected, production constraints are not broken and level demand where possible. Analyse demand patterns and production constraints
• Track aged WIP in the factory process against required PTS dates and communicate with production and factory planner where required

What We’re Looking For:

Apprentices able to pay close attention to detail and have a continuous improvement mindset. Strong communication skills are essential to build relationships at all levels. You should be studious, responsible, and reliable, thriving on involvement in continuous improvement initiatives.

Essential requirements:

• 3 A Levels at Grade B or above, including Maths or a Distinction in a BTEC National Engineering subject.
• Able to attend the Aston University* by personal transport.

Why Choose Aston Martin?

Our apprenticeship isn’t just a job! It’s the first step in a career full of opportunities.

Benefits and perks to consider

• Gain a Degree in Supply chain leadership professional (integrated degree), Level: 6*
• Degree Apprentice Starting Salary: £26,137 [Subject to review]
• Salary increments (subject to performance and criteria being met over the programme)

• Annual bonus (discretionary)
• 26 days annual leave + 8 Statutory bank holidays
• Pension Scheme
• Medical Cover and Health Cash Plan
• Life Assurance

You will receive continuous training in an engaging and motivating work environment. This environment provides opportunities at all levels and enables you to develop alongside your peers and seasoned professionals.

Take the First Step Towards Your Engineering Future!

If you’re excited to contribute to innovative projects and learn from the best in the industry, we want to hear from you!

Click the ‘apply now’ button and begin your journey to becoming an engineering expert and part of our legacy.

Belong at Aston Martin

We understand that the incredible beauty, craft and art that defines an Aston Martin comes from the inclusion of our amazing people.

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.  We celebrate diversity and are seeking applicants who can bring something different.  Please speak to us if there is anything you need to support making an application with us.

The post holder will be required to comply with all policies and procedures issued by and on behalf of Aston Martin Lagonda ltd

*Subject to change dependent upon business demands