Aircraft Senior Production Manager

At Vertical Aerospace, we are pioneering the way for electric aviation. We won't realise our mission following the same legacy processes and traditions our predecessors followed, instead, we want to'redefine' aerospace best practices. We are growing quickly from a prototype business to a scaling SME, and the next few years will be critical to our success and delivering on our ambitious goals. Valo is targeting airliner-level safety certification in 2028 ahead of entering service with our airline and operator customers.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering, manufacturing engineering, or related field
• Significant experience in aircraft production, assembly, or manufacturing leadership within an aerospace environment managing multidisciplinary technical teams
• Proven track record in setting up and scaling production facilities
• Strong knowledge of eVTOL technologies, electric propulsion systems, and composite structures
• Expertise in lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement methodologies
• Excellent leadership, communication, and project management skills

Benefits

• 26 days holiday, plus bank holiday
• 5 extra days per year to buy (or sell)
• 5 extra days holiday when you get married or enter a civil partnership
• Additional 4% of your salary to spend on extra benefits
• Award-winning digital health and wellbeing service (Help@Hand)
• Company performance based bonus - rewarding company and individual performance
• Company Share Scheme - open to every Vertical employee
• Company Pension Scheme - 5% and we match it
• Breakfast on us, every day