Aircraft Senior Production Manager

At Vertical Aerospace, we are pioneering the way for electric aviation. The Valo, our eVTOL (electric, vertical, take-off and landing), 'zero emissions' aircraft will set a new safety standard for how we will navigate the sky. We are looking for a Senior Aircraft Production Manager to lead and manage the end-to-end aircraft production process for an eVTOL Type Certification programme and ongoing low-to-high-rate production.

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