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Thales

Global defense and aerospace electronics

Production Controller

Production Planning & SchedulingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeStuttgart, GermanyNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Completed vocational training plus further training as a technician or master craftsman, or a completed degree in business administration or a similar field.
  • Professional experience in logistics, scheduling, or purchasing, with well-founded knowledge of materials management.
  • Very good user knowledge of Microsoft Office and SAP.
  • Fluent German and English language skills.
  • A high degree of commitment, independence, teamwork, and sense of responsibility.

Responsibilities

  • Establish the production plan while considering manufacturing capacities, order situation, inventory levels, production backlogs, delivery backlogs, procurement situations, and existing deadlines.
  • Track the regular production process, identify deviations, analyze causes, and initiate corrective measures.
  • Schedule prefabricated parts, assemblies, and supplier deliveries according to sequence; when bottlenecks threaten, reschedule, defer, replace orders, and correct material provision.
  • Call off inventory, production programs, and supplier deliveries according to planned lead times and monitor incoming deliveries.
  • Continuously check availability based on existing capacities and inventories.
  • Coordinate production dates based on material and capacity availability and release orders into production.
  • Coordinate and propose alternatives for orders that cannot be carried out due to missing materials or insufficient capacity, for example, with the relevant department.

Desired Qualifications

  • Knowledge of lean management for optimizing production processes.

About the Company

Thales

Global defense and aerospace electronics

Thales designs and delivers critical technology for aerospace, defense, and digital security. Its products include electronics, software, and data-security systems that power air travel, payments, and modern military platforms, by integrating hardware and software to build systems such as avionics, radar, cybersecurity, and secure communications that collect sensor data and protect networks. It stands out through deep industrial experience, end-to-end solutions across defense, aerospace, and cybersecurity, and a focus on AI and quantum tech, aided by strategic acquisitions and partial state ownership. Its goal is to provide reliable, secure, and connected technologies that support national security, public safety, and everyday life by solving complex security and connectivity challenges.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Meudon, France
Founded
1893

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