Vacature Werkvoorbereider

Startdatum: 1 mei 2026

Einddatum: 30 april 2027

Optie op verlenging: Het gaat Hier om een 12 maanden contract met een Start datum ZSM

Duur: 12 maanden

Sluitingsdatum: 8 mei 2026

Publicatiedatum: 5 mei 2026

Work Preparer

Hours: 40 hours per week
Location: Oegstgeest (hybrid possible, preference for on-site presence)
Sector: Aviation / Space
Domain: Production / Engineering
Employment type: Secondment
Duration: Long-term assignment

About the role

As Work Preparer within the Industrialisation & AIT department you ensure production and integration activities are prepared, planned and executed efficiently. You coordinate resources, materials, documentation and work instructions so projects can start and progress according to schedule. You also contribute to process optimization and support digital improvement initiatives.

Reporting to: Head of AIT or Head of Production. Operational collaboration with AIT Managers and Team Leaders.

Your role & responsibilities

• Create and maintain integrated production and project planning
• Monitor work sequences, lead times, resource allocation and facility usage
• Adjust planning when changes occur and align impact with relevant stakeholders
• Identify bottlenecks and improvement opportunities in planning and operational processes
• Support and implement continuous improvement initiatives
• Initiate availability of required materials, tools, equipment and resources
• Process inventory transfers toward project requirements within the MRP system
• Create purchase requests upon operational demand
• Monitor and maintain KPI reporting
• Perform second-line troubleshooting for machines and tools where required
• Review technical drawings and documentation
• Prepare work instructions and procedures for assembly and testing activities
• Create complete work packages and manage project completion documentation
• Prepare logistics and shipping-related documentation when needed

Your profile

• HBO+ working and thinking level
• Experience in work preparation, production planning, manufacturing engineering or similar technical support role
• Strong planning and organizational skills
• Analytical mindset and problem-solving abilities
• Proactive attitude and ownership mentality
• Experience with SAP
• Ability to read and understand technical drawings
• Strong communication skills and stakeholder management
• Fluency in English (required); Dutch is a plus

What we offer

• A challenging role within a leading aerospace organisation
• Involvement in innovative and technically complex projects
• International and multidisciplinary working environment
• Opportunity to contribute to process optimization and operational excellence
• Long-term collaboration possibilities

Eisen:

• The supplier/freelancer agrees to the General Terms and Conditions and the Client-Specific Conditions (CSC) of Airbus, which can be found on the Airbus Hiring Desk website (https://hiringdeskairbusds.nl)
• Experience in work preparation, production planning, manufacturing engineering, or a similar technical support role
• Experience with SAP
• Ability to read and understand technical drawings

Wensen:

• Fluency in English (required); Dutch is a plus