J ob Title: Production Planner
Location: Fradley, Staffordshire, UK
Contract & Hours: Permanent, 40-hour week, Monday to Friday
Package includes a starting salary from £30,000, a performance related bonus scheme, a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing and reward your impact, and a matched pension contribution of up to 10%.
Please note that we are not able to provide visa sponsorship for this role, so applicants must already have the right to work in the UK .
About the role
We are looking for a Production Planner to join our team, responsible for building and managing detailed production schedules that keep our operations running efficiently and on time. You will play a key role in balancing demand, capacity and resources across multiple production lines, ensuring we meet customer needs while maximising throughput and minimising waste.
This is a hands-on, fast-paced role where you will work closely with colleagues across operations, procurement and customer services, constantly reviewing and adapting plans to keep things moving smoothly.
What you will be doing
- Developing and maintaining production schedules based on forecasts, stock requirements and customer orders
- Working closely with procurement, stock control and manufacturing teams to ensure materials and resources are available when needed
- Monitoring production progress and adjusting plans to meet deadlines and resolve any issues or bottlenecks
- Analysing capacity and workload to optimise output and ensure an even spread across production lines
- Supporting cross-site planning, including balancing workloads and maintaining consistent lead times
- Recording and tracking production data, including output, delays and resource usage
- Communicating schedule changes, priorities and risks to key stakeholders
- Managing urgent orders and understanding their impact on capacity and delivery timelines
- Reporting overages and identifying actions to reduce waste
- Supporting stock takes and ensuring stock accuracy across the warehouse and systems
- Resolving system or journal errors to support accurate stock availability
What we are looking for
- Experience in production planning, scheduling or supply chain roles
- Good understanding of manufacturing processes and resource planning
- Strong Excel skills and confidence using planning or ERP/MRP systems
- Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple priorities
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Clear and confident communication, with the ability to work across teams
- Comfortable working with data and using it to make decisions
Additional information
- 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday
- Occasional weekend working required
- Bank holiday working required (excluding Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day)
- Holiday must be coordinated with team members
- Travel between Rugeley and Fradley Park is essential
