Experienced Production Planner - Immediate Start, Long-Term

HR GO Group; Chartham; Remote; GBP 15,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

HRGO Recruitment is seeking an experienced Production Planner to join a busy operation in Chartham, Kent. You will coordinate production schedules, monitor progress, and adjust plans to keep production on track while ensuring materials and resources are available to meet daily targets and delivery deadlines.

You will liaise with production teams and other departments to maintain smooth workflow. This is a long-term opportunity with the potential to become permanent.

Qualifications

• Previous production planning experience is essential.
• Experience planning workloads for production lines is required.
• Manufacturing or production environment experience is highly desirable.
• Strong organisational and time-management skills.
• Good communication and problem-solving abilities.
• Confident using computer systems to manage schedules and records.
• Flexibility to work 10-12 hour shifts, including weekends.

Responsibilities

• Planning and coordinating production schedules to meet operational requirements.
• Monitoring production progress and adjusting plans where necessary.
• Ensuring materials and resources are available to meet production demands.
• Liaising with production teams and other departments to maintain workflow.
• Monitoring deadlines and helping ensure orders are completed on time.
• Updating production records and planning systems accurately.
• Identifying potential delays and helping resolve scheduling issues.

Skills

Production planning

Workload planning

Manufacturing experience

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Problem solving

IT systems

Job description

HRGO Recruitment is seeking an experienced Production Planner to join a busy operation in Chartham, Kent. You will coordinate production schedules, monitor progress, and adjust plans to keep production on track while ensuring materials and resources are available to meet daily targets and delivery deadlines.

You will liaise with production teams and other departments to maintain smooth workflow. This is a long-term opportunity with the potential to become permanent.