Planning Administrator (Fresh Produce/Harvest/Food)

Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd; Bilsthorpe CP; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd in Newark, Nottinghamshire, seeks a Planning Administrator to coordinate harvest planning across multiple teams. You will maintain field/harvest records and support 4-week harvest plans, ensuring data supports factory performance and traceability.

The role offers full training, ongoing development, and a stable Monday–Friday routine in a growing operation. Experience in agriculture or fresh produce is desirable; driving licence and transport are beneficial due to

Qualifications

• Experience in administrative roles with strong data recording.
• Ability to learn and use specialist planning systems.
• Desirable: experience in fresh produce or food manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Maintain harvest, yield, quality and stock records.
• Support rolling 4-week harvest plans.
• Produce performance summaries and weekly comparisons.
• Maintain traceability and compliance records.

Skills

Planning coordination

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Multitasking

Tools

Harvest planning systems

Job description

Planning Administrator (Fresh Produce/Harvest/Food)

£14.75ph + Overtime + Full Training + Ongoing Development + Long-Term Stability

Newark, Nottinghamshire (Commutable from: Mansfield, Ollerton, Southwell, Worksop, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Retford, Newark-on-Trent, Kirkby-in-Ashfield)

Are you an Administrator with strong attention to detail, looking to build a long-term career in fresh produce and be properly trained on specialist planning systems? Do you want a stable Monday-Friday role where your work genuinely links the field, factory and commercial teams?

On offer is a permanent position with a well-established fresh produce grower and food manufacturer, where you will receive full training on their harvest planning systems and processes, plus ongoing development across farm, factory and crop planning activities.

You will be joining a business known for its quality and operational standards, working closely with the Crop Planning Manager and wider teams to ensure accurate, up-to-date data supports harvesting operations and factory performance.

In this role you will maintain harvest, yield, quality and stock records, support rolling 4-week harvest and sampling plans, produce performance summaries and weekly comparisons, and help maintain traceability and compliance records.

This role would suit an organised Administrator or Planning Assistant looking for specialist training, a stable routine and the chance to develop within a growing operation.

The Role

• Planning Administrator - coordinating harvest planning in conjunction with multiple teams
• Maintain and update field/harvest records
• Support rolling 4-week harvest plans
• Maintaining traceability/compliance records

The Person

• Strong admin/organisational skills with high accuracy and attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills & able to multitask & coordinate planning across multiple teams
• Desirable: experience in agriculture, fresh produce or food manufacturing
• Driving Licence & own transport due to location of the sites

Reference Number: BBBH281211

We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.