Print Planner: Streamline Production & Materials

Sonoco; Holystone; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holidays: 25 days + 8 bank holidays

Pension: Autoenrolment 6% employee, 9%

Private medical insurance (Westfield)

EAP and counselling services

Group Life Assurance: 7x salary

Job summary

SONOCO CANADA is seeking a Print Planner to support daily manufacturing planning at our Newcastle site. The role focuses on administration, materials coordination, and plan control to ensure on-time delivery and efficient plant operations.

The ideal candidate will have experience in manufacturing, strong ERP knowledge, and a structured, detail-oriented mindset capable of working with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing/industrial environment, ideally packaging, printing, or metal processing.
• Strong working knowledge of ERP systems.
• Understanding of production planning, material control, and manufacturing data processes.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and administer weekly production plans based on orders, delivery requirements, and material availability.
• Check availability of tinplate and other materials; coordinate with warehouse on material preparation.
• Maintain accurate planning and materials data in ERP, ensuring system integrity.
• Track progress against plan and highlight issues or deviations.
• Participate in plant meetings, support priority changes, and update plans and data as required.
• Monitor shipment status and verify numbers administratively against the production plan.

Skills

ERP systems

Production planning

Material control

Data processing

Education

Graduate-level qualification

Tools

MS Excel

Databases

Shop floor systems

Job description

SONOCO CANADA is seeking a Print Planner to support daily manufacturing planning at our Newcastle site. The role focuses on administration, materials coordination, and plan control to ensure on-time delivery and efficient plant operations.

The ideal candidate will have experience in manufacturing, strong ERP knowledge, and a structured, detail-oriented mindset capable of working with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment.