Production Administrator

Barrett Steel Limited; Scunthorpe; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

25 days holiday pro rata

Pension & Life Assurance

Discounts on retail and leisure

Health and well being services

Job summary

Barrett Steel Limited is seeking a detail‑minded Production Planner to support the production function by coordinating plans, processing orders and managing loads. The role runs Monday to Friday, 8.30 am to 4.30 pm, working across production, sales and logistics to ensure smooth, on‑time delivery.

You will maintain schedules, update plans, and interact with multiple departments to resolve data issues and optimise processes in a busy manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Strong organisational, planning and prioritisation skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.
• Confident working with multiple departments and managing changing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, maintain and update production plans and schedules in line with customer demand, available capacity and delivery requirements.
• Monitor production progress, identify potential delays and communicate priorities or changes to relevant teams.
• Liaise with Production, Sales, Transport and Warehouse colleagues to support the smooth flow of work.
• Process and manage intergroup sales orders, ensuring pricing, quantities, delivery dates and documentation are accurate.
• Release production orders within the relevant system in accordance with the agreed schedule and material availability.
• Carry out production programming, entering and maintaining job, machine or process instructions within company systems.
• Produce and distribute production paperwork, reports, schedules, labels and supporting documentation as required.

Skills

Organisational skills

Planning

Attention to detail

Communication

Team liaison

Tools

Microsoft Office

Production planning software

Job description

BCP are part of Barrett Steel, the UK’s largest steel distributor and processor, with over 160 years of heritage we are still family owned and operate from 29 sites across the UK and Ireland, holding more than 120,000 tonnes of steel stock. Although we are a business with significant scale, our success is built on the people who make it happen every day. We continually invest in our people, the latest processing machinery, technology, and materials‑handling equipment so that we can deliver an exceptional service to our customers. Our people, our customers, and the communities in which we operate are at the heart of what we do. We are a forward‑thinking business that values hard work, ambition, teamwork, and are always open to new ideas.

Qualifications, skills, and all relevant experience needed for this role can be found in the full description below.

All About The Role

To support the efficient operation of the production function by coordinating plans, processing orders, managing incoming loads and providing accurate administrative support across production, sales and logistics. The hours are Monday to Friday 8.30 am to 4.30 pm.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare, maintain and update production plans and schedules in line with customer demand, available capacity and delivery requirements.
• Monitor production progress, identify potential delays and communicate priorities or changes to relevant teams.
• Liaise with Production, Sales, Transport and Warehouse colleagues to support the smooth flow of work.
• Process and manage intergroup sales orders, ensuring pricing, quantities, delivery dates and documentation are accurate.
• Release production orders within the relevant system in accordance with the agreed schedule and material availability.
• Check order information before release and resolve any missing or conflicting data with the appropriate department.
• Build and coordinate incoming loads, recording expected deliveries and ensuring load details are communicated to Warehouse and Production teams.
• Maintain accurate records for incoming materials, production orders, stock movements and delivery documentation.
• Carry out production programming, entering and maintaining job, machine or process instructions within company systems.
• Ensure programmes and production data reflect current specifications, priorities and required completion dates.
• Produce and distribute production paperwork, reports, schedules, labels and supporting documentation as required.
• Complete general administrative duties, including data entry, filing, document control, email correspondence and responding to internal queries.
• Maintain high standards of data accuracy and confidentiality across all systems and records.
• Support continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to simplify administrative processes and improve production efficiency.
• Comply with company procedures, health and safety requirements and quality standards at all times.
• Undertake other reasonable duties required to support the Production and Operations teams.

Skills and Attributes

• Strong organisational, planning and prioritisation skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.
• Confident working with multiple departments and managing changing priorities.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Word and Outlook.
• Ability to learn production planning and programming systems.
• Proactive, dependable and able to work independently as well as part of a team.
• Calm and methodical when working to deadlines in a busy manufacturing environment.

We offer you

• Competitive salary depending on your experience
• 25 days holiday pro rata plus bank holidays
• Pension & Life Assurance
• Discounts on retail and leisure
• Access to health and well being services