Production Controller

Rubicon Recruitment Agency; Poole; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Autonomy in workload management

Early finish Friday at 1pm

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Capacity planning expertise

Job summary

Rubicon Recruitment Agency in Poole is seeking a Production Controller to manage customer orders from receipt through to delivery, coordinating with engineering and production teams to keep schedules on track.

This role offers genuine autonomy in workload management, an early finish at 1pm every Friday, and 25 days holiday plus bank holidays. It also provides a clear path to build expertise in capacity planning and order management.

Qualifications

• Experience in production or manufacturing environment.
• Experience in aerospace sector desirable but not essential.
• Proven track record of customer-facing order management.
• Ability to liaise with engineering teams on technical requirements.
• Solid understanding of capacity planning in a machine shop.

Responsibilities

• Manage customer orders from receipt through to delivery, acting as the main point of contact for order status and updates.
• Liaise closely with engineering teams to confirm feasibility, specifications and production timelines.
• Plan and monitor capacity across the machine shop to ensure schedules are met.
• Identify and resolve scheduling conflicts before they affect delivery dates.
• Maintain accurate production records and provide regular reporting on order progress.
• Support the wider production team with day-to-day planning and coordination.

Skills

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Customer-facing order management

Capacity planning

Communication with engineering teams

Job description

This Production Controller role offers £35,000 to £40,000 depending on experience, working within a well-established machine shop that prides itself on getting things right first time.
You'll be the central point of contact for customer orders, keeping every schedule on track from receipt through to delivery.
It's a role where your organisation and problem-solving are genuinely relied on, and where engineering teams look to you for clear answers.

As a Production Controller, you will benefit from:

• Genuine autonomy in how you manage your workload and production schedules
• An early finish at 1pm every Friday
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Clear scope to build specialist expertise in capacity planning and order management
• A supportive management structure that values accuracy over noise

As a Production Controller, your responsibilities will include:

• Manage customer orders from receipt through to delivery, acting as the main point of contact for order status and updates
• Liaise closely with engineering teams to confirm feasibility, specifications and production timelines
• Plan and monitor capacity across the machine shop to ensure schedules are met
• Identify and resolve scheduling conflicts before they affect delivery dates
• Maintain accurate production records and provide regular reporting on order progress
• Support the wider production team with day-to-day planning and coordination

As a Production Controller, your experience will include:

• Previous experience in a production or manufacturing environment
• Experience within the aerospace sector is desirable but not essential
• A proven track record of customer-facing order management
• Confidence liaising directly with engineering teams on technical requirements
• A solid understanding of capacity planning within a machine shop setting
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail

If you take real satisfaction in keeping a busy production schedule under control and want a role where your judgement is trusted, this Production Controller position offers plenty of scope to make it your own.

While Rubicon uses AI to help speed up processes across the business, every application is reviewed by a human to ensure the right decision is made.