Production Planner

Recruit Mint Ltd; Bar Hill; On-site; GBP 29,750 - 40,250; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Private healthcare and dental cover

Income protection

4x annual salary life assurance

Employee discount platform

Enhanced family leave

Company events

Employee Assistance Programme

Profit share bonus scheme

Annual merit salary review

Job summary

Recruit Mint Ltd in Bar Hill is seeking a proactive Production Planner to manage materials, schedules and orders in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. The role focuses on converting planned orders into production orders, checking material availability, and maintaining accurate records to meet customer requirements.

The successful candidate will coordinate with purchasing, stores and customer service to ensure timely production and delivery, while handling shortages and variances with strong

Qualifications

• Experience in production planning within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong Excel skills and familiarity with SAP.
• Good communication with multiple departments.

Responsibilities

• Convert planned orders into production orders for kitting and manufacturing.
• Check for material shortages during order conversion and communicate with purchasing.
• Maintain records of shortages and update spreadsheets.
• Enter and maintain production commit dates.
• Review pick lists and resolve discrepancies (stock shortages, CPN/MPN/BOM).
• Liaise with stores to ensure materials are available.
• Monitor shortages and resolve issues proactively.
• Support production-related inquiries and internal teams.
• Assist with stocktakes and inventory control.
• Investigate and resolve production order variances.
• Support material transactions and update system records.

Skills

Production planning

Communication

Problem solving

Organised

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Job Description: Production Planner

Location: Bar Hill

Salary: £35,000

Joining bonus of £1500 after 6 months service

Hours: Monday to Thursday, Friday

We are seeking a positive and enthusiastic Production Planner to join a fast-paced manufacturing environment. This role is ideal for an organised and proactive individual with experience in production planning, strong communication skills, and the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.

The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting production operations by ensuring materials, schedules, and orders are managed efficiently to meet customer requirements and business objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Convert planned orders into production orders when required for kitting and manufacturing
• Check for material shortages during order conversion and communicate issues to purchasing
• Maintain accurate records of shortages and update relevant spreadsheets
• Enter and maintain production commit dates
• Review pick lists and investigate unpicked items, identifying:
  • Genuine stock shortages
  • CPN/MPN/BOM discrepancies
• Amend production order component lists where required and liaise with stores to ensure materials are available
• Monitor shortage reports and proactively resolve issues
• Respond to production-related enquiries and provide support to internal teams
• Support customer service enquiries relating to production requirements
• Assist with stocktakes and inventory control activities
• Investigate and resolve production order variances
• Support material transactions and maintain accurate system records

Skills & Experience Required:

• Previous experience in production planning within a manufacturing environment
• Experience using MRP systems (SAP experience desirable but not essential)
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills are essential
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to work with multiple departments
• Proactive approach with strong problem-solving abilities
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail
• Ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Confident working independently as well as part of a team

Benefits:

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with long service up to 30 days
• Private healthcare and dental cover
• Income protection
• 4x annual salary life assurance
• Employee discount platform
• Enhanced family leave
• Company events
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Profit share bonus scheme
• Annual merit salary review scheme