Production Planner

Jackson Hogg Ltd; Richmond; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment consultancy is looking for an experienced Production Planner for a 3-month contract in Richmond, UK. You will be responsible for updating the production plan, scheduling jobs, and ensuring compliance with health and safety standards. Strong experience with SAP in a manufacturing environment is essential. The ideal candidate will be organised, proactive, and collaborative, supporting continuous improvement in production efficiency and quality.

Qualifications

• Experience in a production or manufacturing environment.
• A proactive attitude with strong organisational skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively within teams.

Responsibilities

• Collate job information and update the Production Plan.
• Schedule jobs considering time, priority, and resources.
• Capture and input production data into SAP.
• Ensure Health & Safety compliance in the factory.
• Liaise with teams for production planning.

Skills

Experience working with SAP

Production planning knowledge

H&S compliance understanding

Organised and collaborative approach

Job description

Production Planner - 3 Month Contract

Location: Richmond

If you're commercially sharp, detail-driven and thrive in a fast-paced production environment, this short-term contract could be a great fit. I'm supporting a manufacturing partner who needs an experienced Production Planner to help keep things running smoothly, efficiently, and safely over a busy period.

The Role & Responsibilities

• Collating job information, updating the Production Plan and tracking progress.
• Scheduling jobs into the weekly planner, considering time, priority, resource availability and delivery targets.
• Managing production resources to maximise productivity and support on‑time delivery.
• Capturing and inputting production data into SAP (Confirmations, KPIs & improvements).
• Weekly release of SAP job cards and picklists across multiple production areas.
• Ensuring Health & Safety compliance across the factory, attending H&S meetings and communicating updates to the team.
• Coordinating statutory inspections, equipment servicing and maintaining accurate records in line with company policy.
• Liaising weekly with Telent on 4‑week production planning.
• Assembling and issuing job packs as required.
• Managing factory tool records on SharePoint to QHSSE standards.
• Ensuring staff follow new SAP processes and supporting with SAP confirmations.
• Identifying non‑conformances and escalating quality issues promptly.
• Supporting continuous improvement activities across production, cost, efficiency and quality.
• Maintaining accurate documentation, paperwork and compliance at all times.
• Promoting positive customer care and representing the business professionally.
• Assessing resource requirements and negotiating priorities with project managers and operations teams.
• Providing weekly production planning outputs and efficiency metrics for management visibility.
• Overseeing waste, pollution, recycling management and emergency procedures.
• Organising equipment repairs, routine maintenance and updates to processes and systems.
• Liaising with contracts, engineering, procurement and sales teams to keep workflows aligned.

Supporting Responsibilities

• Training backup production operatives in SAP confirmations.
• Contributing insights to product design improvements alongside engineering teams.

Desirable Skills & Experience

• Experience working with SAP in a production or manufacturing environment.
• Solid understanding of production planning, scheduling and H&S compliance.
• A proactive, organised and collaborative approach.

If this sounds like you and you're available for a 3-month contract, I'd love to chat. Get in touch with Skye Madden - Managing Consultant at Jackson Hogg - for more details or to apply.