Production Planner

Jackson Hogg Ltd; Sedgefield; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

37.5-hour week

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Employer pension contribution up to 8%

Life assurance

Income protection insurance

Employee share scheme

Electric vehicle scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Volunteering day

Ongoing learning and development

Job summary

Jackson Hogg is delighted to be supporting an innovative advanced manufacturing business in the search for a Production Planner to join their Operations team in County Durham. You will play a key role in ensuring production plans are aligned with customer demand, material availability and manufacturing capacity, supporting on-time delivery and operational efficiency.

The role involves developing and maintaining production schedules across multiple product lines, translating customer demand into

Qualifications

• Experience in production planning and scheduling within manufacturing.
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems.
• Strong Excel and data analysis skills.
• Understanding of production flow, capacity planning and inventory management.
• Excellent organisation and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain production plans and schedules.
• Translate customer demand and project requirements into achievable production plans.
• Monitor material availability, manufacturing capacity and work-in-progress.
• Maintain accurate ERP/MRP planning data.
• Support daily and weekly planning reviews.
• Identify and escalate risks that may impact delivery performance.
• Communicate priorities and progress across operational teams.
• Support continuous improvement activities focused on planning, scheduling and production flow.

Skills

Data analysis

Production planning

Capacity planning

Inventory management

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Multitasking

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Excel

Job description

Production Planner

County Durham

Competitive Salary + Benefits

Jackson Hogg is delighted to be supporting an innovative advanced manufacturing business in the search for a Production Planner to join their Operations team.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing technology-led organisation supplying highly engineered products into demanding global markets. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring production plans are aligned with customer demand, material availability and manufacturing capacity, supporting on-time delivery and operational efficiency.

The Role

Working closely with Production, Engineering, Supply Chain and Project teams, you will develop and maintain production schedules across multiple product lines, ensuring plans are realistic, achievable and visible to key stakeholders.

• Developing and maintaining production plans and manufacturing schedules
• Translating customer demand and project requirements into achievable production plans
• Monitoring material availability, manufacturing capacity and work-in-progress
• Maintaining accurate ERP/MRP planning data
• Supporting daily and weekly planning reviews
• Identifying and escalating risks that may impact delivery performance
• Communicating priorities and progress across operational teams
• Supporting continuous improvement activities focused on planning, scheduling and production flow

About You

The successful candidate will have experience in production planning, manufacturing scheduling, supply chain planning or materials control within a manufacturing or engineering environment.

• Experience using ERP/MRP systems
• Strong Excel and data analysis skills
• Good understanding of production flow, capacity planning and inventory management
• Excellent organisational and communication skills
• A proactive, structured and detail-focused approach
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

Experience gained within electronics, aerospace, defence, semiconductor or other advanced manufacturing sectors would be advantageous.

Wider Benefits

• Competitive salary
• 37.5-hour working week
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Option to purchase up to 5 additional holidays
• Employer pension contribution of up to 8%
• Life assurance
• Income protection insurance
• Employee share scheme
• Electric vehicle scheme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Volunteering day
• Ongoing learning and development opportunities