Production Planner (Manufacturing)

Ernest Gordon Recruitment; Greater Lincolnshire; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexitime

Bonus

Training

Job summary

Ernest Gordon Recruitment is seeking a Production Planner in Lincolnshire to develop and maintain production plans across multiple departments within a growing plastics manufacturing business.

You will identify constraints, issue daily delivery dates, and manage risks to performance, working a 40-hour week with flexitime. The role suits someone with hands-on manufacturing experience and a proactive mindset.

Qualifications

• Production Planner or similar.
• Background in manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain production plans and outputs.
• Liaise with inter-departmental teams.
• Identify capacity, subcontractor, and supply-chain constraints.
• Issue daily delivery dates and manage risks to performance.
• 40 hours a week, Monday - Friday, Flexitime.

Skills

Production planning

Job description

Lincolnshire

Are you a Production Planner or similar coming from a manufacturing background, looking for a brand new, highly autonomous role within a rapidly growing business, offering impressive in-house training on plastics manufacturing from industry experts?

Are you looking for a challenging yet rewarding role, where you will have a real influence and impact on production operations, with an open line of communication to the directors?

In this role, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining production plans, as well as output across numerous departments, liaising with a variety of inter-departmental teams. You will also identify capacity, subcontractor, and supply-chain constraints, issuing daily delivery dates, managing risks to performance.

With over 20 years of history behind them, this company are keen to continue on their track of rapid expansion, quickly making a name for themselves as leaders within the plastics manufacturing industry.

This role would suit a Production Planner or similar coming from a background in manufacturing, with a proactive approach and a hands‑on mindset.

The Role:

• Develop and maintain production plans and outputs
• Liaise with a variety of inter-departmental teams
• Identify capacity, subcontractor, and supply-chain constraints
• Issue daily delivery dates and manage risks to performance
• Monday - Friday, 40 hours a week, Flexitime

The Person:

• Production Planner or similar
• Background in manufacturing

Reference: BBBH27976

Production, Planner, Operations, Manufacturing, Outputs, Variants, Plastics, Supply-Chain, Peterborough, Lincolnshire, England

Production Planner (Manufacturing)

£45,000 - £50,000 + Training + Flexitime + Bonus

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates. The salary advertised is a guideline for this position. The offered renumeration will be dependent on the extent of your experience, qualifications, and skill set.

Desired Skills and Experience

• Production Planner or similar
• Background in manufacturing