Production Planning & Admin Coordinator

Barrett Steel Limited; Scunthorpe; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

25 days holiday pro rata

Pension & Life Assurance

Discounts on retail and leisure

Health and well being services

Job summary

Barrett Steel Limited is seeking a detail‑minded Production Planner to support the production function by coordinating plans, processing orders and managing loads. The role runs Monday to Friday, 8.30 am to 4.30 pm, working across production, sales and logistics to ensure smooth, on‑time delivery.

You will maintain schedules, update plans, and interact with multiple departments to resolve data issues and optimise processes in a busy manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Strong organisational, planning and prioritisation skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.
• Confident working with multiple departments and managing changing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, maintain and update production plans and schedules in line with customer demand, available capacity and delivery requirements.
• Monitor production progress, identify potential delays and communicate priorities or changes to relevant teams.
• Liaise with Production, Sales, Transport and Warehouse colleagues to support the smooth flow of work.
• Process and manage intergroup sales orders, ensuring pricing, quantities, delivery dates and documentation are accurate.
• Release production orders within the relevant system in accordance with the agreed schedule and material availability.
• Carry out production programming, entering and maintaining job, machine or process instructions within company systems.
• Produce and distribute production paperwork, reports, schedules, labels and supporting documentation as required.

Skills

Organisational skills

Planning

Attention to detail

Communication

Team liaison

Tools

Microsoft Office

Production planning software

Job description

Barrett Steel Limited is seeking a detail‑minded Production Planner to support the production function by coordinating plans, processing orders and managing loads. The role runs Monday to Friday, 8.30 am to 4.30 pm, working across production, sales and logistics to ensure smooth, on‑time delivery.

You will maintain schedules, update plans, and interact with multiple departments to resolve data issues and optimise processes in a busy manufacturing environment.