Production Planning Administrator

Trinity Commercial; Droitwich Spa; On-site; GBP 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A busy manufacturing company is seeking a confident Production Administrator to support the production and operations teams. The role involves managing documentation, data entry, and scheduling while ensuring smooth daily operations. Ideal candidates will have previous manufacturing experience, strong administrative skills, and proficiency in Microsoft Office. The position offers a salary of £28,000 PA, 33 days of total holiday, and free on-site parking.

Benefits

28,000 PA salary

33 days total holiday (including bank holidays)

Free on-site parking

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a manufacturing or production environment is required.
• Strong administrative background with excellent attention to detail.
• Experience in production planning is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to the production and operations departments.
• Process and track production orders and material movements.
• Maintain and update production schedules.

Skills

Attention to detail

Good communication skills

Organisational skills

Team player

Tools

Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook)

ERP/MRP systems

Job description

We are looking to recruit a confident, professional Production administrator to work alongside the Operations Director in a busy manufacturing company

The role will involve working in a busy office playing a key role in supporting the production and operations teams to ensure the smooth running of daily manufacturing activities. Also managing documentation, data entry, scheduling, and communicating between departments.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to the production and operations departments
• Receive sales orders, generate job packs for production
• Process and track production orders, material movements, and job sheets.
• Liaise with procurement, planning, and warehouse teams to coordinate production requirements.
• Maintain and update production schedules, ensuring deadlines and priorities are met.
• Ensure all system data is accurate and up to date.
• Handle general office administration, including filing, correspondence, and telephone queries.

The right candidate

• Must have previous experience in a manufacturing or production environment
• Strong administrative background with excellent attention to detail.
• Experience in production planning would be advantageous
• Good communication and organisational skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook); ERP/MRP experience advantageous.
• Team player with a proactive and adaptable approach to work.

In return,

• The company are offering 28,000PA
• 33 days total holiday (including bank holidays)
• Free on-site parking
• Working hours: Monday to Thursday, 7:30am - 4:15pm, Friday 7:30am - 12:30pm