Production Planning Administrator

Fresh Start Recruitment (UK) Ltd; Newark on Trent; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Fresh Start Recruitment (UK) Ltd is advertising a Production Planning Administrator role close to Newark, Nottinghamshire. The role focuses on maintaining harvest, yield, quality and stock information to support crop planning and factory performance.

You will link field operations with factory teams, growers and commercial stakeholders, ensuring planning data is reliable and communicated. Experience in agriculture is advantageous; own transport is essential.

Qualifications

• Strong administrative and organisational skills.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Good numerical, analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other relevant IT systems.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
• Experience in agriculture, crop production, harvest planning or food manufacturing would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date harvest, yield, quality and stock information to support crop planning and factory performance.
• Support operational decision-making by preparing and maintaining harvest plans and monitoring crop performance.
• Analyse operational data and provide feedback to growers and lifting teams.
• Ensure records support crop traceability, quality assurance and compliance requirements.

Skills

Administrative skills

Attention to detail

Numerical analysis

Excel proficiency

Communication skills

Prioritisation

Agriculture knowledge

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Production Planning Administrator

Ref 11145. Close to Newark, Nottinghamshire - due to location own transport is essential. £30,600 plus paid overtime. Temp to perm role subject to satisfactory performance.

The Production Planning Administrator is responsible for maintaining accurate and up-to-date harvest, yield, quality and stock information to support crop planning, harvesting operations and overall factory performance. The role acts as a key link between field operations, factory teams, growers and commercial stakeholders, ensuring that planning data is reliable, current and communicated effectively. The successful candidate will support operational decision-making by preparing and maintaining harvest plans, monitoring in-field and factory crop performance, analysing operational data and providing feedback to growers and lifting teams. The role also ensures that accurate records are maintained to support crop traceability, quality assurance and compliance requirements.

Skills and Experience

• Strong administrative and organisational skills.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Good numerical, analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other relevant IT systems.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
• Experience in agriculture, crop production, harvest planning or food manufacturing would be advantageous.

The opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to production efficiency and product. This vacancy is being advertised by Fresh Start Recruitment (UK) who are acting as an Employment Agency.

Due to the high volumes of applications we are currently receiving, unfortunately we are only able to contact candidates who are successful in progressing to the next stage. If you have not been contacted within 7 days of your application, then please presume that you have not been successful on this occasion.