Production Planner - Contract

Job description

Production Planner - Contract

• Contract length: 12 months initially
• Rate: Up to £42.50 per hour - outside of IR35
• Location: Crawley
• Working pattern: 4.5 days onsite, with flexibility for 1 day WFH

The Role:

We’re recruiting a Production Planner / Production Controller on a 12 month contract to support an electronic manufacturing site experiencing strong growth in demand.

You’ll be responsible for final assembly production planning, managing schedules across multiple manufacturing zones in a labour intensive environment.

Key responsibilities:

• Plan and manage production schedules across 4 manufacturing zones
• Monitor production order progress and delivery performance
• Work closely with manufacturing to maintain schedule adherence
• Attend OTIF meetings and support on-time delivery
• Coordinate plan changes with procurement, logistics, and production
• Create and maintain production performance reports

Skills & experience required:

• Experience as a Production Planner or Production Controller
• Proven background in production scheduling
• Working knowledge of capacity planning
• Good Microsoft Office skills
• Strong communication skills and confidence working on-site

Desirable:

• Manufacturing or assembly environment experience (electronics beneficial)
• SAP experience

This role is ideal for an experienced production planner or production controller looking for a long-term contract within a growing manufacturing business.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Crawley

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

09-02-2026

Profession type

Manufacturing / Industrial

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English