Production Planner

Production Planner – 3 Month Contract Location: Richmond If you’re commercially sharp, detail-driven and thrive in a fast-paced production environment, this short-term contract could be a great fit. I’m supporting a manufacturing partner who needs an experienced Production Planner to help keep things running smoothly, efficiently, and safely over a busy period. The Role & Responsibilities You’ll be the go-to person for keeping production on track — planning, scheduling, coordinating resources and ensuring everything runs to time, budget and safety standards. Key responsibilities include: * Collating job information, updating the Production Plan and tracking progress. * Scheduling jobs into the weekly planner, considering time, priority, resource availability and delivery targets. * Managing production resources to maximise productivity and support on-time delivery. * Capturing and inputting production data into SAP (Confirmations, KPIs & improvements). * Weekly release of SAP job cards and picklists across multiple production areas. * Ensuring Health & Safety compliance across the factory, attending H&S meetings and communicating updates to the team. * Coordinating statutory inspections, equipment servicing and maintaining accurate records in line with company policy. * Liaising weekly with Telent on 4-week production planning. * Assembling and issuing job packs as required. * Managing factory tool records on SharePoint to QHSSE standards. * Ensuring staff follow new SAP processes and supporting with SAP confirmations. * Identifying non-conformances and escalating quality issues promptly. * Supporting continuous improvement activities across production, cost, efficiency and quality. * Maintaining accurate documentation, paperwork and compliance at all times. * Promoting positive customer care and representing the business professionally. * Assessing resource requirements and negotiating priorities with project managers and operations teams. * Providing weekly production planning outputs and efficiency metrics for management visibility. * Overseeing waste, pollution, recycling management and emergency procedures. * Organising equipment repairs, routine maintenance and updates to processes and systems. * Liaising with contracts, engineering, procurement and sales teams to keep workflows aligned. Supporting Responsibilities: * Training backup production operatives in SAP confirmations. * Contributing insights to product design improvements alongside engineering teams. Desirable Skills & Experience * Experience working with SAP in a production or manufacturing environment. * Solid understanding of production planning, scheduling and H&S compliance. * A proactive, organised and collaborative approach. If this sounds like you and you're available for a 3-month contract, I’d love to chat. Get in touch with Skye Madden – Managing Consultant at Jackson Hogg – for more details or to apply