Production Planner

  • HUNTER SELECTION
  • Apr 07, 2026
Full time Manufacturing

Job Description

Production Planner
Surrey (GU12)

Commutable from - Basingstoke, Farnham, Woking Guildford, Aldershot, Reading, Farnborough

Monday-Friday Days 8:30am-5pm

35,000 - 40,000

Benefits:-

  • Private Pension (3% Employee / 6% Employer) + X4 Life Assurance
  • 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays
  • Company Sick Pay, Buy/Sell 5 Days Holiday

Join a leading packaging manufacturer, that is part of a multi-billion-pound global group. This site has a great culture, with brilliant staff retentions numbers. Due to growth, they are looking for a Production Planner in their production team.

As a production planner your role & responsibilities will be:

  • Develop production schedules, detailing all tasks and when they should be completed
  • Liaise with suppliers, production team and maintenance to ensure everything is available
  • Materials planning, place orders with suppliers, schedule deliveries
  • Monitor and report on supplier performance
  • Produce production reports - daily, weekly, monthly & shift KPi's
  • Work closely with wider teams to prepare reports on the production process, suggest improvements
  • Manage the SAP / ERP system, purchase orders, performance data

Knowledge, skills & experience required for a production planner:

  • Must have worked in a similar, fast-paced production planner role in a manufacturing environment
  • Be a problem solver, flexible to change, accurate with detail
  • Able to work well under pressure
  • Must have strong MS Excel, SAP & ERP experience and skills
  • Excellent reporting, financial & presentation experience
  • Be a proactive person, suggest improvements
  • Role would suit someone that is happy with office tasks and getting down on the production floor
  • Highly organised and confident when dealing with suppliers, sales, production, transport

If you do not get a response back on your application within 24-48 hours please presume you are unsuccessful.

If you are interested in this position please click 'apply'.

Hunter Selection Limited is a recruitment consultancy with offices UK wide, specialising in permanent & contract roles within Engineering & Manufacturing, IT & Digital, Science & Technology and Service & Sales sectors.


Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.