Production Planner
UK Visa Sponsorship Analytics
Occupation TypePlanning, process and production technicians
Occupation Code Skill LevelMedium Skilled
Sponsorship Salary Threshold
£41,700
(£21.38 per hour)
Standard minimum applies
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Description
Job Title: Production Planner
Location: Fradley, Staffordshire, UK
Contract & Hours: Permanent, 40-hour week, Monday to Friday
Package includes a starting salary from £30,000, a performance related bonus scheme, a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing and reward your impact, and a matched pension contribution of up to 10%.
About The Role
We are looking for a Production Planner to join our team, responsible for building and managing detailed production schedules that keep our operations running efficiently and on time. You will play a key role in balancing demand, capacity and resources across multiple production lines, ensuring we meet customer needs while maximising throughput and minimising waste.
This is a hands-on, fast-paced role where you will work closely with colleagues across operations, procurement and customer services, constantly reviewing and adapting plans to keep things moving smoothly.
What You Will Be Doing
Location: Fradley, Staffordshire, UK
Contract & Hours: Permanent, 40-hour week, Monday to Friday
Package includes a starting salary from £30,000, a performance related bonus scheme, a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing and reward your impact, and a matched pension contribution of up to 10%.
About The Role
We are looking for a Production Planner to join our team, responsible for building and managing detailed production schedules that keep our operations running efficiently and on time. You will play a key role in balancing demand, capacity and resources across multiple production lines, ensuring we meet customer needs while maximising throughput and minimising waste.
This is a hands-on, fast-paced role where you will work closely with colleagues across operations, procurement and customer services, constantly reviewing and adapting plans to keep things moving smoothly.
What You Will Be Doing
- Developing and maintaining production schedules based on forecasts, stock requirements and customer orders
- Working closely with procurement, stock control and manufacturing teams to ensure materials and resources are available when needed
- Monitoring production progress and adjusting plans to meet deadlines and resolve any issues or bottlenecks
- Analysing capacity and workload to optimise output and ensure an even spread across production lines
- Supporting cross-site planning, including balancing workloads and maintaining consistent lead times
- Recording and tracking production data, including output, delays and resource usage
- Communicating schedule changes, priorities and risks to key stakeholders
- Managing urgent orders and understanding their impact on capacity and delivery timelines
- Reporting overages and identifying actions to reduce waste
- Experience in production planning, scheduling or supply chain roles
- Good understanding of manufacturing processes and resource planning
- Strong Excel skills and confidence using planning or ERP/MRP systems
- Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple priorities
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Clear and confident communication, with the ability to work across teams
- Comfortable working with data and using it to make decisions
- 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday
- Occasional weekend working required
- Bank holiday working required (excluding Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day)
- Holiday must be coordinated with team members
- Travel between Rugeley and Fradley Park is essential
What sets us apart is how we delight our customers - and that’s because of great people like you. People with different life experiences who share common values. Together, we’re shaping a world where responsible nutrition is accessible to all. With a big goal comes equally big opportunities to make a career that truly feels like your own. As a team we’re collaborative, purpose-driven and encourage trying new ideas. We also find ways to nourish your individual journey, so everyone can feel proud of the difference that they make in their own way.
We’re thrilled to share that AB Agri has been recognised as one of The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2025. This is a proud moment for us all. It highlights the real progress we’ve made to build a workplace that is inclusive, supportive, and fair for everyone. Over the last 5 years we have rebuilt our talent management practices, from inclusive hiring, to transparent pay frameworks, flexible work, and the momentum of our Employee Network Groups. Our actions are embedding inclusion at the heart of how we operate and creating a culture where people can be themselves
As a Disability Confident employer, we’re committed to ensuring our application and recruitment processes work for everyone so if you need any additional support (like altern
ative formats for your application, bringing a support dog to the offices, a sign language interpreter - or anything else) just let us know.