Production Planning Administrator
Sheffield
Full time | Office based
39 hours – Monday to Thursday: 8.30 – 5.30, Friday you get an early finish.

Are you highly organised, commercially aware and confident working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment?

Elevation Recruitment Group are looking for a proactive and detail-focused Production Planning Administrator to join a busy manufacturing operation, playing a key role in ensuring materials are allocated effectively and production schedules are maintained to meet customer demands. Working closely with the Production Planning Team Leader, you will help coordinate production activity across multiple processing facilities, ensuring resources, materials and schedules are aligned.

Key Responsibilities

• Allocate materials to works instructions in line with production requirements and customer demand.
• Work closely with the Production Planning Team Leader to select and allocate materials across all processing facilities.
• Schedule machinery and production lines in line with available capacity, calculating job times and priorities.
• Maintain and update production schedules on the computer system, ensuring changes are accurately recorded.
• Manage production priorities as directed by the Production Planning Team Leader.
• Liaise with Sales teams regarding production schedules, progress and customer requirements.
• Communicate internal quality rejections promptly to the Manufacturing Excellence Manager.
• Ensure production specifications are followed correctly.
• Maintain and organise production paperwork and documentation.
• Order essential production consumables, including pallets and coating materials.
• Support investigations into production rejections, reviewing both system information and manual paperwork.
• Provide additional support and holiday cover across the Production Planning and Supply Chain departments.

About You

• Previous experience within production planning, scheduling, manufacturing administration or a similar environment would be advantageous.
• Strong organisational skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Confident using computer systems and maintaining accurate records.
• Able to manage competing priorities and work to deadlines.
• Strong communication skills, with the confidence to liaise across multiple departments.
• A proactive approach to problem-solving and the ability to work effectively as part of a team.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a busy manufacturing environment in a varied role, offering exposure to production planning, scheduling and wider supply chain operations.