Rubicon Recruitment
Production Planner
Production Planner at Rubicon Recruitment, based in Poole, South West England. This is a permanent role.
- Pay
- Not given by the employer
- Hours and contract
- Permanent · On site
- Location
- Poole, South West England
- Closing date
- Sector
- Engineering & Manufacturing
Reference 57563754
About the role
Production Planner - Poole
Take ownership of the schedule that keeps a precision engineering shop floor running on time.
As Production Planner, your accuracy is what gets customer orders out on time and in full.
This is a specialist role for someone who knows MRP inside out and wants their expertise properly relied on.
As a Production Planner, you will benefit from:
- 25 days holiday plus a Christmas close-down
- Up to 9% matched pension
- 5x death in service
- Share save scheme
- Health cash plan
- Offsite physio and onsite massage
- Employee assistance programme and financial wellbeing support
- Cycle to work scheme
- Workwear provided
As a Production Planner, your responsibilities will include:
- Leading the shop floor schedule so the right materials are in the right place at the right time
- Maintaining the master production schedule in line with material availability and capacity
- Raising works orders and material requisitions using MRP/ERP and scheduling tools
- Managing reschedule requests and resolving issues before they delay customer orders
- Keeping lead times and schedule data accurate, and sharing them with S&OP and sales
- Working closely with purchasing, manufacturing, quality and sales
As a Production Planner, your experience will include:
- Extensive production planning and master scheduling in engineering manufacturing
- Strong hands-on knowledge of MRP/ERP systems
- A proven track record within a production and planning team
- Good Excel skills for reporting and performance analysis
- A methodical, organised approach with a high level of attention to detail
If you’re a Production Planner ready to bring your scheduling expertise to a structured, engineering-led environment, this could be your next step. Apply today with an up-to-date CV or call Sophie at Rubicon for more information.
While Rubicon uses AI to help speed up processes across the business, every application is reviewed by a human to ensure the right decision is made.
Reference: 57563754 · Posted 13 hours ago · Closes 24 Dec 2026 · Listed via Rubicon Recruitment
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