Production Planner

• About

• Leadership

• Responsibility & Sustainability

• Corporate Beliefs

• Community & STEM

• ESG Annual Reports

• Suppliers

• Portals

• Media

• Solutions

• Product Engineering

• Software & Digital Engineering

• Manufacturing & Supply Chain

• Delivery Models

• Statement of Work

• Resource & Workforce

• Government

• Industries

• Aerospace / Defense

• Space

• Commercial Vehicles & Automotive

• Industrial

• Public Sector

• Digital Vision

• Innovation Hub

• Model-Based Engineering

• Digital Blog

• Employment

• Contact Us

• Home

• Worldwide Offices

• About

• Leadership

• Responsibility & Sustainability

• Corporate Beliefs

• Community & STEM

• ESG Annual Reports

• Suppliers

• Portals

• Media

• Solutions

• Product Engineering

• Software & Digital Engineering

• Manufacturing & Supply Chain

• Delivery Models

• Statement of Work

• Resource & Workforce

• Government

• Industries

• Aerospace / Defense

• Space

• Commercial Vehicles & Automotive

• Industrial

• Public Sector

• Digital Vision

• Innovation Hub

• Model-Based Engineering

• Digital Blog

• Employment

• Contact Us

• Home

• Worldwide Offices

English (UK)

• English (UK)

Job Search > Job

Production Planner

Back to job search

• Title:

Production Planner

• Location:

Reading

• Salary:

Negotiable

• Contact:

Chris Harris

• Contact email:

chrharris@belcan.com

• Job ref:

JO0000028381_1791450158

• Published:

about 5 hours ago

• Duration:

18 Months

• Expiry date:

2026-10-29

• Startdate:

ASAP

Production Planner - Aldermaston, Reading

18 Month Contract | IR35: Inside

We're hiring for a Production Planner to join our client on a long-term contract based in Reading, working five days per week onsite. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Production Planner to support complex manufacturing and operational programmes, ensuring production demands are effectively balanced against capability while maintaining quality, safety and delivery objectives.

Key Responsibilities

As a Production Planner, you will play a key role in coordinating demand and supply across operational delivery units, translating master production schedules into detailed daily plans and ensuring production activities are executed efficiently. You'll work closely with manufacturing, operational teams and wider stakeholders to remove barriers, optimise performance and support continuous improvement initiatives. The role will involve maintaining rough cut capacity planning models, managing planning activities within MRP systems, producing manufacturing cost estimates and ensuring customer requirements are released within agreed timescales. You will also contribute to KPI reporting, support the development of production schedules and champion lean planning methodologies including visual management, Kanban and push/pull techniques.

Requirements

Essential

• Proven experience in a Production Planner or manufacturing planning position
• Successful applicants will be required to be Security Cleared (SC) prior to appointment and must meet eligibility requirements to obtain UK Developed Vetting (DV) clearance
• Strong understanding of production scheduling and capacity planning
• Experience using MRP systems
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes and production control techniques
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills

Desirable:

• Experience within highly regulated manufacturing environments
• Knowledge of Lean Planning methodologies
• Experience with visual management, Kanban and push/pull systems

Ready to Apply?

Ready to take your next career step? Click Apply Now for a confidential chat today!

This vacancy is being advertised by Belcan

Apply Now

Apply Now Save job

Get similar jobs like these by email

If you are a human, ignore this field

Create alert

By submitting your details you agree to our Privacy Policy

Share this Job

Similar Jobs

• Production Planner

Methil

Negotiable

September 16, 2026

• Production Planner

Methil

Negotiable

October 07, 2026

• Planner

Carterton

Up to £36.00 per hour

October 02, 2026

Learn how we can provide innovative solutions

Get in Touch

Engineering Better Outcomes

• ABOUT

• Leadership

• Responsibility & Sustainability

• Corporate Beliefs

• Community & Stem

• ESG Annual Reports

• Suppliers

• Portals

• Case Studies

• Centre of Excellence

• Overviews

• In The News

• UK Tax Strategy

• DIGITAL VISION

• Innovation Hub

• Digital Blog

• SOLUTIONS

• Engineering Services

• Software & Digital Engineering

• Manufacturing & Supply Chain

• DELIVERY MODELS

• Statement of Work

• Resource & Workforce

• Government

• INDUSTRIES

• Aerospace / Defense

• Space

• Automotive

• Industrial

• Public Sector

• Employment

• Contact Us

• Worldwide Offices

2019 Belcan Privacy Policy Belcan Privacy Shield Policy Belcan Modern Slavery Policy

*