Production Planner
| Posting date: | 11 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £30,000 to £32,000 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Basic salary plus bonus & benefits |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 April 2026 |
| Location: | Cricklade, Swindon, SN6 6HE |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | MacFarlane Group |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | MCF1416 |
Summary
Production Planner
Location: Cricklade / Swindon
Package: £30,000 - £32,000 (dependent on experience) + Bonus and other Company benefits
Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday 7am - 3pm (On Site)
Reporting to: Operations Manager
The Company
GWP, one of the UK's leading packaging manufacturers, are looking for a Production Planner to join our established team. You will become part of a business established for more than 30 years, with a strong history of producing sustainable and environmentally friendly packaging. Being part of Macfarlane PLC (the UK's largest packaging distributor) and experiencing strong growth over the past three years.
The Role
We are looking for a Production Planner to join the production team. You will be responsible for completing the daily and future plan for the production processes considering the changing demands from customers and internal departments. GWP specialize in supplying their customers just in time and this requires an agile and flexible approach to production and the production scheduling.
Key Responsibilities
Essential Skills:
* Previous planning / scheduling experience in a fast paced environment.
* Use of IT systems including MS Office. (Excel and Outlook required)
* Use of a manufacturing Planning / MRP package.
* Excellent communications skills.
* Ability to dynamically adapt and change plans to changing workloads and priorities.
* Experience of planning within a service led business (preferred)
* JIT/Kanban production - batch methods (preferred)
The Benefits
We provide a competitive basic starting salary and operate a rewarding bonus scheme.
The flexible employee benefits can include:-
23 days annual leave plus all public / bank holidays
Long service awards (10-40 years)
Contributory pension scheme
Free on-site parking
Employee assistance programme to support and advise with well-being and any issues
How to apply / next steps
This is an appointment whereby we will be working to identify and review the very best of applicants swiftly in the hope of selecting our favoured candidate to commence with us as soon as possible. To make an application please simply click 'Apply' ensuring that you CV is up to date and relevant.
All applications will be acknowledged, shortlist applicants normally hearing from us within two to three weeks. Unsuccessful applicants will also be notified at the end of our process, although if you haven't heard from us within four weeks of applying, please assume your application has been unsuccessful.
NO RECRUITMENT AGENCIES PLEASE
Location: Cricklade / Swindon
Package: £30,000 - £32,000 (dependent on experience) + Bonus and other Company benefits
Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday 7am - 3pm (On Site)
Reporting to: Operations Manager
The Company
GWP, one of the UK's leading packaging manufacturers, are looking for a Production Planner to join our established team. You will become part of a business established for more than 30 years, with a strong history of producing sustainable and environmentally friendly packaging. Being part of Macfarlane PLC (the UK's largest packaging distributor) and experiencing strong growth over the past three years.
The Role
We are looking for a Production Planner to join the production team. You will be responsible for completing the daily and future plan for the production processes considering the changing demands from customers and internal departments. GWP specialize in supplying their customers just in time and this requires an agile and flexible approach to production and the production scheduling.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare the production schedule and communicate it to the production team with the Production Manager.
- Ensuring delivery dates for raw materials align with the production plan and constantly review as the schedule changes.
- Communication with raw material suppliers regarding changes to the plan to control stock levels.
- Reviewing the production schedule and amending it depending on changing customer demands.
- Communication with internal departments about progression of works orders.
- React dynamically to unforeseen problems / lost time in the production environment and offer solutions to recover
Essential Skills:
* Previous planning / scheduling experience in a fast paced environment.
* Use of IT systems including MS Office. (Excel and Outlook required)
* Use of a manufacturing Planning / MRP package.
* Excellent communications skills.
* Ability to dynamically adapt and change plans to changing workloads and priorities.
* Experience of planning within a service led business (preferred)
* JIT/Kanban production - batch methods (preferred)
The Benefits
We provide a competitive basic starting salary and operate a rewarding bonus scheme.
The flexible employee benefits can include:-
23 days annual leave plus all public / bank holidays
Long service awards (10-40 years)
Contributory pension scheme
Free on-site parking
Employee assistance programme to support and advise with well-being and any issues
How to apply / next steps
This is an appointment whereby we will be working to identify and review the very best of applicants swiftly in the hope of selecting our favoured candidate to commence with us as soon as possible. To make an application please simply click 'Apply' ensuring that you CV is up to date and relevant.
All applications will be acknowledged, shortlist applicants normally hearing from us within two to three weeks. Unsuccessful applicants will also be notified at the end of our process, although if you haven't heard from us within four weeks of applying, please assume your application has been unsuccessful.
NO RECRUITMENT AGENCIES PLEASE