Join an internationally renowned engineering manufacturer in the Bradford area as a Production planner.

The position offers the opportunity to work with in a professional working environment, in which opportunities for both personal and career progression are readily available.

This is a minimum term - 12 weeks contract with the opportunity for permanent employment thereafter.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide lead time estimates during quoting and help set customer expectations.


• Coordinate Engineering & Production: Ensure parts setups, Make/Buy decisions, and production schedules are on track.


• Manage Materials: Monitor stock levels, ensure timely ordering, and resolve any shortages or delays.


• Collaborate Across Teams: Work with Finance, Stores, and Despatch to ensure smooth operations and timely delivery.


• Problem-Solving: Respond to MRP-related issues and ensure production stays on schedule.


• Meetings & Updates: Attend cross-department meetings to keep everyone aligned and provide progress updates.

What's in it for you as a Production Planner

• Starting salary £16.24 per hour circa £32,000 per year pro rata dependant on experience.


• Bonus and pension scheme, 25 days holiday plus statutory holidays.


• Flexible start and finish times


• 5 hours per week on days, Monday to Friday


• 12 week contract

What We're Looking For:

• Previous experience within a Production Planning / Master Scheduling or Production Planner capacity within an engineering or manufacturing environment


• Knowledge and experience of working with MRP systems


• Strong IT skills covering - Excel / Word and Outlook


• Experience of compiling bills of materials


• Experience of providing production / engineering routings and production scheduling of material and work


• The processing and creation of purchase order and sales orders preferably having worked in a scheduling support or transactional background.

If you wish to apply for the Production Planner position, please contact Conor Wood at E3 Recruitment on 01484 645 269