Contract Production Planner Contract length: 12 months initially Rate: Up to £42.50 per hour - outside of IR35 Location: Crawley Working pattern: 4.5 days onsite, with flexibility for 1 day WFH The Role: We're recruiting a Production Planner / Production Controller on a 12 month contract to support an electronic manufacturing site experiencing strong growth in demand. You'll be responsible for final assembly production planning, managing schedules across multiple manufacturing zones in a labour intensive environment. Key responsibilities: Plan and manage production schedules across 4 manufacturing zones Monitor production order progress and delivery performance Work closely with manufacturing to maintain schedule adherence Attend OTIF meetings and support on-time delivery Coordinate plan changes with procurement, logistics, and production Create and maintain production performance reports Skills & experience required: Experience as a Production Planner or Production Controller Proven background in production scheduling Working knowledge of capacity planning Good Microsoft Office skills Strong communication skills and confidence working on-site Desirable: Manufacturing or assembly environment experience (electronics beneficial) SAP experience This role is ideal for an experienced production planner or production controller looking for a long-term contract within a growing manufacturing business.