Planning Administrator

Planning Administrator

Here at Trelleborg Sealing Solutions, in Rotherham, we are proud to manufacture Orkot® bearings and wear rings. Orkot® is the world's leading brand in composite bearing material for wear resistant bearings under high load. With over 60 years’ experience in composite bearings, our Rotherham facility provides a full service, from engineering concept to delivery of a bearing solution for specialist markets such as marine, hydro & tidal power.

We have a full time, vacancy for a Planning Administrator at our Centre of excellence site in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom.

Salary circa £25k plus non contractual bonus

Hours of work

The hours of working Monday to Thursday 8.30am until 5pm and Friday 9am until 12pm (38 hours per week) – flexi time is available.

What be you’ll doing?

Your role is vital to our organisation. Reporting to the Planning Manager and working closely with our manufacturing supervisors, you will provide weekly manufacturing orders and guide the production planning process.

Continuous system improvements are essential to enhancing the planning department’s performance.

This role also includes:

• Updating the Key Performance Indicator list
• Refreshing system reports
• Maintaining and monitoring the Sales Progress ‘Chase’ list
• Creating daily plans for the ‘Wrapping Shop’ department
• Leading the Planning Inventory Meeting and helping optimise material usage
• Reporting daily and weekly On Time Delivery figures
• General housekeeping tasks
• Nesting parts for laminates

What we need from you

To succeed in this role, you will:

• Hold A-level qualifications in Maths and English or an equivalent NVQ
• Have prior experience in planning administration
• Manufacturing experience is a plus

In addition to your education and experience, the following qualities define an ideal candidate:

• Strong analytical, organisational, and time management skills
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Ability to multitask, prioritise, and meet strict deadlines
• Effective time management in a fast-paced environment
• Passion for continuous improvement and advancing the department
• A strong work ethic with a positive, can-do attitude
• Initiative and a collaborative team spirit

We offer great benefits in return: 

• Salary of circa £25,000 per annum.
• Non -contractual bonus, linked to organizational performance.
• Flexible on-site working.
• Holiday entitlement of 25 days per, plus bank holidays.
• Group pension scheme
• Life assurance scheme (4x annual salary)
• Employee assistance program with remote GP, nutrition and well-being app, physio and counselling support
• Free fruit & hot drink vending
• Mental Health First Aiders

In accordance with the Home Office guidance, successful candidates will be required to evidence their right to work in the United Kingdom before commencement of employment. Potential candidates will therefore be asked to demonstrate their right to work status for the UK, at the first interview.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we take pride in the diversity of our employees, valuing the special experience and expertise that people from different backgrounds bring to our business. The ability to develop ground-breaking technologies is one of our key assets and our people make it happen.

Our people are shaping industry from the inside. If you have the relevant experience and are excited about this opportunity, we’d love to hear from you!