Production Planner

Thornton Egg Packing Centre is looking to recruit a Planner to join our Supply Chain team. The Production Planning position is a key support role to the Packing Centre’s production management team.

Shift Pattern: 13.30pm-22.00pm

**What are we looking for in our next Planner?**:

- Experience of working in a multiple-departmental business
- Ability to collate and report data to audience
- Able to provide information to relevant teams in a timely manner
- Dynamic and positive attitude towards challenges
- Proven track record of focus on key performance indicators
- Controlling promotional planning within the packing centre
- Desire to develop and learn

We are confident that our training will provide you with all you need to start your new 'egg-citing’ career. What does the role entail?**
- Collating and reporting the day’s orders (entering stock & sales)
- Reporting Packing Centre information to central operations
- Ensuring the production team has the information they require to plan production
- Ensuring ungraded is in place to achieve sales and model intakes/usages going forward
- Controlling promotional planning within the packing centre
- Coordinating inter-packing centre packing/transfers to achieve business objectives
- Working with production management to minimise waste and maximise efficiency within the plans (full use of Automation - MR12,30,40,50,60’s)
- Work closely with the production team to develop a dynamic and positive attitude to the challenges of a busy production department
- Focus on the key performance indicators (KPIs) identified by the Business, and work towards achieving and surpassing agreed targets
- Assist Machine Controllers in planning production runs to minimise waste, maximise product life, meet customer dispatch times, and achieve the best possible throughput (taking into account any relevant production constraints)
- Be mindful of product quality, integrity and traceability. Ensure work is completed to a high-standard, and all necessary documentation is completed
- Foster a constructive working relationship with all departments and ensure lines of communication are open
- Complete any necessary training required for the role. The jobholder should be open to personal development
- Identify areas of inefficiency and waste. In alignment with the businesses KPI’s, implement and review the agreed changes as and when required
- Drive focus within the planning team and stock control on mínimal wastage of packed product (rework)
- To be "audit-ready" at all times, ensure that site hygiene, health & safety and document control are in line with customer specifications and always up to date
- Maintain a respectful and constructive working relationship with colleagues, subordinates and managers

**What can we offer you?**
- Access to Perkbox with a variety of discounts including a monthly freebie from Greggs or Café Nero
- A Free turkey at Christmas to feed the family
- Discounted eggs and chicken
- Free hot drinks on shift
- A Celebration day after 1 years service enjoy an extra day off to celebrate a life event, such as your birthday
- Acess to Axa's Doctor at Hand
- Discounted Gym Memberships
- Free Eye Test every two years
- Discounted mobile phone contracts
- Share in our success with the People Partnership - after 6 months service you will be eligible for a yearly bonus.