Production Feed Planner

6 months ago


Banbury, United Kingdom Avara Foods Full time

**About the Role**:
**Who are we, and what do we do?**

You may not have heard of us, but there’s a good chance you’ve enjoyed our products. Avara Foods is one of the UK’s leading food businesses, supplying chicken and turkey to the country’s major supermarkets and well-known restaurants.

We own and manage our entire supply chain, from farms to factory and all the way to the customer door - meaning we have careers that cover a whole range of functions. We have major processing sites across England and Wales, and an agricultural network of over 350 farms, spanning from North Yorkshire to the South Coast and Wales.

**A little about our Banbury Mills Site**:
The Banbury feed mill is in Oxfordshire and has approximately 40 employees. It produces around 4,500 tonnes of chicken and turkey feed per week. A fast-paced, dynamic Feed manufacturing environment which is noisy and dusty in some areas, manufacturing animal feeds where hygiene standards are critical. The role is both office and factory based.

**About the Role**:
Are you an experienced planner with strong scheduling skills? Thrive in working within a busy production environment? Are you looking for a new challenge? We are looking for a Production Planner to join our team in Brackley.

**What will you be doing as a Production Feed Planner at Avara?**

As a Production Feed Planner, you’ll be responsible for planning a manageable production schedule in line with customer demands. To ensure good communication and customer service to our customers prioritising their requirements on a daily basis.

**What will your key responsibilities as a Production Feed Planner include?**
- A suitable production plan to ensure customer demands are catered for.
- Ensuring the feed plan is deliverable in a timely manner based on available transport of any given day.
- Strong communication with customers building confidence while managing expectation.
- Excellent customer service prioritising customer’s requirements ensuring a good understanding of their daily needs.
- Communication with production and transport managers to ensure all plans are understood within both departments.
- A flexible approach to allow change within the plan based on unforeseen changes to mill running, transport and / or our customers.
- A good understanding of the mill’s capabilities to better plan feed demands.
- Willing to participate in other activities within the mill as and when there is a requirement.
- Follow the communicated escalation route for unscheduled plan changes and minimise disruption to our customers.

**What you’ll need to be successful**:

- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to focus on the right priorities.
- Ability to solve problems proactively and make effective decisions.
- Good accuracy and attention to detail
- A logical thinker with strong numerical, analytical and evaluation skills
- Good interpersonal skills
- High standard of IT skills and advanced excel knowledge.
- Experience within a similar role.

**The benefits of working for Avara Foods**:
As a Production Feed Planner, you will enjoy a secure, supportive, and progressive working environment, where your contribution and achievements will be recognised and rewarded. We offer comprehensive training as well as continuous development as you build your long-term career with us. You can also look forward to benefits that amongst other things include the following:

- £30,000 - £39,500 per annum
- 31 days holiday allowance
- 6% pension
- Life assurance
- Various lifestyle benefits, such as cashback perks, exclusive shopping discounts from well-known retailers, and discounted cinema tickets
- Wellbeing resources, including free online health advice & support, and wellbeing assessments.
- Free staff parking

**Due to Bird Welfare, it is essential that you do not own any Avian Pets, Poultry or Porcine.**

We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer.

INDHP

TheAvaraWay


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