Supply Planning

**Location**: Nicholas & Harris, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 7PU
**Shift**: 4 on, 4 off - 6am until 6pm
**Salary**: Competitive with Opportunities for Growth
We have an exciting opportunity to join our Supply Chain team as a ‘Production Scheduler’ at our Nicholas & Harris site, part of the Finsbury Food Group. With over 180 years of heritage in craft baking methods, Nicholas & Harris produces artisanal, organic, and speciality breads, serving to major retailers across the UK.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone to gain experience with one of the UK’s largest leading bakery businesses, along with great opportunities for growth and development from both a site and group perspective. At Finsbury Food Group, we are passionate about investing in our teams, creating great progression opportunities.
This is what you’ll actually do
As a Production Scheduler, you’ll be responsible for producing and publishing efficient production plans that balance operational efficiency with meeting customer demands. You’ll manage over 100 SKUs, working closely with manufacturing, NPD, Hygiene, and Engineering teams to ensure seamless production processes.
In this role, you’ll oversee the completion, distribution, and communication of daily production schedules and shift plans to the manufacturing team. You’ll collaborate with various departments to incorporate time for regular maintenance, deep cleaning, and scheduled downtime while ensuring customer service levels remain a priority. By grouping products containing allergens and optimizing capacity, you’ll maximize production output efficiently. You’ll also monitor customer orders, review schedules, and promptly communicate or address any changes in stock levels.
Additionally, you’ll maintain finished goods inventory to ensure service levels exceed 98.5%, while minimizing waste from short product shelf life. Regular reporting and data analysis on planning parameters, such as yield and efficiency, will be essential in driving continuous improvement. You’ll also play a key role in seasonal planning, including Easter and Christmas, providing insights and solutions to ensure operational success.
Ideally this is you
- Strong organisational and communication skills.
- Proficiency in MS Office, particularly Excel.
- GCSE-level literacy and numeracy skills.
- Adaptability to change.
- Strong problem-solving skills.
- Attention to detail.
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
- Experience communicating with customer and suppliers (Desirable).
- Knowledge of bakery products (Desirable).

What’s in it for you
- Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Leave to allow quality time with your new arrival
- Enhanced Pension Scheme for our employees.
- Death in Service Benefit.
- Free Employee Assistance Programme (open to colleagues and their families).
- Retail discounts accessible via our Benefits Hub platform
- Refer a Friend Scheme (up to £300 per referral - T&C’s dependant).
- Employee Recognition Awards.
- Extensive Learning & Development opportunities (including opportunities for sponsored professional memberships and our own in-house development course).
- An opportunity to be part of a fantastic, growing organisation. Head over to our LinkedIn page to find out more

Our vision is to be the leading speciality bakery group in the UK, and we want the best people in place to achieve this. Our continued success is built entirely on the talented people who work here, so employee development is important to us because everyone is a valued member of the team, and we want every individual to have the skills and capabilities to achieve both your own personal goals and our business goals. We want good people to join our company, to help our company continue to go from strength to strength. If this sounds like you, please get in contact to learn more