Assistant Labour Planner

5 days ago

York, United Kingdom Nestlé Full time

Business Unit: Nestle UK&I

Job Title: Labour Planner - Confectionery

Location: York Factory

**Salary**: circa £27,500 PA (depending on experience) + potential bonus + other Companywide benefits

This role is based full time on site servicing the York Factory.

**Position Summary**

Nestlé York Factory is the home of the iconic confectionery brand Kit Kat amongst several other well-known brands such as Aero, Polo and Yorkie.

We’re currently recruiting for a Labour Planner to join our team and help drive operational excellence through effective labour planning.

As Labour Planner, you’ll be responsible for delivering a forward-looking labour plan that enhances efficiency, flexibility, and cost-effectiveness. You’ll play a key role in improving our labour planning processes and systems, ensuring the right people are in the right place at the right time.

**A day in the life of a Labour Planner**

Your responsibilities will include:

- Creating and maintaining an optimal labour plan for the York site, considering skills, training, holidays, absence, restrictions, and Working Time Directive guidelines.
- Collaborating with Line Performance Managers, Supply Chain Planners, and our external agency provider to ensure effective workforce allocation.
- Acting as the first point of contact for labour adjustments in response to plant performance or shortages.
- Delivering Labour KPIs aligned with the Factory Operational Master Plan.
- Driving improvements in our labour planning system (PeoplePlan) and reporting processes.
- Maintaining and enhancing a skills matrix to support workforce mobility across departments.
- Managing the relationship with our agency labour provider, ensuring service quality and escalating issues as needed.
- Ensuring accurate collation of worked hours for agency payroll and timely invoice processing.

**What will make you successful?**

We’re looking for someone who:

- Be computer literate and previously used Microsoft Excel and other IT software.
- Proven track record working in a fast-paced environment under pressure and be comfortable with multi-tasking.
- Be a self-motivated individual who enjoys a challenge, take ownership of own work and balance workload effectively.
- Have a proven track record working in a role that requires attention to detail with an interest in process improvement.
- Communicates well with the ability to influence without authority and enjoys working with vast diverse teams.
- Not essential but a previous exposure to manufacturing environment would be desirable

**Ready to make an impact?**
Join us in shaping the future of labour planning at Nestlé York Factory.

**What you need to know**

What can we offer in return? Great benefits you’d expect from a business the size of Nestlé - in the shape of a competitive salary and benefits package, bonus scheme, flexible working scheme, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays plus flex leave, pension scheme and a real focus on personal development and growth.

Job advert closing date

22nd October 2025

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