Production Planner

Job Summary

Temporary Production Planner position with a Wellingborough‑based client in the dry food industry. Monday‑Friday, 08:30–17:00, £16.82 per hour.

Leading player within the dry food industry.

• Production planning of finished and semi‑finished goods and inter‑site stock replenishment.
• Build strong working relationships with the supply chain team and production.
• Work closely with the Demand Planner/Supply Chain Manager to ensure accurate forecasts and challenge where appropriate.
• Ensure daily and weekly plans are determined and issued in a timely manner.
• Secure material substitutions and request concessions, life extensions, and raw materials as required.
• Run monthly capacity and labour analysis to highlight potential constraints.
• Generate daily/weekly labour plans that optimise efficiency, minimise cost (yield loss) and satisfy customer demand.
• Ongoing monitoring of finished goods and raw material stocks; ensure data accuracy for both imported and manufactured goods.
• Regular communication with Customer Services to highlight potential service issues.
• Responsible for all stock management and warehouse replenishment.
• Regular reporting of KPIs.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety, data protection, food safety and quality.
• Maintain a strong customer service ethos and exceed customer expectations.
• Operate as an effective member of the supply chain team to help push business performance boundaries.

• Previous experience in a planning position within a manufacturing, FMCG or supply chain environment.
• Excellent understanding of logistics stock controls.
• Track record of managing business demands.
• Strong customer service ethos.

Apply by submitting your CV.