Job Title: Site Planner
Reporting to: Operations Manager and Floor Manager
Key Working Relationships: Kitchen, Packing, Warehouse, Technical, Quality Assurance and Dispatch
About the Role
We are looking for an organised, proactive and hands-on Planner & Supervisor to join our ready-meals manufacturing operation.
The role will coordinate the packing operation from order planning through to finished product and supervise the packing team on the production floor.
A key part of the role will be to review both estimated/final orders, assess the components required to produce those meals, and communicate the requirements to the Kitchen team in sufficient time to ensure that the necessary components are prepared and available for packing.
The successful candidate will therefore act as an important link between Customer/Order requirements, Kitchen, and Packing, ensuring production is properly planned and customer requirements are met on time.
Key Responsibilities
- Review daily and future actual customer orders and estimated/forecast orders.
- Assess expected production requirements and identify the quantities of each meal required.
- Break down meal requirements into the individual components required from the Kitchen.
- Communicate clear component requirements to the Kitchen team, including required quantities and required dates/times.
- Ensure Kitchen has sufficient notice to prepare components in line with the packing plan.
- Monitor changes to actual orders and forecasts and communicate any changes to Kitchen promptly.
- Identify potential shortages of components at an early stage and escalate them to the Floor Manager and the Kitchen.
- Coordinate closely with Kitchen and Packing to ensure components are available when required.
- Ensure the packing plan reflects the availability of finished components.
- Prioritise production where customer deadlines, stock requirements or operational issues require changes to the plan.
Packing Planning
- Prepare and maintain the daily packing plan based on estimated and final order demand and available components.
- Ensure the correct meals are packed in the correct quantities and within required timeframes.
- Adjust the packing plan when orders, component availability, staffing or production circumstances change.
- Escalate potential delays to the Floor Manager as soon as they are identified.
Floor Supervision
- Supervise and coordinate packing operatives during the shift.
- Allocate staff to packing lines and tasks according to the day's requirements.
- Communicate production priorities and targets clearly to the team.
- Monitor productivity, attendance, breaks and labour utilisation.
- Ensure employees follow company procedures, work instructions and food safety requirements.
- Support the Floor Manager with team management and performance issues.
- Provide hands-on support to the packing team when required.
- Maintain high standards of housekeeping, discipline and GMP throughout the packing area.
Communication Between Kitchen & Packing
The role will be a key communication point between the Kitchen and Packing departments.
Knowledge and Experience
- Experience in food manufacturing, preferably ready meals, chilled food or FMCG.
- Experience in packing, production or a similar manufacturing environment.
- Previous supervisory or team-leader experience is desirable.
- Strong planning and organisational skills.
- Good numerical and analytical ability.
- Good computer and Excel skills.
- The ability to understand customer orders and translate them into production/component requirements.
- Excellent communication skills, particularly between different production departments.
- The ability to work under pressure and respond quickly to changing requirements.
- A strong attention to detail.
- Must have knowledge of dynamics
Pay: £35,000.00 per year
Work Location: In person
