Manufacturing Specialist - Meat Production Planner

Morrisons; Colne; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 40,000

Job description

About The Role
Are you a highly organised and detail-oriented individual with a passion for optimising inventory supply and delivering outstanding availability? Do you thrive in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, and have a knack for building strong relationships with various stakeholders? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you as a Manufacturing Production Planner.
As a Production Planner, your primary responsibility will be to ensure stock is on site to meet demand at the right time and at the right level for our largest Manufacturing site. You will collaborate with various teams and stakeholders to ensure that material availability remains outstanding while controlling inventory levels and optimising purchasing costs. This is a key role which underpins operational and financial performance on site and requires the ability to handle multiple objectives simultaneously and a strong focus on getting every detail correct.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Coordinating production schedules, ensuring efficient workflow, and managing inventory.
2. Collaborate with various teams, meet production targets and maintain high-quality standards.
3. Attention to detail, strong organisational skills, and knowledge of meat processing are important for this role.
4. Responsible for creating detailed production schedules, ensuring the right amount of meat is processed and available for packaging and distribution.
5. Work closely with suppliers, production teams, and logistics to ensure efficient operations and meet customer demands.
6. Attention to detail, strong communication skills, and the ability to adapt to changing priorities are key for success.

About You
We're looking for someone with:

1. Proven experience in production planning within a manufacturing environment.
2. You will demonstrate strong analytical and problem-solving skills to optimise production processes, along with excellent communication and interpersonal skills to build effective relationships with various stakeholders.
3. Proficiency in using relevant planning tools and software, beneficial if you have experience using Oracle.
4. You will also thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic work environment.

In return for your hard work we will offer you:

1. Six weeks holiday (including bank holidays).
2. 15% discount in our stores available from the day you join us.
3. Additional 10% discount More Card for a friend or family member.
4. Career progression and development opportunities.
5. Subsidised staff canteen.
6. Free parking.
7. Market leading pension and life assurance.
8. Healthcare/Well-being benefits including Aviva Digital GP.
9. Morrisons MyPerks with discounts at high street shops, cinemas and gyms, and lots more.
10. Long Service Awards.
11. Optional Payroll charity donations.
12. Enhanced Family/maternity/parental leave.

About The Company
You'll find a great big welcome here at Myton Food Group - the part of our business that looks after manufacturing, whilst maintaining strong roots within Morrisons Supermarkets.
At Myton Food Group, we have a legacy to be proud of. We're British farming's biggest single direct customer. We buy from highly valued suppliers. And we're passionate about the quality of our food. Today, we have 19 manufacturing sites across the UK, where we pack and process fresh meats and fish, savoury and sweet pies, fruit and veg, flower bouquets, bread and lots more.
We really do stand out in the world of food manufacturing. But what we're especially proud of is the way we all get stuck in and work as a team, in partnership across our supply chain. Read more about what we do at our Myton Food Group website.