Production Planner
The Production Planner is responsible for the creation of the daily production plan and freeze plans. Ensuring that capacity, WIP and material constraints are considered along with product availability issues. They are also responsible for ordering fresh ingredients.To be successful in this role, the candidate will need excellent interpersonal skills, strong analytical talents and have the ability to effectively communicate with others.
About the role
Primary responsibilities
Manage and maintain the production plan.
Manage and maintain the frozen plan.
Issue updated plans to production.
Control and monitor finished goods ensuring no shortages and that any stock at risk is communicated to the commercial teams.
Attend daily/weekly planning meetings.
Measure key production metrics. Conformance and adherence.
Work closely with the production scheduler to ensure components are in place on time to meet with varying production dynamics.
Order and maintain fresh ingredients so that stock is in place where required and is consumed with no risk of stock out of life.
Supply forecasts to suppliers.
Attend daily production meetings to provide feedback around meeting targets and discuss rescheduling activities.
Report forecast accuracy metrics to management.
Assist planning management where required.
What you will need
Required criteria
- Strong problem solving skills
- Excellent numeracy skills
- Proven communication skills (verbal & non verbal)
Desired criteria
- Good time management skills (working to tight deadlines)
- Good working knowledge of MS Office applications
Professional skills you’ll need for this job opportunity
Flexibility and Adaptability
Attention to detail
Planning and Organising
Albert Bartlett
Our story began in 1948, when Albert Bartlett started our family tradition of selling good-quality produce by setting up a beetroot-boiling operation in Coatbridge, Scotland. Nine years later, Albert’s experience and expertise helped him grow the business, and along with his two sons, Jimmy and Alex, he found a new home for their flourishing company in Airdrie, Scotland. On that very same site, we made history when we became the first factory in Britain to pre-pack carrots in a plastic bag. Over the years, our expanding business has stayed true to Albert’s spirit of innovation and passion for quality, and we’ve built on our experience. Today, we proudly supply potatoes from our network of farmers and growers across England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Jersey.
Over 70 years since Albert started the business, we remain proudly independent and the fourth generation of the Bartlett family is now working in the company. Our headquarters are in Airdrie, only four miles or so from our founder’s original business. We want Albert Bartlett to be a world famous household brand, renowned for quality and expertise in own label and branded potatoes and potato products. We aim to be an innovative and improving company that exceeds our customers’ expectations while operating in an environmentally responsible and sustainable way. We can only achieve this by investing in the best people and some of the latest job vacancies at Albert Bartlett are listed below.
Our benefits
We value our team members, and encourage you to act on your ideas! You bring skills and a customer-first mentality, and we'll bring the tools and environment you need to do the best work possible!