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Materials Planner
Job Posted: 13 hours ago
Salary: £ 32,000 - 35,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: WF8, Pontefract, City and Borough of Wakefield
Expire in: a month
Job Description
Thrive Personnel Ltd are looking for an experienced Raw Materials Planner to join our clients food production team in Pontefract.
Job Description
Review raw materials against purchase specifications.
Update supplier specifications as needed, in collaboration with the technical team, to maintain current approved standards.
This factory-based role requires a proactive approach to ensure the correct quality of raw materials is used to meet customer specifications.
Report all findings, both positive and negative, to the Technical Manager, Commercial and Operational Teams, and communicate with suppliers.
The primary goal is to improve the overall quality of all raw materials used on site.
Build supplier relationships based on compliance, integrity, and a collaborative approach.
Quantify and discuss any improvements to butchery methods or packaging formats within the site teams before approaching the Supplier.
Issue Non-Conformance Reports (NCR) or Rejection Notices for any raw material not meeting specifications and communicate this within the site teams.
Conduct site visits to Suppliers to support the Technical Manager in improving specifications and addressing quality issues.
Support the understanding of butchery specifications and cuts of meat used in the product among Production Leaders and staff members.
Create regular reports and trend analyses to keep customer performance up to date.
Conduct weekly/monthly calls with suppliers to manage performance as the role develops.
Add value to raw materials by utilizing butchery knowledge.
Prepare for and participate in factory visits and technical audits.
Conduct product assessments against agreed parameters during raw material intake and production, using various monitoring methods (Foss analyzing, cook-ups, and butchery).
Perform online raw material reviews and assessments to support supplier claims or material downgrades.
Qualifications
Strong butchery knowledge across Beef, Lamb, and Pork
HACCP trained.
Food hygiene.
Willing to undertake further training to develop within the role and support the business as and when required and when change in the food industry or customer COP.
· Preferred Skills
Computer literate with ability to use excel and word to an intermediate level (constructing graphs, data trending etc
Understanding of 3rd party audits and government enforcements BRC/EFsis/Red tractor/Retailers/EHO/TSO
Collaborator and ability to drive improvement and development.
Understanding of written specification systems based and hard copies
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