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Production Planner
Job Posted: 15 hours ago
Salary: £ 30,000 - 35,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: SN15, Notton, Wiltshire
Expire in: a month
Job Description
Role: Production Planner
Salary: £30,000 - £35,000
Location: Lacock, Wiltshire
Working Hours: 06.00am – 18.00pm, 4on4off
We are seeking a Production Planner to join our expanding Egg Innovation Centre in Lacock, Wiltshire. Reporting to the Centre’s Supply & Demand Manager, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining production schedules that balance customer demand, inventory targets, and capacity constraints. Working closely with manufacturing, supply chain, and commercial teams, you will ensure timely product availability while minimising waste and downtime in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.
About Stonegate Farmers Ltd
Stonegate Farmers Ltd is an integrated free range and organic egg business organised across three divisions comprising farming and agriculture, egg packing and cooked egg processing. Established in 1926 and under new ownership since 2016, we have grown into one the largest free-range and organic egg producers within the UK.
Moving millions of mother nature’s most fragile food items every day takes finesse and know how. We work closely with our producers to collect, grade and package each individual egg. We deliver daily from hen houses right across the country to the most exclusive restaurants and to many of the UK’s leading supermarkets, together with first class egg products to some of the biggest names in food manufacturing.
At Stonegate, we believe that our success is built upon the dedication and passion of our team. We are committed to investing in our employees by offering continuous training and development opportunities. As part of our team, you'll enjoy a competitive salary, workplace pension scheme, and additional benefits such as a cycle-to-work scheme, on-site parking, free eggs, and subsidised transport from select locations.
Role & Responsibilities:
* Develop, issue, and maintain detailed production schedules to meet customer demand, optimise resource utilisation, and achieve inventory targets.
* Monitor production progress against plan, identifying and resolving scheduling conflicts, material shortages, or capacity constraints in a timely manner.
* Maintain accurate planning data in ERP and scheduling systems, ensuring all stakeholders have up-to-date information.
* Support new product launches by coordinating trial production runs, validating capacity, and integrating new products into the production schedule.
* Identify and implement areas for continuous improvement within the planning functions, increasing efficiency and mitigating bottlenecks.
* Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support continuous improvement initiatives, including lean manufacturing projects and waste-reduction programs.
* Ensure all planning activities align with food safety, quality, and regulatory standards, maintaining full compliance with company policies and external requirements.
Person Specification:
* Able to display our company values: Respect, Aspire, Courage, One Team & Diversity
* Be able to manage to deadlines and demonstrate excellent time management skills.
* Strong Analytical skills
* Effective communication skills
Qualifications / Experience:
* Experience with scheduling production and managing finished goods inventory levels
* Experience of an ERP system. Eg JDE (advantageous)
* Experience with short self-life/ ready to eat food manufacturing (advantageous)Before You Apply
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