Our client is a leading food manufacturer in the poultry sector, they are seeking a motivated an talented individual to join their team as an Agricultural Planner and Catching Support. Our client offers a secure and progressive working environment where your contributions and achievements will be recognised and rewarded.

Benefits:

* Up to £40,000.00

* Up to 6% Employer matched pension.

* Private medical cover.

* Life Assurance.

* Various lifestyle benefits, including discounts and wellbeing resources.

Purpose of the role:

Are you passionate about optimising performance results? Looking for a new challenge? Do you have experience in production planning or scheduling?

As an Agricultural Planner and Catching Support you will ensure the smooth operation of our clients Agricultural Planning and catching function by understanding each of the planning and catching areas. To analyse performance trends and utilise them in future decision making. To work collaboratively with all areas of the business to achieve the best result for all and build positive working relationships with key stakeholders.

Planning:

* To ensure that plans are kept up to date with the latest information

* To develop strong working relationships with our clients farming partners and communicate information/plans accordingly.

* To communicate daily and weekly plans to all key stakeholders

* To manage plans over a number of weeks in order to forecast how performance is changing and understand what needs to be done in order to meet business requirements

* To liaise and maintain strong working relationships with other departments including Transport, Hatcheries, Breeder and Broiler teams

* To monitor performance and to highlight to the management team any anomalies or significant drops in performance.

* To assist in the development of agricultural planning systems in support of our clients planning process and to manage changes as part of a wider IT project.

* To develop & maintain performance metrics which demonstrate strong understanding and control over plan performance.

* To ensure that our agricultural processes are not planned to break legislation, permit restrictions or our assurance scheme standards e.g. stocking densities.

* To assist in any ancillary tasks to help improve our clients operations.

* To support the rest of the Ag Planning Dept as necessary

Catching Support:

* Visit Catching teams on farms to observe/audit compliance.

* Create reports using iAuditor to report and support investigation for non-compliance for our customers.

* Recognising situations that impact supply chain, communicating with our operating sites professionally providing accurate updates and the follow up feedback.

* Collating catching performance data and provide KPI's for our supply chain.

* Championing Health and Safety, welfare and biosecurity whilst visiting Avara and associated sites.

* Reacting and attending out of hours catching requirements on farms.

* Dynamic Communication with all people during visits on farms is essential to achieve positive outcomes and maintain good working relationships.

* Creating and updating farm layout maps that essential for planning.

* Will require handling live animals on farm that require support.

What our client is looking for:

* Previous experience in demand/supply or factory planning roles

* Project management experience

* Understanding of supply chain and planning

* Highly Organised