Job Title: Production Planner

Location: Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire CB21 5ET

Salary: Competitive

Job Type: Full time, Permanent

Working Hours: Mon-Friday 8am – 4.30pm

About the Company:

S&B Herba Foods Ltd source and import rice and grains (and other raw materials) from across the globe to produce a wide range of ingredients to the specification of UK manufacturers and wholesalers. Our core purpose is to “Feed the nation and be a place where everyone can reach their full potential”.

We have just been awarded the Investors In People standard and are embarking on a new era to attain Silver with our ultimate goal Platinum.In order to do this, we need people that are willing to drive our Goals and Ambitions and continually improve and develop themselves as individuals, with our full support.

We are looking to build on our Team of great people by employing individuals that are aligned to our Company Values of; Hungry (driven and ambitious); Can Do attitude (resilient, solution focused); Proactive (forward thinking, strategic) and We Before I (caring for their colleagues/team; collaborative).

We have been trading for over 100 years and have a great heritage.Come and join us – it’s a great place to work!

About The Role:

We are looking to employ an Operations and Logistics Planner to join our planning team reporting to the Head of Supply Chain and the Operations Manager.

Key responsibilities include:

• Develop and maintain medium term production plan (up to week 4)
• Production and stock transaction administration (JDE)
• Organising 3rd party production and processing where required
• System Bill of Material creation and upkeep
• Packaging and pallet planning / ordering
• Organisation of transport where required
• Administration including delivery note printing
• Communication of production schedules and changes to the Supply Chain / customers
• Toll milling and bran processing calculations
• Collate KPI data regarding milling and packing. Measure against and contribute to meeting SMART team objectives including OEE / Operational targets
• Absence cover for Production and Logistics Planner (Milling, Packing and Intake plans)

Qualification, Skills & Experience:

• Experience of planning, scheduling and purchasing
• Great communication and co-ordination skills
• Experience working with 3rd party logistics
• Experience in ERP systems, JDE preferred
• Microsoft office suite

Benefits:

• Cycle to Work Scheme available
• Pension
• Life Assurance
• 22 days increasing by 1 day per year to max 25 (plus bank holidays)
• Free on-site car park

Please click the APPLY button and to submit your CVand Cover Letter.

Candidates with experience of: Production Planner, Operations Executive, Goods In Coordinator, Distribution Co-Ordinator, Operations Administrator, Production Coordinator, Planning Administrator, Supply Chain Planner, Purchasing Administrator may also be considered for this role.