Operations Planner

ForFarmers Group; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading agricultural company in the United Kingdom seeks an Operations Planner to effectively manage raw material planning and inventory. You will oversee logistics operations, conduct weighbridge activities, and ensure compliance with health and safety standards. Ideal candidates will have experience in inventory management and logistics planning, along with strong data entry skills. This is a full-time position.

Qualifications

• Experience in raw material planning and inventory management.
• Understanding of Health & Safety regulations.
• Proficiency in data entry and monitoring KPIs.

Responsibilities

• Plan and manage incoming raw materials and stock inventory.
• Conduct weighbridge activities and logistics planning.
• Ensure compliance with quality standards and site procedures.

Skills

Inventory management

Logistics planning

Health & Safety compliance

Data entry

Job description

Operations Planner

Reporting to: Production Manager
Reference: R9194

Working as part of a team within the department that identifies, plans, orders and receives Raw Materials to satisfy demand of compound and blends on site, driven by the transport & production plans whilst adhering to Inventory, manufacturing and logistics targets. In addition to the core planning role, you will provide a weighbridge service, ensuring that all incoming and outgoing vehicles are weighed and recorded using our computerised stock system and all site product sampling schedules are adhered to.

Purpose of the Job

• Plan incoming raw materials, sample and ensure correct paperwork on delivery. Route to R/M bins.
• Carry out all weighbridge activities.
• Plan for the nights’ production working with transport to ensure the correct product and quantity is available.
• Dispatch finished product as per loading sheets.
• Ensure stock inventory is checked and kept up to date.
• Source and order mill spares, consumables and services as requested.
• Assist with Administration of Health & Safety, Quality & Environmental Compliance and the administration functions for maintaining the ISO45001, ISO 14001 and ISO 50001 systems.
• Assist with FLT cover and other general mill cover, including making up micro ads, checking vehicles etc. as required.
• Liaise with all members of the office/mill team to ensure the job is done correctly in the most efficient and cost effective way.
• Responsible for contributing to the implementation of quality standards and company procedures.
• Follow site procedures at all times.
• P2P – Raise purchase orders and receive them against work completed.
• P2P managing discipline of system.
• Reporting OTIF results.
• Monitoring OTIF, managing actions to resolve issues.
• Reporting tier info to the site.
• Stock takes.
• Formulations.
• Vehicle loading.
• Complete monthly SMR report.
• Complete KPI portal data entry.
• Manage KPI trends info and publish graphs monthly.

Applications

We value diversity in our workplace and welcome enquiries from everyone.

Applicants wishing to apply who would require sponsorship can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the role by assessing their circumstances against the relevant criteria on the Gov.UK website.

Please make us aware if you need any reasonable adjustments to participate in this process.

We encourage you to submit your application as early as possible as closing dates may vary.

Job Application Process

Interested in the vacancy above? Click apply to begin your application! We will ask you to upload your Cover Letter and CV (in one file) and provide us with some personal details. We will subsequently contact you to inform you whether or not we will be progressing your application.

ForFarmers UK Limited
Horizon House, Fred Castle Way
Rougham Industrial Estate
Rougham, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9ND

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Management and Manufacturing

Industries

• Animal Feed Manufacturing