Production and Logistics Planner

PrepWorld Ltd; Northfleet; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A food manufacturing company is seeking a skilled Production & Logistics Planner for a 12-month fixed-term contract in Northfleet. The role involves producing daily production and logistics plans, ensuring timely communication with third-party companies, and maintaining accurate records. Ideal candidates should have a continuous improvement mindset and excellent teamwork and communication skills. This position offers competitive hours and various employee perks, including free parking and staff events.

Benefits

Wagestream access

Free on-site parking

Staff events

Subsidised staff restaurant

Fruit pots on Wednesdays

Supportive team

Qualifications

• A continuous improvement mindset, always searching for ways to improve performance.
• Strong English communication skills.
• Ability to instruct and follow up with management.

Responsibilities

• Produce daily production plans accurately and timely.
• Manage daily outgoing logistics and associated documentation.
• Ensure maximum utilization of resources.

Skills

Continuous improvement mindset

Good communication skills in English

Teamwork

Good numerical and literacy levels

Good IT and database/system skills

Job description

We are seeking a skilled Production & Logistics Planner to join our food manufacturing team on a 12‑month fixed‑term contract. The Production & Logistics Planner is responsible producing the daily production plans, the daily plan for all outgoing finished product, and all associated paperwork.

Completion of all relevant planning, logistics and administration activities are completed on a daily basis. This includes playing an active part in carrying out these activities:

• Producing all daily production plans accurately and on time – volumes, run rates, WIP etc – and provided to Production team
• Producing daily out loading logistics accurately and on time – customer depot orders, pick sheets, ASNs and load manifests, and distribute to Dispatch.
• Booking of vehicles through online portals and producing loads plans and delivery notes.
• Ensuring any shortages are communicated to the wider business appropriately
• Ensure maximum utilisation of fruit within Production
• Send weekly and daily staff requests to agencies as required
• Authorisation of transport invoices
• Keeping planning errors to a minimum
• Plan and prioritise daily operations to ensure maximum performance and minimum delay
• Determine manpower, equipment and raw materials needed to cover production demand
• Address issues when they arise aiming for minimum disruption
• Obtain, collate and communicate output information (service level, staff numbers, waste, overpacks, WIP adherence etc.)
• Liaising with 3rd party haulage companies regarding collection times and traffic issues to ensure 100% service level is achieved.
• Completion of Customer Issue Log
• Training Planning and Logistics Administrators to conduct all activities to the required standard.
• Compiling weekly data to support Sales Admin investigations of overs/shorts etc.
• Maintaining records and archives to support audits.
• Attending daily Production meetings – shift handover, 9am, Midday huddle
• Completion of dispatched pallet and dolly spreadsheets
• All the reasonable administration tasks associated with production, planning and logistics including rotas, T&A system, agency trackers, etc

Who we are looking for

• Continuous improvement mind set, daily search for ways to improve performance and efficiency.
• Good communication skills in English (written, spoken and listening)
• Able to instruct and follow up on requests from Senior Management.
• Teamwork, able to work and liaise with others to ensure team goals are successfully achieved.
• Good emotional control (EI)
• Good numerical and literacy levels
• Good IT and database/system skills

What we provide in return

• Wagestream (track your earnings and instantly access up to 50% of your money as you earn it, without waiting for payday)
• Free on site parking with electric charge points
• Staff events
• Staff restaurant serving heavily subsidised hot and cold food
• Fruit pots on Wednesdays
• A supportive team

Days and Hours of work: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday (05:30am - 17:30pm or 07:30am - 19:30pm)

Location: PrepWorld, Northfleet, DA11 8HH.