Production & Logistics Planner

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

Job summary

A leading logistics company in England is seeking a planning and logistics administrator to manage production plans and daily logistics effectively. Responsibilities include producing accurate daily production plans, liaising with third-party haulage firms, and ensuring compliance with H&S and food safety standards. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong skills in planning, logistics, and communication, and provide training for new team members. This position requires working Monday to Saturday with varying hours.

Qualifications

• Experience in production planning and logistics is preferred.
• Strong attention to detail for accurate documentation.
• Able to work collaboratively with teams and third-party vendors.

Responsibilities

• Produce daily production plans and logistics accurately.
• Authorize transport invoices and maintain records.
• Liaise with third-party haulage companies for service level compliance.

Skills

Planning

Logistics

Communication

Training

Job description

• Location: Unit K, Springhead Enterprise Park, Northfleet, Gravesend DA11 8HH

Main Duties

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:

• Prducing all daily production plans accurately and on time – volumes, run rates, WIP etc – and provided to Production team
• Prducing daily outloading logistics accurately and on time – customer depot orders, pick sheets, ASNs and load manifests, ad distribute to Dispatch.
• Boking of vehicles though online portals and producing loads plans and delivery notes.
• Ensuring any shrtages are communicated to the wider business appropriately
• Ensure maximum utilisatin of fruit within Production
• Send weekly and daily staff requests t agencies as required
• Authrisation of transport invoices
• Keeping planning errrs to a minimum
• Plan and priritise daily operations to ensure maximum performance and minimum delay
• Determine manpwer, equipment and raw materials needed to cover production demand
• Address issues when they arise aiming fr minimum disruption
• Obtain, cllate and communicate output information (service level, staff numbers, waste, overpacks, WIP adherence etc.)
• Liaising with 3rd party haulage cmpanies regarding collection times and traffic issues to ensure 100% service level is achieved.
• Cmpletion of Customer Issue Log
• Training Planning and Lgistics Administrators to conduct all activities to the required standard.
• Cmpiling weekly data to support Sales Admin investigations of overs/shorts etc.
• Maintaining recrds and archives to support audits.
• Attending daily Prduction meetings – shift handover, 9am, Midday huddle
• Cmpletion of dispatched pallet and dolly spreadsheets
• All ther reasonable administration tasks associated with production, planning and logistics including rotas, T&A system, agency trackers, etc.

Key Accountabilities

• Ensure all direct reports take ownership on, H&S, Food Safety, People and performance KPI’s.
• Drive absolute commitment through a focus on PrepWorld’s Ways of Working.
• Provide ongoing training and support to other team members, especially new starters, to ensure all team members can complete all duties.

Days and Hours of work

Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday working a combination of either 07:00 - 19:30 or 05:00 - 17:30.