Fresh Pork Production Planner: Scheduling & Forecasts

SunPork Group; Kingaroy; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full-time role

Employee wellbeing benefits including

Job summary

Swickers Kingaroy Bacon Factory, part of the SunPork Group, is seeking a Production Planner for our fresh requirements onsite in Kingaroy. You will coordinate production planning, forecasting, and dispatch across the SunPork operations team to align with demand and capacity.

Reporting to the Senior Production Planner, you will develop daily, weekly, and long-term schedules, prepare reports, and support launches and seasonal events.

Qualifications

• Must be motivated, self-driven and can work and contribute to a team environment.
• The ability to adhere to strict deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Prior experience with Microsoft Office, in particular Excel.
• Attention to detail and time management skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Produce daily, weekly, and long-term production schedules for fresh requirements.
• Communicate production needs, supply status, surplus, and customer feedback promptly.
• Maintain boning forecast (raw material availability).
• Coordinate with teams on launches, seasonal events and holidays.
• Provide daily production and carcase schedules to stakeholders.
• Coordinate boning of livestock for the appropriate market.
• Generate detailed daily, weekly and monthly reports as required.

Skills

Production scheduling

Excel

Time management

Attention to detail

Team player

Communication

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

Job description

Swickers Kingaroy Bacon Factory, part of the SunPork Group, is seeking a Production Planner for our fresh requirements onsite in Kingaroy. You will coordinate production planning, forecasting, and dispatch across the SunPork operations team to align with demand and capacity.

Reporting to the Senior Production Planner, you will develop daily, weekly, and long-term schedules, prepare reports, and support launches and seasonal events.