Operational Planner

Greencore Group plc; Bo'ness; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company share save scheme

Competitive pension contribution

Life insurance up to 4x salary

Exclusive Greencore employee discount

Wellbeing Centre platform

Enhanced parental leave and menopause

Job summary

Greencore’s Bo’ness site is seeking a Planner to create daily production schedules, manage stock levels, and ensure efficient operation to meet customer demand. You will forecast requirements, monitor performance, and work across departments to improve processes and reduce costs.

Applicants should have planning experience in a fast-paced FMCG environment, strong numerical skills, and excellent communication. The role is site-based with Sunday–Thursday shifts.

Qualifications

• Experience in a planning role within a fast paced or FMCG environment.
• Strong numerical ability with confidence analysing data and making informed decisions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, supporting effective cross functional working.

Responsibilities

• Plan and prioritise production to maximise efficiency while meeting customer service targets.
• Manage stock levels across finished goods, WIP and offsite inventory accurately and proactively.
• Monitor factory performance daily, ensuring strong operational flow and timely delivery.
• Forecast production needs to support material availability and labour planning.
• Track, analyse and improve KPIs to support continuous operational excellence.
• Collaborate effectively across teams and communicate clearly with internal and external stakeholders.
• Identify and implement improvements to reduce costs, enhance efficiency and optimise planning processes.

Skills

Planning experience

Numerical analysis

Written and verbal communication

Excel proficiency

Problem solving

Organisational skills

Stakeholder collaboration

Attention to detail

Adaptability

Tools

Excel

Job description

Benefits: Company share save scheme, Competitive matched pension contribution, Life insurance up to 4x salary

Ways of Working: Site based

Hours of work: Sunday - Thursday, 14.30 - 23.00

Contract Type: Permanent

Why Greencore?

Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we’re one of the UK’s leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make every day taste better.

As a vibrant and fast moving business, we’re proud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US.

Together, we bring delicious food to life. Our products cover every meal occasion from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in between. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately £4bn.

Our extensive direct to store (DTS) network, with 17 depots across the UK, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring consumers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.

Our site in Bo'ness employs over 1,000 people and produces food-to-go salads and salad accompaniments for a range of customers. The site is located 3.5 miles from Linlithgow and 8 miles from Falkirk.

What you’ll be doing

As a Planner, you will create daily production plans, manage stock levels and ensure the factory runs efficiently to meet customer demand. You will forecast requirements, track performance and identify opportunities to improve processes and reduce costs. Acting as a key link between departments, you will communicate effectively with colleagues and customers to support smooth operational performance every day.

Role Accountabilities

• Plan and prioritise production to maximise efficiency while meeting customer service targets
• Manage stock levels across finished goods, WIP and offsite inventory accurately and proactively
• Monitor factory performance daily, ensuring strong operational flow and timely delivery
• Forecast production needs to support material availability and labour planning
• Track, analyse and improve KPIs to support continuous operational excellence
• Collaborate effectively across teams and communicate clearly with internal and external stakeholders
• Identify and implement improvements to reduce costs, enhance efficiency and optimise planning processes

What we’re looking for

• Experience in a planning role within a fast paced or FMCG environment
• Strong numerical ability with confidence analysing data and making informed decisions
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, supporting effective cross functional working
• Proficient IT user, particularly skilled in Excel, with willingness to enhance technical capability further
• Proactive problem solver, able to take initiative and resolve challenges quickly
• Highly organised and adaptable, able to manage changing priorities effectively
• Strong collaborator who builds trusted relationships with teams and stakeholders
• Keen eye for detail, ensuring accuracy across planning, forecasting and reporting
• Positive and resilient approach, supporting smooth daily operations and service improvement

We’re proud to be recognised in the Gender Equity Measure Top 100 for our commitment to gender equality.

If this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success.

What you’ll get in return

• Competitive salary and job-related benefits
• Life insurance up to 4x salary
• Company share save scheme
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platformEnhanced parental leave and menopause policies

Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on-the-job training and development opportunities to further your career.

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