Production Scheduler

Avara Foods; North Kelsey Moor; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food supplier in North Lincolnshire is seeking a Production Scheduler to oversee daily scheduling of production lines. The role requires excellent communication and Excel skills, as well as the ability to troubleshoot and optimize processes. You will work to ensure timely delivery of customer orders while maintaining efficiency and quality. A competitive salary of £30,000 - £32,000 is offered along with various employee benefits.

Benefits

31 days holiday allowance

Pension contributions

Discounted gym membership

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Benefit Scheme

Qualifications

• High standard of IT skills.
• Understanding of manufacturing, ideally food production environments.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain daily scheduling processes.
• Act as key link between planning and production.
• Work with logistics teams for timely delivery.
• React calmly to unexpected events.
• Optimize production lines for efficiency.
• Track performance data against plans.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Proactive problem-solving

Advanced Excel knowledge

Attention to detail

Job description

Who are we, and what do we do?

You may not have heard of us, but there’s a good chance you’ve enjoyed our products. Avara Foods is one of the UK’s leading food businesses, supplying chicken and turkey to the country’s major supermarkets and well-known restaurants.

We own and manage our entire supply chain, from farms to factory and all the way to the customer door – meaning we have careers that cover a whole range of functions. We have major processing sites across England and an agricultural network of over 350 farms, spanning from North Yorkshire to the South Coast and Wales.

About The Role

Are you passionate about Planning? Looking for a new challenge? Do you have experience planning in a fast paced environment.

As an inclusive, forward-thinking business, we take pride in our approach to investing in our processes across Avara Foods and are looking for a highly competent and motivated Production Scheduler to join our Planning team, based at our site in Caistor, North Lincolnshire.

The role is mostly office based with some factory requirements. Core working hours are Tuesday – Saturday 06:00 – 15:00.

What will you be doing as a Scheduler at Avara?

As a Scheduler you’ll take part in the daily scheduling of the production lines and the materials required for product assembly. We operate in a fast moving, high volume and frequently changing environment where there is a significant amount of incoming data from various sources requiring the ability to analyse, process, make decisions and communicate effectively.

What will your key responsibilities as a Scheduler include?

• Creating and maintaining a daily scheduling process for 8 production lines across 2 species.
• Acting as the key link between planning and production to ensure on time delivery of customer orders.
• Working closely with planning and logistics teams at other Avara sites to ensure timely delivery of raw materials and finished products.
• Reacting to unexpected events in a calm manner, escalating potential variances in a timely manner.
• Optimising and balancing production lines for best efficiency.
• Having a commercially minded focus on minimising waste and efficient raw material usage.
• Tracking of actual performance data against plan to ensure corrections can be implemented where needed.
• Using performance data to continuously improve use of labour and raw materials.
  
  

What You’ll Need To Be Successful

• Excellent communication skills.
• The ability to prioritise and act accordingly.
• A proactive approach to problem solving and decision making.
• A high standard of IT skills and advanced excel knowledge.
• Accuracy and attention to detail.
• An understanding of manufacturing, ideally food production, environments.
  
  

The Benefits Of Working For Avara Foods

As a Scheduler, you will enjoy a secure, supportive and progressive working environment, where your contribution and achievements will be recognised and rewarded.

Benefits

We offer comprehensive training as well as continuous development as you build your long-term career with us. You can also look forward to benefits that amongst other things, include the following:

• £30,000 - £32,000
• 31 days holiday allowance.
• Secure contract with long term career development opportunities.
• Up to 5% employer matched pension contributions.
• Staff sales at discounted prices.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Discounted local gym membership.
• Salaried Advance Finance.
• Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme.
• Access to our Employee Benefit Scheme, which includes unlimited remote GP appointments and unlimited mental health sessions, physiotherapy sessions, medical second opinion consultation, and other discounts and perks, such as savings & discounts on weekly costs.
  
  

What happens after you apply for this role?

After you’ve applied, you’ll be contacted in due course by a Resourcing Officer to discuss your application and CV further. There’ll also be a chance for you to ask us any questions you may have about the role.

If you’re ready to work in a dynamic environment alongside talented people who take pride in delivering great results, apply today!

We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer.

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