Scheduler

Muller Dairy; Stretford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading dairy producer in Stretford is seeking a Scheduler for their Manchester Dairy. The role involves creating and monitoring production schedules to ensure efficient manufacturing and logistics. The ideal candidate should have experience in production planning, strong team collaboration skills, and the ability to use tools like AS400 and Excel. The position offers a competitive salary, opportunities for growth, and various employee benefits including a bonus and holiday.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Up to 5% yearly bonus

33 days holiday including bank holidays

Access to rewards platform for discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in production planning and logistics.
• Understanding of health and safety regulations.
• Ability to deliver on-the-job training.

Responsibilities

• Create accurate daily production plans.
• Monitor execution of the production schedule.
• Review previous day’s reporting on non-conformances.

Skills

Production planning

Logistics management

Root-Cause Analysis (RCA)

Team collaboration

Health and safety awareness

Tools

AS400

Excel

DPS

Job description

Overview

We are recruiting a Scheduler for our Manchester Dairy. Based at our Manchester Dairy you will create production plans / schedules to facilitate efficient flow for Manufacturing and Logistics, to deliver customer service at optimal cost, working to the Muller values and standards whilst striving to continuously improve.

Location & Details

Location: Manchester Dairy M17 1TU

Contract: Permanent - Full Time

Salary: Competitive

Responsibilities

• Create accurate and timely daily production plans / schedules to deliver customer service at optimal cost, utilising assets efficiently
• Monitor plan execution, highlighting risks and opportunities to the daily schedule, and resolving / escalating as appropriate
• Implement and action agreed support moves within the network
• Review previous day reporting on any non-conformances with Root-Cause Analysis (RCA) involving other functions where appropriate
• Plan adherence, service, wastage, demand v forecast
• Support implementation of business change through relevant system and process set-up
• Support and actively contribute to planning performance management system (PMS)

Muller Responsibilities

• Have an active role to play in continuously improving our business
• Be an active part of small teams with Continuous Improvement objectives within the E2E supply-chain
• Build, manage and maintain effective working relationships with Production, Logistics, Milk Trading, and within the Planning team
• Understands the impact of own actions and others on achieving site / business OGSM
• Support other schedulers within team, covering for absence and deputising for advanced scheduler where appropriate
• Health and safety of self and others
• Ability to deliver on the job training (show and tell) to new colleagues

Your learning and development

• Site & department induction
• Develop expertise in Milk and Cream categories, to understand Customer requirements, and Production and Logistics capabilities and constraints
• Operational Excellence Overview including CI techniques
• Develop expertise in Business System tools enabling efficient creation of plans and schedules. AS400 / Excel / DPS
• Contribute to and Implement Planning parameters to improve E2E KPI results
• On the job coaching and support from Planning Lead and Planners to meet full competency requirements for role
• Level 3 Supply-Chain apprenticeship where aspiration to develop career

What we offer

• We value our people and are proud to offer a competitive salary package and a wide range of benefits.
• Competitive salary
• Up to 5% bonus paid yearly (April)
• 2x life assurance
• 33 days holiday including bank holidays
• Access to the Muller rewards platform which give you a multitude of retailer discounts, Cycle to work scheme etc.