Production Planner

Sofina Foods Europe; Tullamore; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounted Food

Free On Site Parking

Career Development

Collaborative Culture

Job summary

Sofina Foods is seeking a Low Risk Planner in Tullamore to plan and coordinate production across the Ham and Poultry departments, ensuring plans meet customer requirements and maximise capacity.

You will collaborate with Production, Procurement, Technical, Warehouse, Engineering, Logistics and Commercial teams to ensure materials and packaging are available, production runs smoothly, and issues are resolved quickly. Monday to Friday, full-time.

Qualifications

• 2–5+ years' experience in production planning, scheduling, or supply chain in food manufacturing.
• Experience in meat, ham, poultry or chilled food production desirable.
• Strong understanding of labour, capacity, changeovers, downtime and material constraints.
• Strong Excel skills and data handling.
• Knowledge of food safety, traceability, allergens, stock rotation and sequencing.
• Organisational and problem solving abilities.
• Able to react quickly when plans change; good cross-department communication.
• Proactive and solutions-focused approach to planning and production challenges.

Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate production across Ham and Poultry to meet customer requirements.
• Ensure plans are achievable and aligned with stock levels, resources and capacity.
• Coordinate with Production, Procurement, Technical, Warehouse, Engineering, Logistics and Commercial teams to secure materials.
• React quickly to plan changes and make informed decisions to keep production moving.
• Identify and resolve issues affecting production flow.

Skills

Production planning experience

Meat/poultry production knowledge

Excel proficiency

Data analysis

Communication across departments

Problem solving

Ability to react to plan changes

Tools

Excel

Job description

Summary

Plan and coordinate production across the Low Risk Ham and Poultry departments, ensuring customer requirements are met while maximising capacity, managing materials, and supporting efficient production flow.

Additional Benefits

Discounted or Free Food

The Role

The Low Risk Planner is responsible for developing and coordinating production plans across the Ham and Poultry departments, ensuring plans are achievable and aligned with customer requirements, stock levels, available resources, and production capacity.

Working closely with Production, Procurement, Technical, Warehouse, Engineering, Logistics, and Commercial teams, you will help ensure raw materials and packaging are available, production runs efficiently, and any issues are identified and resolved quickly.

This is a fast paced role where you will need to react confidently when plans change and make informed decisions to keep production moving.

Your Key Responsibilities

• 2–5+ years' experience in production planning, scheduling, or supply chain, ideally within food manufacturing
• Experience within meat, ham, poultry, or chilled food production would be highly desirable
• Strong understanding of production environments, including labour, capacity, changeovers, downtime, and material constraints
• Strong Excel skills and confidence working with data
• Understanding of food safety, traceability, allergens, stock rotation, and production sequencing
• Strong organisational and problem solving skills
• Able to react quickly and confidently when production plans change
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to work effectively across multiple departments
• Proactive and solutions focused approach to planning and production challenges

The Ideal Candidate

• 2–5+ years’ experience in production planning, scheduling or supply chain, ideally within food manufacturing.
• Experience in meat, ham, poultry or chilled food production would be highly desirable.
• Understands how production actually operates, including labour availability, production capacity, changeovers, downtime and raw material constraints.
• Has strong Excel skills.
• Understands food safety, traceability, allergens, stock rotation and product sequencing.
• Can quickly react when production doesn't go to plan—for example, equipment breakdowns, labour shortages, raw material issues or quality holds.

Why Sofina Foods?

• Competitive Salary
• Free On Site Parking
• Career Development Opportunities
• Supportive and Collaborative Working Culture

Company Information

Sofina Foods isn't just a food company - It’s a place to build your future.

With a team of over 13,000 people across 40 sites in Canada and Europe, we're passionate about delivering quality meats and seafood products to consumers around the world.

Join a company where innovation, sustainability, and customer satisfaction drive everything we do. At Sofina, you’ll grow your skills, make a real impact, and work with responsibly sourced products from more than 50 protein sources across five continents.

Our vision is bold: to be the most successful food company in the world.

If you’re looking for a rewarding career in the food industry, there’s a place for you at Sofina Foods.

Equal Opportunities

Sofina Foods is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences – regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

Schedule

Monday to Friday

Location

Tullamore, County Offaly

Hours of Work

Full-time

Company

Sofina Foods