Production Scheduler

Are you passionate about Planning? Looking for a new challenge? Do you have experience in a fast paced environment? As an inclusive, forward-thinking business, we take pride in our approach to investing in our Production across Avara Foods and are looking for a highly competent and motivated Scheduler to join our Team, based at our Wednesbury site. The role is factory and office based, so you’ll be working in a fast-paced, dynamic FMCG factory environment which is noisy and refrigerated in some areas, manufacturing short shelf life products where hygiene standards are critical. As a Production Coordinator you’ll be working on a 4O4O shift pattern – 05:30 – 18:00.

Responsibilities

• Creating and managing daily scheduling processes ensuring planned targets are met.
• Pivotal interface between planning (supply management) and production to ensure on time delivery of customer orders.
• Key support to production management on daily operational deliverance.
• Material management and utilisation including WIP management.
• Optimise and balance production lines for best efficiency.
• Commercial focus on minimising waste and optimising raw material usage.
• Continual tracking of actual performance data against plan to ensure corrections can be made to keep on course for planned attainment, and to use this data to continuously improve personal and functional performance.
• Communicate in an effective and timely manner.

Qualifications & Skills

• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to focus on the right priorities.
• Ability to solve problems proactively and make effective decisions.
• Good accuracy and attention to detail.
• A logical thinker with strong numerical, analytical and evaluation skills.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• High standard of IT skills and advanced excel knowledge.

Benefits

• Competitive.
• Additional shift allowance.
• 31 days holiday allowance.
• 6% pension.
• Various lifestyle benefits, such as cashback perks, exclusive shopping discounts from well known retailers, and discounted cinema tickets!
• Wellbeing resources, including free online health advice & support, and wellbeing assessments.
• Free staff parking.

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