Planning Administrator / Equipment Controller

Planning Administrator / Equipment Controller 8 Month Fixed Term Contract

• Glenfield, Leicestershire
• Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
• 8.30am - 6.30pm About Us At Geary’s Bakeries, we’re on a crusade to make proper bread more accessible to more people. We’re passionate about re-imagining the way Great Britain thinks about their everyday loaf. This passion is at the heart of everything we do, and have done, since 1906. We are ‘born and bread’ in Leicestershire and proud of our long-standing heritage. Today, we operate from three sites on a 24/7 operation. We’re made up of towards 900 people: a friendly, diverse and outgoing team, passionate about making a difference to the bakery industry. The business has grown rapidly from £5m in annual sales to £125m+ in the last 15 years with strong and consistent profitability. We have an ambition to increase sales to more than £200m+ in the next 3- 5 years. A clear Vision and Strategy has been articulated, and this is being backed with major capital investment and a renewal and upgrading of the people, processes, and systems. Our brilliant benefits include free delicious bread, BUPA Cashback Plan, Death In Service, a Cycle to Work scheme and a chance to win a £10k worth prizes annually! Plus, if you refer a friend to join our team, you could earn up to £500! #wearegearys

The Role

Over recent months as the business has continued to grow, we have been reassessing our internal structure to ensure we have all the right people in place to support our people and the growing business needs. As part of this review Geary’s Bakeries is currently looking to recruit an equipment controller/ administrator to join our supply chain planning team, who will be responsible for monitoring & placing orders for equipment and daily planning administration tasks:

• Monitoring our basket collections with third party haulier and collate data.
• Create basket collection documentation with accurate information to inform 3rd party haulier what stock to collect from where.
• Record inbound deliveries and investigating delivery discrepancies, liaising with our third-party haulier to get a conclusion.
• Work with cross functional teams within the business and be point of contact for warehouse on equipment deliveries.
• Raise orders for baskets and pallet deliveries.
• De-hire equipment daily on the supplier’s portals.
• Arrange for any damaged baskets or pallets to be returned to supplier.
• Other administrative tasks.

About You

At Geary’s, we look for people who show up every day to do their best. We’re a passionate, friendly team and look for the same qualities in our new recruits. We firmly believe your attitude and approach is just as important (if not, more so) than the skills and experience on your CV. We’re looking for someone who is:

• Highly structured and independent
• Approachable and confident to handle sensitive and confidential subjects
• Curiosity and willingness to challenge and develop culture
• Ability to work interdepartmentally in order to achieve goals
• Ability to remain calm and positive under pressure
• Works to high standards
• Personable with strong communication and relationship building capabilities across all levels of the business
• Good experience of employee relations
• Organised and methodical Skills and Experience
• 3 years + experience as an office administrator – Essential.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills - Essential.
• The ability to remain calm under pressure, to think quickly and independently – Essential.
• Capability to multitask in a fast-paced environment – Essential.
• Good understanding of supply chain processes – Essential.
• Strong IT systems knowledge and skills including Excel – Essential.
• Knowledge and experience of using Sage 200 - Advantageous. Please submit a CV in application. No agencies. If you have not heard from us within seven days, unfortunately you have not been successful on this occasion, but we wish you every success in your search for a new position. All applicants must have the right to work in the UK, at point of interview, and for the tenure of employment contract. As part of the recruitment process, you will be asked to provide documented evidence of your eligibility to work in the UK