Production Planner
- south kesteven, england, United Kingdom
- £30 - £50 Per Hour
Job Description
Pilgrim's Europe is looking for a proactive and analytical Production Planner to join our team in Grantham. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in ensuring production plans meet customer demand while balancing capacity, inventory, service levels, and operational efficiency. Working closely with Commercial, Operations, Supply Chain, and Technical teams, you'll help drive performance across a fast-paced food manufacturing environment. What You'll Be Doing
- Create and maintain daily and weekly production plans.
- Balance customer demand, production capacity, and stock levels.
- Monitor inventory and finished goods to achieve agreed service levels.
- Support new product launches (NPD/NPI) and product delists.
- Review sales forecasts and orders to ensure production requirements are met.
- Analyse supply risks and communicate solutions proactively.
- Track and report key supply chain and planning KPIs.
- Work cross-functionally to drive continuous improvement and operational excellence.
- Experience in Production Planning, Supply Chain, Scheduling, Demand Planning, or Inventory Planning.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Experience working within manufacturing, FMCG, food production, or supply chain environments. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills. Intermediate to Advanced Excel skills. Commercial awareness and the ability to influence across departments.
Desirable
- ERP or MRP system experience.
- FMCG or food manufacturing background.
- Knowledge of Supply Chain Management.
A collaborative and supportive team environment
Opportunity to join one of Europe's leading food businesses
About Pilgrim's Europe
Pilgrim's Europe is a leading food company, supplying high-quality products to major retailers and foodservice customers across the UK and Europe. Our values of Availability, Humility, Discipline, Sincerity, Ownership, Determination, and Simplicity are at the heart of everything we do.
Our Story
Pilgrim's Europe produces some of the best-known and most iconic brands in the UK and Ireland, including Fridge Raiders, Rollover, Denny, Richmond, Oakhouse and Moy Park, alongside a diverse range of industry leading own-label products in categories including fresh pork, lamb and chicken, working with all the major retailers and food service outlets. Our portfolio extends to authentic chilled and frozen ready meals, snacking ranges, added value and food service products. Across Pilgrim's Europe we combine 20,000 of the best people in the industry, united by a shared set of core values and a passion for producing the highest quality, most delicious and innovative food, which is enjoyed by millions of people in the UK, Ireland and Europe every day. Our Pilgrim's Europe team are based in our Pilgrim's UK, Moy Park, Pilgrim's Food Masters and Pilgrim's Shared Services businesses.
- Competitive salary and benefits package
- Enhanced pension scheme
- Employee discount platform
- Career development and progression opportunities
- Training and learning programmes
- Health and wellbeing support