Production Planner

Salary: Up to £27,000 per annum, depending on experience

Location: Uffculme, EX15 3AX

Contract Type: Permanent

Contracted Hours: Full-time

Hours of Work: 40 hours per week

This is a great opportunity for a Production Planner to join our small team at our dedicated organic animal feed mill. Reporting to Site Operations Manager you will be responsible for managing the production planning from receiving the order through to the dispatch of the product. You will be working collaboratively with our Production, Transport and Raw Materials teams to ensure efficiency of the manufacturing process and maintaining product quality.

What you will be doing as Production Planner:

• Making sure that the production of feed meets the quality required
• Make certian finished feed is directed to the appropriate storage bin to ensure there is no cross contamination between individual feeds
• Work with the Raw Material Planning team to ensure that there are enough raw materials stocks to meet production requirements
• Month end stock takes and stock rotations of all products
• Carry out administration procedures and maintain all company records, update files and systems
• Weighbridge procedures covering intake, out-loading, raw material routing and quality control

What you will bring:

• Strong team work ethic
• Previous experience and understanding of stock management
• Planning and prioritising operations to ensure maximum performance and minimum delay
• Confidence in decision making
• Good overall standard of IT literacy, and be familiar with Microsoft Office applications

Please note, this vacancy may close prior to the expiry date if we have received a suitable number of applications.

Mole Valley Feed Solutions is the largest, farmer-owned, independent feed manufacturer in the UK offering an extensive range of products and services. These include compounds, blends, meals, straights, and minerals; combined with a range of technical support services provided by a dedicated team of qualified feed specialists.

Four efficient and modern animal feed manufacturing mills and two blending sites produce a range of market-leading compound and precision blended feeds.

For everyone who works in one of Mole Valley Farmers’ businesses – just like our customers who live and work in it – the countryside is a way of life and we are committed to UK agriculture.