Lead Planner
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Onsite, Full-Time Week 1: Wednesday, Thursday
Week 2: Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Benefits
Up to £48,000 per annum
23.5 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
Company bonus scheme
Enhanced pension contributions
Life Assurance & Critical Illness Cover
Onsite Parking
Discounts platform
Long service celebrations
Employee Assistance Programme
Free fruit & potatoes
Electric salary sacrifice car scheme
Flu vaccines
Refer a friend scheme
The company
From our sites in Lincoln, Scotland and the Southwest, we supply some of the largest retail, wholesale and food manufacturing customers in the UK.
Our expertise goes much further than just supply and demand. We offer our customers real innovation, whether developing new potato varieties, packaging solutions or cutting-edge processes. And its not just fresh potatoes. We're also continually developing our great range of innovative, ready-to-cook prepared vegetables.
At Branston we thrive to be the best, through our values and invest in our people. This is a fast-paced environment and looking for someone who is adaptable in their approach.
The role
As a Lead Planner, you will play a key role in driving operational excellence by translating customer demand into efficient and achievable production plans. Working closely with the Planning team and wider operational functions, you will help maintain high service levels, improve efficiency, reduce waste, and ensure factory operations run smoothly on a day-to-day basis.
What you will be doing?
Own and manage the end-to-end production planning process, converting demand plans into detailed, achievable factory schedules
Create and maintain short- to medium-term production plans, balancing service, capacity, labour, and material constraints
Optimise production sequencing to maximise line efficiency, minimise changeovers, and reduce downtime
Manage planning for short shelf-life products, ensuring the right balance between availability and waste reduction
Identify and manage risks to production (e.g. capacity constraints, material shortages), providing mitigation plans and escalation where required
Lead weekly planning and scheduling reviews, driving alignment between production and supply chain priorities
Drive continuous improvement in production planning processes, tools, and ways of working
Monitor and improve key KPIs including service level, schedule adherence, plan attainment, and waste
Undertake any other reasonable duties as required to support the smooth operation of the production and planning function
Lead, coach, and develop a small team, embedding best practices and driving continuous improvement across production planning
What we want from you?
Experience working in a production planning role within the food manufacturing sector
Strong understanding of factory operations, capacity modelling, and production constraints.
Experience working with short shelf-life or highly perishable products
Experience using planning within ERP systems
Previous experience of managing and mentoring a team
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. xiskglj If you need any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.
Lead Planner in Martin employer: Branston Potatoes
Branston is an exceptional employer that prioritises employee growth and development, offering a clear progression pathway towards roles such as Maintenance Manager or Engineering Manager. With a strong focus on safety and continuous improvement, our Lincoln site fosters a collaborative work culture where your ideas can make a real impact, complemented by benefits like enhanced pension contributions, a discretionary company bonus, and even free potatoes.
