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Company description:
Refresco UK
Job description:
An exciting opportunity has arisen within Refresco for a Production Planner to join our Supply Chain team. This role is responsible for developing effective production plans, optimising manufacturing capacity, and proactively identifying and resolving potential supply chain risks to ensure excellent customer service and operational efficiency.
Production Planner
Kegworth
Monday – Thursday 8:30am – 5pm, Friday 8:30am – 4pm
Permanent
Reward & Benefits:
- Annual bonus
- Annual pay review
- Early finish on a Friday
- 28 days annual leave + bank holidays
- Purchase up to an additional 3 days holidays
- Life assurance
- Employee referral scheme - earn a bonus for referring your friends or family
- GroceryAid – a support service offering financial, legal, wellbeing and practical support, advice and counselling
- Cheers – access to our award winning benefits platform offering discounts, free perks, and well-being tools for all employees
- Free onsite parking, and discounted products
About the Role
Reporting to the Planning Manager, the Production Planner is responsible for ensuring the optimal balance between customer service, production efficiency, inventory levels, and manufacturing capacity. The role focuses on developing robust production plans that maximise factory utilisation while minimising costs and supply risks. A key aspect of this role is proactive problem solving—anticipating potential constraints before they impact customer service, identifying risks within the supply chain and manufacturing process, and implementing preventative actions to maintain operational performance.
Here are your key tasks and responsibilities as a Production Planner at Refresco:
- Develop and maintain short, medium, and long-term production and capacity plans, ensuring customer demand is met while optimising factory utilisation and service levels. xgikmsk
- Translate sales forecasts into achievable production schedules, planning stock builds around maintenance shutdowns, seasonal demand, and promotional activities.
- Proactively identify and mitigate supply, capacity, material, labour, and service risks through scen Please click on the apply button to read the full job description
Production Planner employer: Refresco Drinks UK
Refresco UK is an exceptional employer that fosters a dynamic work culture where innovation and collaboration thrive. With a strong commitment to employee development, we offer numerous growth opportunities and a supportive environment that encourages you to make a meaningful impact on product quality and operational excellence. Located in a fast-paced manufacturing setting, our team enjoys the unique advantage of working at the forefront of sustainability and engineering advancements.
