Production Planner
Wise Employment are looking for a Production Planner to join a rapidly growing company in Cornwall. This role is a full time permanent position offering a competitive salary along with some fantastic benefits such as:
Enhanced pension and private health scheme
Employee discount programme
Ongoing training, development, and progression opportunities
A supportive, inclusive, and team-focused working environment
This specific role is working the weekend shift so Friday to Monday 06:30 – 16:30.
As a Production Planner your key responsibilities include:
Producing daily plans for prep, production, and packing, plus 7-day and 2-week capacity plans
Balancing capacity and minimising planned downtime through effective scheduling
Monitoring despatch stocks, date life, and finished goods availability
Acting as the guardian of customer service and communicating performance daily and weekly
Generating and sharing KPI dashboards covering service, plan conformance, and waste
Coordinating product trials, promotions, samples, and third-party production
Liaising with commercial teams regarding service risks and concessions
Supporting stock control and resolving despatch-related issues
Completing handovers to the night shift team
Analysing data to identify trends and improvement opportunities
Supporting training documentation and delivery within the planning team
The Ideal Candidate
The successful candidate will be highly organised, detail-focused, and comfortable working in a demanding operational environment.
You will bring:
Previous planning or scheduling experience, ideally within food manufacturing
Strong Excel skills and experience with planning systems
A high level of accuracy, problem-solving ability, and calmness under pressure
Strong communication skills and the ability to influence across departments
Commercial awareness and understanding of how planning impacts service and profitability
A proactive, accountable approach with a focus on continuous improvement
The ability to adapt to changing priorities and business needs
A collaborative mind-set with the ability to coach and support others
If you feel you have what it takes then do not delay apply today