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Responsible for converting the Logistics plan into an efficient production plan for the mill, to deliver the required product on time /in full to the customer, stock management administration and physical stock control.\nIn addition to the core planning role, you will provide a weighbridge service, ensuring that all incoming and outgoing vehicles are weighed and recorded using our computerised stock system and all site product sampling schedules are adhered to.\nKey Roles and Responsibilities\nManagement of site based stock levels ensuring replenishment in a timely manner.\nConvert the logistics plan into a deliverable production plan utilising resources available at the best efficiency.\nConduct daily stock counts. \nInterrogate OTIF reports and issue reasons for the root cause of failures.\nParticipate in the Tier accountability process and update the daily tiered spreadsheets.\nEnsure scheduled deliveries are made on time and in full.\nInstigate route Cause Analysis on failures to adherence to production plan and put corrective actions in place.\nSampling and booking in and out of Raw material deliveries.\nManagement of stock holding to agreed financial and physical targets.\nEngaged and involved in Continuous Improvement throughout the site.\nFully assist in the monthly stock take process. Working with the Planning and Continuous Improvement Manager to achieve the company’s stock taking schedule. \nCover holidays/sickness, as and when required so that all Supply Chain planning requirements are met.\nUndertake weighbridge duties. Dealing with raw material and finished product queries as well as customer collections. \nWorking closely with other departments (Customer Services/Transport) to maintain an effective and efficient Supply Chain.\nSkills and Experience\nExperience of stock and inventory control both with computerised and physical stock systems.\nAttention to detail.\nOutgoing personality.\nGood written and verbal communicator.\nThe ability to work as part of a functional team.\nGood telephone manner.\nStrong organisational skills.\nThe ability to work shifts as agreed between 6am and 6pm and rotated weekends. Flexible in working hours outside of standard shift patterns particularly in winter.\nApplications\nWe value diversity in our workplace and welcome enquiries from everyone.\nCandidates wishing to apply who would require sponsorship can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the role by assessing their circumstances against the relevant criteria on the Gov.UK website.\nPlease make us aware if your need any reasonable adjustments to participate in this process.\nWe encourage you to submit your application as early as possible and not wait as closing dates may vary.","description_format":"text","description_chars":2963,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Transportation & Logistics","Logistics","Meat & Poultry"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-27T01:22:51Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":9,"expected_fill_days":46,"reasons":["conf:10","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-11-04T06:34:25Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/working-at-forfarmers-operations-planner","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/working-at-forfarmers-operations-planner.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-04T19:08:53Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":29489,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-05T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":4417784},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=4417784"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fworking-at-forfarmers-operations-planner"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fworking-at-forfarmers-operations-planner"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fworking-at-forfarmers-operations-planner"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/working-at-forfarmers-operations-planner\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fworking-at-forfarmers-operations-planner"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3305896}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"workingatforfarmers.co.uk","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3305896},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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