Scheduler

We are recruiting a Scheduler for our Manchester Dairy

Based at our Manchester Dairy you will create production plans/schedules to facilitate efficient flow for Manufacturing and Logistics, to deliver customer service at optimal cost, working to the Muller values and standards whilst striving to continuously improve.

Salary: Competitive

Contract: Permanent- Full Time

Location: Manchester Dairy M17 1TU

Responsibilities will include but not be limited to the following:

• Create accurate and timely daily production plans/schedules to deliver customer service at optimal cost, utilising assets efficiently
• Monitor plan execution, highlighting risks and opportunities to the daily schedule, and resolving/escalating as appropriate
• Implement and action agreed support moves within the network
• Review previous day reporting on any non-conformances with Root-Cause Analysis (RCA) involving other functions where appropriate
• Plan adherence, service, wastage, demand v forecast
• Support implementation of business change through relevant system and process set-up
• Support and actively contribute to planning performance management system (PMS)

Muller Responsibilities:

• Have an active role to play in continuously improving our business
• Be an active part of small teams with Continuous Improvement objectives within the E2E supply-chain
• Build, manage and maintain effective working relationships with Production, Logistics, Milk Trading, and within the Planning team
• Understands the impact of own actions and others on achieving site/business OGSM
• Support other schedulers within team, covering for absence and deputising for advanced scheduler where appropriate
• Health and safety of self and others
• Ability to deliver on the job training (show and tell) to new colleagues

Your learning and development:

• Site & department induction
• Develop expertise in Milk and Cream categories, to understand Customer requirements, and Production and Logistics capabilities and constraints
• Operational Excellence Overview including CI techniques
• Develop expertise in Business System tools enabling efficient creation of plans and schedules. As400/Excel/DPS
• Contribute to and Implement Planning parameters to improve E2E KPI results
• On the job coaching and support from Planning Lead and Planners to meet full competency requirements for role
• Level 3 Supply-Chain apprenticeship where aspiration to develop career

What we offer as a company:

We value our people and are proud to offer a competitive salary package and a wide range of benefits.

• Competitive salary
• Up to 5% bonus paid yearly (April)
• 2x life assurance
• 33 days holiday including bank holidays
• Access to the Muller rewards platform which give you a multitude of retailer discounts, Cycle to work scheme etc.