Planner - Eltham, Bridge St

at  Fonterra

GENERAL INFORMATION

Date Published
13-May-2024
Advertising Ends
09-Jun-2024
Country
New Zealand
Location
Taranaki
Role Type
Supply Chain & Logistics
Work Type
Permanent
ID#
8516

ABOUT US | KO WAI MĀTOU

FBNZ (Fonterra Brands New Zealand) is part of Fonterra Co-operative and one of New Zealand’s leading fast-moving consumer goods businesses. With a stable of much-loved Kiwi brands, including Anchor, Mainland, Kapiti and Fresh’ n’ Fruity, we are an end-to-end business with employees across a wide range of specialist areas, including manufacturing, distribution, innovation, sales, and marketing. With an agile, collaborative, and inclusive culture, FBNZ is a great place to grow your career.
Fonterra Bridge Street produces many of New Zealand’s favourite cheeses, including beloved brands Kapiti and Mainland. The Cheese which comes from Bridge Street is special because it’s crafted by hand and uses only locally sourced milk. Winning multiple prestigious international and local Cheese Awards, Bridge Street is also one of Fonterra’s oldest sites, with it being open for more than a century. It is an iconic employer to the Taranaki region and communities and has had many generations of people work here. As a Bridge Street Employee you will also have the opportunity to sample new cheeses, specialty cheeses and other related products. You will also be able to buy discounted products from the famous Eltham Bridge Street Cheese Bar and have access to all the other

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY | TE WHIWHINGA MAHI

Due to an internal promotion, we are looking for a Planner to be based at Bridge Street, Eltham.
As a key member of the Bridge St Logistics Team, you will be supporting our Eltham Specialty cheese manufacturing plant with all planning and scheduling requirements.
The purpose of the Planner role is to achieve targeted casefill, manage inventory effectively and manage an effective supply plan. The key focus areas are production planning, working closely with S&OP, customer service, mid to long range planning, New Product Development, and driving continuous improvement initiatives.

Key responsibilities include:

• Accountable for meeting master schedule attainment targets while maximising operational efficiencies and customer service levels (DIFOT).
• Optimising cheese vat planning in conjunction with plant management teams
• Ensuring executable weekly production plans are signed off and submitted to production teams within agreed timeframes.
• Identify short term (tactical) capacity gaps and provide risk mitigation plans, through the management of efficient sequencing and labour requirements.
• Attend DMS forums and contribute Production Planning KPI visibility with root cause analysis and solutions.
• Maintain and facilitate up to date daily and weekly plant schedules in a timely manner including production order creation and maintenance.
• Support NPD projects and ensure risk assessments are completed and provided to core cross functional teams.
• Identify and drive continuous improvement opportunities in production planning.

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• Accountable for meeting master schedule attainment targets while maximising operational efficiencies and customer service levels (DIFOT).
• Optimising cheese vat planning in conjunction with plant management teams
• Ensuring executable weekly production plans are signed off and submitted to production teams within agreed timeframes.
• Identify short term (tactical) capacity gaps and provide risk mitigation plans, through the management of efficient sequencing and labour requirements.
• Attend DMS forums and contribute Production Planning KPI visibility with root cause analysis and solutions.
• Maintain and facilitate up to date daily and weekly plant schedules in a timely manner including production order creation and maintenance.
• Support NPD projects and ensure risk assessments are completed and provided to core cross functional teams.
• Identify and drive continuous improvement opportunities in production planning