Job Description

Want to help us bring happiness to the world? Want to join an ambitious and fast growing global biscuits and confectionery business investing heavily in iconic global brands, infrastructure and people? Then this is the place for you.
As proud bakers and chocolatiers and custodians of iconic global brands, we don't compromise on the quality of ingredients in our products or on the people we hire. We are looking for entrepreneurial spirits who share our passion for bringing happiness to our consumers and who embody our Winning Traits.
To succeed at pladis you need to be purpose-led, resilient and positive to succeed here because we expect pace and agility, we insist on collaboration and demand accountability. If that is your thing, then pladis offers global ambition, a clear Vision and roadmap for success, challenge, and unrivalled opportunities to learn and make an impact
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Our story
Family and ideas have always been our ingredients. Our founding families believed biscuits and chocolates could bring moments of happiness to the world. Their ideas have stood the test of time. Their spirit continues to inspire our future. It's in the care and the craft we bake into biscuits and chocolates that have been loved for generations. And it's in the fresh ideas, the new twists, flavours and textures we add to old and new favourites.
Our 16,000 colleagues across our global network of bakers, distribution sites and offices each with their own unique, diverse experience. To bring happiness with every bite.
If you're a part of the pladis team, you know what it means to bring it. Whether it's or resilience, team spirit or go-getting attitude. Our courage and compassion. Our ownership. Our whole selves. We Bring it. Day in, day out.
Inspired by you
Our founders didn't follow rules and recipes, they created them. We're looking for fresh thinkers to help us create the next chapter for pladis.
pladis succeeds because of people like you. People who wake up in the morning excited to get to work. Who believe in themselves and their potential. Who want to grow as part of a global community of like-minded colleagues! Because growth is our oxygen and our fuel. And it's our deep and abiding belief that growth comes from working together, helping each other out, always passionate about our purpose to bring happiness with every bite.
Our Purpose
Bring happiness with every bite!
It's a purpose that every one of our colleagues, all around the world believes in. And while we're all unique, we also share the same values.
Each of our values is important on its own. In combination they're incredibly powerful.
Our values have deep personal meaning to us. They're part of who we are and what we stand for as an employer.
Living our pladis values is a key part of success, look out for questions in your interview that link to these key pladis values.
What will this role achieve?
The Labour Planning Coordinator role is a key role within the Supply Chain function. Reporting to the Labour Deployment Planning Manager, it is a multi-skilled role, primarily coordinating Labour Activities. There will also be the requirement to cover other aspects of the Supply Chain, such as Payroll, MRP Control, Production Recording, and Sale of Waste. This is to allow multi skilling within the department and to ensure cover is available for 24/7 manufacturing. This role is based at the Manchester site and is Mon-Fri, 08:15 - 17:00PM , although flexibility may be requested or required.
This will require strong working relationship with the HR, L&D and Operational Planning Teams, the Manufacturing team (Manufacturing Managers and Manufacturing Team Managers), Technical, Engineering and Finance Teams on site.
The key focus of this role, within the Supply Chain Team, is to:

• Ensure that the Site has the labour required to deliver the production plan, with at least 90% auto-deployment accuracy.
• Ensure production plan incorporates preparation, cleaning, maintenance, projects and NPD activity.
• To record labour activity accurately and to agreed timescales.
• To conduct daily labour meetings with Team Managers and Line Coordinators, to ensure alignment of planned deployment vs actual deployment.
• To deliver the defined Supply Chain metrics (i.e. conformance to plan (CTP), internal service level (ISL)).
• To ensure working capital targets are delivered.
• To ensure the labour pool is resourced to cover ongoing requirements.

What will be your key deliverables?
Labour Deployment:

• Labour deployment planning, ensuring sufficient numbers and skills are available to support the delivery of the weekly schedule.
• Manage the input of labour allocation into SAP Labour Management (SAPLM) system.
• Forecast and book agency requirements and approve and reconcile daily deployment figures.
• Ensure SAPHR and LM master data is maintained, up to date and accurate, fully supporting the auto deployment process.
• Auditing key elements of SAPHR data feeding into SAPLM is audited to ensure accuracy.
• Maintain SAPHR/Absence Manager with relevant absence data.
• Support SAPLM development and site activities which impact on labour such as training, health screening and H&S activity.
• Complete labour data admin to support generation of the daily performance report.
• Enter holidays, F1 and other absence data into SAPHR, and manage holidays within site quotas and HR guidelines.
• Covering for time and attendance activities such as swipe ins etc.

Training and Skill Gaps:

• Flag gaps in key skills/numbers and propose solutions, collaborating with Learning & Development Coordinator for any training requirements.
• Ensure, through a structured and focussed training plan, a balanced portfolio of skills across the labour pool as a whole and teams within the labour pool.
• Support the SQSE team in ensuring that metal detector training is kept up to date, providing labour where necessary to support the training days.
• Become a Superuser of key training systems, driving continuous improvement where necessary

Bring your experience.
Essential:

• IT literate - good working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint etc).
• Presentation skills (including to the Site Leadership Team).
• Excellent communication skills.
• Strong organisational skills.
• Able to influence.
• Able to work autonomously with a multi-stranded workload.
• Able to work as part of a team in a fast-moving environment.

Desirable:

• Level 3 Food Hygiene.
• Level 3 Food Safety.
• Basic payroll knowledge.
• Understanding of manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of systems such as SAP, Autostore, Shopfloor Online - but full training will be provided.

Our Values
Purpose led - We're energised and guided by our purpose to bring happiness with every bite
Agile - We're ever evolving, we never stand still, always improving for our customers and our consumers.
Positive - We're highly motivated optimistic, courageous, and we inspire each other to be better
Resilient - We're persistent in the face of setbacks, quick to adapt, learn and move forward
Collaborative - We gain strength from operating as one pladis, winning and succeeding together
Best mix of ingredients
pladis is an equal opportunities employer, like every great recipe we're a thoughtful mix. A happy and inclusive place to work that's as diverse as our consumers and the communities we support, live and work in, all around the world. Where every voice is heard, and difference is celebrated. Where fresh perspectives and new ideas help us grow and thrive.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform key job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
pladis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other classification protected by law.
We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List. If you are a recruitment agency and wish to submit candidate to be considered for this vacancy, you must have agreed to, and signed, our terms of business.
We will not accept CVs from any other sources other than those currently on our PSL. We will not pay a fee for any candidate that has not been represented by a provider on our PSL.