Job Description

Production Planner
We're proud to be Bakkavor
Salary: Competitive (Depending on experience)
Benefits: Highly competitive rewards package, staff shop and excellent career progression prospects across the Bakkavor group
Location: Spalding
Ways of Working: Site Based
Shift: 3's & 2's shift pattern, 06.00 - 18.00
Contract Type: Permanent
Why join us?
We're ready for anything. We thrive on challenge and change. The undeniable pressure and pace of our 24/7 operation keeps us on our toes and offers a variety of career pathways and options to explore and pursue. We encourage everyone to work hard, push further and show resilience. And it's exciting. Because only by mentoring and role modelling our success and innovation, will we continue to diversify, grow as individuals and succeed together.
What we do.
This fantastic opportunity will be based at our Bakkavor Spalding site, which employs over 1,470 people across 3 manufacturing facilities & 1 Distribution Centre. We specialise in making hand crafted sandwich wraps, salads, dips, soups & sauces and mayonnaise.
About the role.
As a Planner, you will create daily production plans, manage stock levels, and ensure our factory runs efficiently to meet customer demands. You will forecast needs, track performance, and identify opportunities to improve processes and reduce costs.
Acting as a key link between departments, you will communicate effectively with colleagues and customers, helping the production to run smoothly every day.
Role Accountabilities

• Plan and prioritize production to maximize efficiency while meeting customer service targets.
• Manage stock levels across Finished Goods, WIP, and offsite inventory with accuracy and foresight.
• Monitor factory performance daily, ensuring smooth operations and timely delivery.
• Forecast production needs to support materials procurement and workforce planning.
• Track, analyse, and improve KPIs, driving continuous operational excellence.
• Collaborate across teams and communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
• Identify and implement improvements to reduce costs, enhance efficiency, and optimize processes.

About You
We are looking for someone who has previous experience in a planning role and a strong aptitude for numbers, allowing you to analyse data and make informed decisions with confidence - you will have excellent written and verbal communication skills, enabling you to work effectively across teams and with external stakeholders.
You will be proficient in IT, particularly Excel, with a willingness and ability to further develop your technical skills.
Above all, you will be a proactive problem solver, capable of making decisions and tackling challenges to keep operations running smoothly.
What you'll receive
As an equal opportunity employer, we're committed to providing a safe and rewarding environment for you to thrive in. This is why we work hard to deliver benefits, rewards and wellbeing offerings that are important to you.
You'll enjoy:

• Life Assurance (1 x salary)
• 22 days holiday
• Staff Shop
• Stakeholder Pension Scheme
• MyBargains Discount Platform
• Personal Accident Insurance
• Free Independent Mortgage Advice
• Employee Assistance Programme
• A Range of voluntary benefits (holiday purchase scheme, additional life assurance, dental & hospital cash plans)
• Discounted tutoring for children
• Access to financial learning tools and affordable loans via your salary
• Private Medical Insurance (after 5 years service)
• Free Car parking

Plus, a commitment to your wellbeing that includes emotional, physical and financial support services delivered by our fantastic team of wellbeing champions.
Proud to be Bakkavor
We're proud to be the market leader in the UK fresh prepared food industry. We're proud to supply meals, salads, desserts, pizza and bread to leading grocery retailers including Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury's and Waitrose. We're driven by the hard work and passion of our people and are delighted to offer a wide range of careers across our business - come and join our dedicated Bakkavor team!
At Bakkavor, we are committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive, and we believe that diversity makes us stronger. We welcome and encourage applications from all backgrounds and ensure fair, transparent recruitment practices. Learn more about our commitment in our Inclusion and Diversity Policy ( ).
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Bakkavor
We are the leading provider of fresh prepared food in the UK, with operations also in the US, positioning the Group well in these high-growth markets. We leverage our consumer insight and scale to provide innovative food that offers quality, choice, convenience, and freshness. Around 15,000 colleagues operate from 31 sites across our two markets supplying a large portfolio of products across meals, pizza & bread, salads and desserts to leading grocery retailers in the UK and US.
Department: Planning
Location:
Spalding, GB, PE11 2BB
Workplace: Site Based
Date: 14 Nov 2025
Req ID: 26519

Skills Required