Production Planner

Posted Thursday 12 June 2025 at 23:00 Expires Friday 27 June 2025 at 22:59

Who is New England Seafood International

New England Seafood International (NESI) was established in 1991 and is an importer and processor of premium fresh and frozen sustainable fish and seafood. NESI employs circa 650 people across two sites in the UK and imports a wide range of wild and farmed fish and shellfish from all around the world. We are part of the Sealaska Corporation, an Alaska Native corporation formed in 1971 and which is owned by 22,000 Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian shareholders, who are all bloodline descendants of the first settlers to the Americas.

Our vision is to "show people how to enjoy fish every day" and we pride ourselves on our supply chain integrity, sustainable sourcing and high-quality product. Our values run through our business and are Respect, Customer Care, By Learning We Grow, Team Spirit and Integrity.

Title: Production Planner

Reports to: Planning Team Manager

Location: Chessington

Hours: 4:00am-4:00pm

Team

The purpose of the Supply Chain team is to manage the factory production plan, orientate staffing, production sequence and stock utilisation across the site to ensure we are fulfilling orders on time and in full. Collaborating with the stock controller, production managers and team leaders, establishing the Factory 'position' in the morning, processing the orders into the planning system and producing Line Plans and the Kitting Plan.

Liaising with customers where necessary, managing demand and orders to align to the site's capacity.

Role & Responsibilities

• To release daily customer EDI transfer into the NESI planning system.
• Balance orders received against expected forecast.
• Establish position of factory vs. plan. Uncover any outstanding production or stock issues.
• Liaise with the Stock Controller to align stock availability from an opening stock position
• Orientate production sequencing across both Chessington units (B and C).
• Attend the daily stock meeting to drive alignment on current and future production process.
• Minutes to be taken and shared with the wider business
• Attendance in Tier 2 meetings daily, collaborating with stakeholders to escalate any issues or concerns and highlight site position
• Update daily KPIs to understand performance metrics
• Detailed handover to be created daily, highlighting night shift work requirement and opening position for the following day.
• Weekend point of contact for our customers.
• Updating MRP system with customer requirements.
• Short term forecasting and communication alignment with customers.
• Reporting to Planning Team Manager, escalating issues or concerns where necessary.

What experiences, knowledge and capabilities do I need to demonstrate?

• Experience working in a factory environment or similar
• Planning or stock control experience - ability to understand production sequencing, scheduling to meet customer demand, stock management
• Communication - ability to manage a variety of stakeholders including internal departments and external customers
• High attention to detail
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight time constraints
• IT Competency - Experience with an ERP system - preferably Microsoft Dynamics desirable but not essential
• 20 days holiday
• Pension 5% employee contribution 3% employer contribution
• Life Insurance: 3 x annual salary
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Staff discount on products
• On-site parking
• Referral Programme
• Sports & Social Fund
• Internal company celebrations e.g. Charity initiatives, team events
• Reward and Recognition programme

NESI Health and Safety

New England Seafood International will work to ensure it fulfils its moral and legal responsibilities and will not compromise on Health & Safety. We have a strong belief and culture that no one should be hurt resulting from our operations. Health & Safety will always be given priority when considering other business activities.

We will ensure that all persons are provided with a safe working environment and have access to suitable welfare facilities including safe access and egress.

We will ensure all our staff are site inducted, provided the necessary levels of H&S training to work safe on site and provided expert training for their role. In order for people to work safely and on completion of a detailed risk assessment, we will provide suitable and appropriate machinery, equipment and PPE to fulfil this objective.

Our H&S objectives will always be reviewed frequently and will be communicated openly through the business and will be used to drive continued improvement to our H&S standards and culture. This is achieved by consultation and positive interaction with our employees.

NESI Food Safety

Every employee is expected to be proactive in adhering to Food Safety rules and is encouraged to actively promote and cultivate a Food Safety Culture within the workplace; as a company, we are committed to providing ongoing support, comprehensive training, and the necessary tools to continuously upskill our knowledge about food safety, empowering all team members to engage in open communication with the NESI colleagues to share ideas, address challenges, and collaboratively uphold our commitment to Food Safety Excellence.