Planning Apprentice

Summary

Berry Beccles is offering the opportunity to join our Planning team and complete a Level 3 Supply Chain Practitioner course. We are looking for candidates with the following skills: - Self motivated - Ability to communicate effectively in professional manner - Logical approach to problem solving -Works well in team - Works well under pressure

Annual wage: £12,979.20 to £23,200.32 a year
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Training course: Supply chain practitioner (fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG)) (level 3)
Hours: Monday to Thursday 8am-5pm and Friday 8am-4pm
39 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 11 November
Duration: 2 years
Positions available: 2

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

The following is what you will be trained to do.

To plan departmental production with the aim to provide the most efficient and cost-effective use of available machines, tooling, and resources to meet customer requirements
To work with production controllers to proactively manage and progress daily production issues to ensure customer orders are produced on time and in full
To communicate production issues which affect customer delivery dates to relevant customer contact at earliest opportunity, and work with them to resolve any issues which may arise
To manage material requirements through MRP reporting, ensuring these are requisitioned via the supplier or the purchasing office to ensure continuity of supply to production
Attend weekly meetings to progress new projects, from concept through to development and production
To monitor and reduce surplus stocks of both raw materials and finished goods
To provide ad hoc information relating to production outputs, forecasts, and capacity
To provide holiday cover for other planning functions as required
Any other reasonable ad hoc tasks as requested by management

Where you’ll work

London Road

Beccles

NR34 8TS

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

BPIF TRAINING LIMITED

Your training course

Supply chain practitioner (fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG)) (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents

Manage the flow of fast-moving consumer goods products or services based on evolving and changing information.

Use standard operating procedures.

Support customers with supply chain enquiries.

Use IT systems for the supply chain; Company and customer systems. Applies cyber security and GDPR regulations and policies.

Use continuous improvement techniques in the fast-moving consumer goods supply chain.

Lead and participate in problem solving activities: 5 whys, fishbone analysis.

Use capacity planning to inform fast-moving consumer goods supply chain processes.

Apply team working principles.

Escalate issues and tasks.

Analyse data against supply chain key performance indicators to identify trends and themes that affect the fast-moving consumer goods supply chain.

Plan and adhere to customer lead times.

Use data analysis outcomes to inform decision making in the supply chain function.

Develop and implement a supply plan, for example, supply planning, production planning, demand planning, operations planning - logistics, commercial planning.

Use order management tools to capture customer orders.

Communicate with others verbally for example, colleagues and stakeholders.

Communicate in writing with others for example, internal and external customers, colleagues, and managers.

Comply with health and safety legislation, regulations, standards, and guidance.

Follow equity, diversity, and inclusion principles.

Apply quality assurance procedures.

Identify and document hazards and risks in the workplace. Apply control measures.

Record or enter information - paper based or electronic; risk assessments, handover documents, work sheets, checklists, and any legal reporting requirements.

Comply with sustainability principles and regulations including efficient use of resources, recycling, reuse and safe disposal of waste.

Identify, organise and use resources, including team members, to plan and complete tasks, with consideration for cost and quality.

Manage the flow of fast-moving consumer goods products or services based on evolving and changing information.

Use standard operating procedures.

Support customers with supply chain enquiries.

Use IT systems for the supply chain; Company and customer systems. Applies cyber security and GDPR regulations and policies.

Use continuous improvement techniques in the fast-moving consumer goods supply chain.

Lead and participate in problem solving activities: 5 whys, fishbone analysis.

Use capacity planning to inform fast-moving consumer goods supply chain processes.

Apply team working principles.

Escalate issues and tasks.

Analyse data against supply chain key performance indicators to identify trends and themes that affect the fast-moving consumer goods supply chain.

Plan and adhere to customer lead times.

Use data analysis outcomes to inform decision making in the supply chain function.

Develop and implement a supply plan, for example, supply planning, production planning, demand planning, operations planning - logistics, commercial planning.

Use order management tools to capture customer orders.

Communicate with others verbally for example, colleagues and stakeholders.

Communicate in writing with others for example, internal and external customers, colleagues, and managers.

Comply with health and safety legislation, regulations, standards, and guidance.

Follow equity, diversity, and inclusion principles.

Apply quality assurance procedures.

Identify and document hazards and risks in the workplace. Apply control measures.

Record or enter information - paper based or electronic; risk assessments, handover documents, work sheets, checklists, and any legal reporting requirements.

Comply with sustainability principles and regulations including efficient use of resources, recycling, reuse and safe disposal of waste.

Identify, organise and use resources, including team members, to plan and complete tasks, with consideration for cost and quality.

Your training plan

This training plan has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 4)
Maths (grade 4)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Problem solving skills
Presentation skills
Logical
Team working
Initiative

About this company

We create innovative packaging and engineered products that we believe make life better for people and the planet. We do this every day by leveraging our sustainability leadership and innovation expertise to serve customers around the world. Harnessing the strength in our diversity of 47,000 global employees across more than 295 locations, we partner with customers to manufacture innovative products. The innovations we pioneer benefit our customers at every stage of their journey.

After this apprenticeship

You will continue working within the Planning department as a fully qualified member, there is always room to grow and climb the ladder at Berry.

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