Production Planner

What we do at KatKin

For uncompromising cat parents who want the best, KatKin goes hardcore for cat health. We make the UK’s only fresh cat food: 100% human-quality meat, gently cooked, and frozen for freshness.

Where the competition cuts corners, catfishes customers and puts profits over health, we put cat wellbeing first. No shortcuts. No secret recipes. We’re cutting the fluff, thinking fresh and channelling hardcore love into industry-wide change. So cats live long and cat parents can love hard without compromise.

Why You’ll Love Working With Us

We’re all-in for cats, and it shows: our energy will blow you away from day one. You’ll be surrounded by knowledgeable scientists, big creative thinkers, astute business brains, and a whole team of hardcore cat parents. All on a mission to make hardcore love the new standard in cat care – with a fresh take on every product in the cat industry.

All about your role

Located in Haverhill, the KatKin Kitchen is where our fresh, 100% human-quality meat food is gently cooked and frozen. We are looking for an experienced Production Planner to organise production according to demand and quality standards. You will be the one to ensure our goods are produced on time for distribution in an efficient manner. You will be responsible for ensuring the factory is fully planned and forecasted to meet the expected output of the business to deliver our expected growth target.

This Hands-On Role Includes Ownership Of

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  Determine ingredients and raw materials needed to cover production demand.

• Scheduling the usage of production ingredients and materials to ensure optimal production.

• Monitor material supply flow and identify any shortages or bottlenecks in usage that may arise.

• Build and share the weekly production plan with all Operations teams.

• Ensure sufficient levels of cover are in place to meet the demand.

• Readjustment of production plans when targets are not achieved.

• Coordinate production workflow for one or multiple products.

• Ensure that collections have the necessary products to supply the most urgent demand.

• Plan and prioritise operations to ensure maximum performance and minimum delay.

• Address issues when they arise aiming for minimum disruption.

• Obtain output information (number of finished products, percentage of defectives etc.).

• Raise to key stakeholders any stock / production issues that can impact other company departments.

• Prepare and submit status and performance reports.

• Collaborate with Production, Procurement, Technical, Warehouse, R&D and Finance teams

Who we’re looking for:

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  Proven experience as Production Planner/Scheduler

• Excellent knowledge of Production Planning and Quality principles

• Working knowledge of MS Office and Enterprise Resource Planner systems

• Strong knowledge of data and statistics with an emphasis on Excel

• Strong organisational and problem-solving skills

• Excellent communication skills

• Experience with Google Suite desirable

• Loves cats (obviously!)

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and a MacBook

• Career defining opportunity in being instrumental to scaling our brand, fast

• No egos and a small close-knit team

• 25 days holiday every year plus your birthday off

• 12-weeks paternity / maternity leave

• Discount for KatKin fresh meals

• AXA Health Insurance including optical and dental

• Yearly personal development budget

• Company pension

• All the tea and coffee you can drink, fresh fruit, great banter and a cat (and dog) friendly office

To Apply

Submit your details below or send your CV to Terrie@katkin.com

About us

We aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and actively encourage applications from all backgrounds. At KatKin we celebrate differences, and everything that makes our colleagues unique, by upholding an inclusive environment in which we can all thrive.