Position Snapshot

Business Area: Nestlé UK & Ireland

Job Title: Labour Co-Ordinator and Master Data Specialist
Location: Dalston Factory, Cumbria

Salary: £37,000 - £44,000 depending on experience + potential bonus + generous pension scheme + 12 flexible days on top of 25-day holiday entitlement + 2 paid volunteering days + other fantastic benefits!

Championing diversity and inclusion is so important to us; when we embrace different perspectives and give everyone the chance to be the best they can be, we can think in new, creative ways that grow and enhance our business.  

Position Summary

We are currently recruiting for an individual to join our Factory Finance Team for a combined role of DLM (Workforce Management system) tool co-ordinator and Master Data Specialist with the estimated ratio between two jobs being 65/35 (in favour of Labour Planning). This will essentially look like 3 days for Labour Planning and 2 days for Master Data support.

To manage, coordinate and deliver a short-, medium- and long-term labour planning process to maximise business performance and labour usage efficiency.

To support the existing Master Data Manager when required to create, modify, cleanse production master data, ensuring all information is accurate and processed within the timescales.

A day in the life of a Labour Co-Ordinator and Master Data Specialist

Reporting to the Financial Controller, you will play a crucial role in supporting manufacturing process by maintaining labour planning model for the Factory that facilitates full site inter-factory movement, leveraging common skills and shift patterns across all production areas.

Using information from employee skills matrix, working hours contracts, and forecasted production volumes, establish, and maintain an optimum labour profile for each of the production areas considering seasonality, skills requirements, training time, holidays, absence, restrictions, agency and working time directive requirements.

Other key responsibilities will include close working with the existing Master Data Manager to provide support in their daily job that includes:

• creating new material codes, progressing them to live status
• updating key elements of master data for respective HALB and FERT materials: scrap factors, efficiency rate, crewing, energy requirement
• cleansing of master data and performing regular health checks

What will make you successful

To be successful for this role you will have good understanding of the manufacturing conversion process and related workflow of various inputs and resources like raw/pack material, energy, labour, and other costs.

You’ll have a strong numeracy skill, an excellent eye for detail and great observation and analytical skills that enable you to notice inconsistences between labour requirements and actual crewing and product master data and real life. The ability to be flexible and work under time pressure in a quick changing environment is crucial, you’ll be results focused, and curious in everything you do.

This really is a fantastic opportunity if you are looking for a role to continue developing your career in a factory that is truly leading the way.

What you need to know

What can we offer in return? Great benefits you’d expect from a business the size of Nestlé – in the shape of a competitive salary and benefits package, bonus scheme, flexible working scheme, 25 days holiday plus statutory holidays plus flex leave, pension scheme and a real focus on personal development and growth.

Advert closing date: 19/02/2025

We will be considering candidates as they apply and we will occasionally close job advertisements early in the event we receive sufficient applicants, so please don’t delay in submitting your application.
 

At Nestlé, our values are rooted in respect. When we embrace diversity and give everyone the chance to be the best they can be, we can think in new, creative ways that grow and enhance our business. People of all gender identities, ethnically diverse individuals, people with disabilities, and members of the LGBT+ community are strongly encouraged to apply. If there is anything we can do to accommodate you to participate fully in the application process, please let us know. We take pride in championing inclusion and diversity, our people make up a number of Colleague Networks who represent different experiences and communities who hold us accountable in creating a sense of belonging for all, and our values create the conditions for us to respect the unique contribution you bring. Find out more about our Colleague Networks here: Diversity, equity and inclusion | Nestlé (nestle.co.uk)

We are committed to equal opportunity for all and we may collect relevant data for monitoring purposes during our candidate registration process. Be yourself, everyone else is taken!