Workforce Planner

Bridor USA, Inc. • Salt Lake City, UT

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Bridor is seeking a highly organized and analytical Workforce Planner to play a meaningful role in building a high-performing manufacturing operation at their new Salt Lake City facility. This 100% on-site position is crucial for ensuring the right people are in the right areas at the right time to meet production requirements. The Workforce Planner will collaborate with Production, Operations, Human Resources, and Finance to translate production forecasts into effective workforce plans and employee schedules. This role involves analyzing production requirements, staffing levels, attendance, overtime, labor utilization, and workforce trends to anticipate needs and develop/improve workforce-planning practices as the operation expands.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in workforce planning, labor planning, production scheduling, capacity planning, or a related function.
• Experience within a manufacturing or production environment strongly preferred.
• Food, bakery, beverage, consumer packaged goods, or other high-volume process manufacturing experience is highly desirable.
• Experience supporting operations where production requirements and staffing needs can change quickly.
• Demonstrated ability to use workforce and production data to make staffing and scheduling decisions.
• Strong Excel skills with the ability to analyze workforce and operational data.
• Experience with workforce-management, scheduling, ERP, or HRIS systems.
• Ability to develop and maintain workforce reports, staffing models, and performance metrics.
• Understanding of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to anticipate workforce needs before they become production problems.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong organization and time-management skills.
• Ability to make sound decisions in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Confidence working across departments and communicating with frontline and senior leadership.
• Ability to adapt quickly as production requirements change.
• Strong understanding of how staffing decisions affect production, overtime, productivity, and operating costs.
• Initiative and the ability to work independently while remaining highly collaborative.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain, Operations Management, Industrial Engineering, or a related field preferred.
• Certification or training in Constraint Management, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or Process Improvement is a plus.
• Experience with UKG/Kronos, SAP, Workday, or similar systems preferred.
• Familiarity with Lean Manufacturing, continuous improvement, and labor-efficiency concepts is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Analyze production schedules, business forecasts, seasonal demand, and operating requirements to determine labor needs.
• Develop short- and long-term workforce plans aligned with production requirements.
• Anticipate staffing shortages, coverage gaps, and excess capacity before they impact production.
• Partner with Production and HR to adjust staffing plans based on changing business needs.
• Support workforce planning for production growth, peak periods, new products, and changing production volumes.
• Develop and maintain employee schedules across production areas and shifts.
• Ensure production lines have appropriate staffing coverage based on production requirements and employee availability.
• Monitor attendance, absenteeism, overtime, staffing levels, and labor utilization.
• Identify scheduling inefficiencies and recommend adjustments that improve productivity and control labor costs.
• Help leadership balance available labor across production lines and departments.
• Respond to changing production priorities and make timely workforce recommendations.
• Maintain workforce-planning models, staffing reports, schedules, and workforce data.
• Track key metrics including overtime, absenteeism, labor utilization, productivity, and staffing gaps.
• Develop reports and dashboards that provide leadership with clear workforce visibility.
• Analyze workforce trends and use data to recommend operational improvements.
• Maintain accurate scheduling and workforce records.
• Work closely with Production, Operations, Human Resources, and Finance to align workforce strategies with business needs.
• Provide HR with staffing forecasts to support proactive recruiting.
• Assist with workforce planning for onboarding and training new employees.
• Communicate workforce plans and scheduling changes clearly to managers and frontline leadership.
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives related to labor utilization, productivity, and operational efficiency.
• Ensure workforce schedules and practices comply with applicable labor requirements and company policies.
• Maintain accurate workforce-planning and scheduling documentation.
• Support labor-management reporting and audit requirements as needed.
• Follow Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), food safety requirements, and facility safety policies.

Benefits

• Opportunity to be part of a new and growing Bridor manufacturing facility.
• Help establish workforce-planning practices and processes.
• Direct impact on production performance, labor efficiency, and employee scheduling.
• Work closely with Production, Operations, HR, and Finance leadership.
• Join a company known for premium bakery products, manufacturing expertise, and innovation.
• Contribute to continuous improvement and operational-growth initiatives.
• Build career within a growing North American operation and an international organization.
• Collaborative environment where initiative and problem-solving can make a visible difference.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree