Production Planner

Work Schedule

Environmental Conditions

Job Description

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team youll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the worlds toughest challenges like protecting the environment making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

Location/Division Specific Information:

Our proteomic sciences (PSX) solutions are transforming the understanding of human diseases through advanced protein biomarker discovery. With our innovative Olink solutions including highly specific and validated assays that cover more than 5000 proteins our colleagues and technology empower scientists in groundbreaking research that will play a pivotal role in the future of personalized medicine.

Job Description:

As a Production Planner you are responsible for ensuring an efficient and smooth production process through careful planning and coordination of production activities. You will work with both daily planning and long-term planning (1-6 months) to optimize resource use and achieve production goals.

The role involves having broad knowledge of Olinks/PSXs various products and Production Planner is also an expert in their field i.e. they are the SC recipient and a member of new incoming projects.

The Production Planner also works on developing internal processes proactively working on the Support Group in production we work together towards the departments goals but also individually within our own areas of responsibility.

Main duties and work tasks:

• Develop and maintain production plans to ensure production targets are met.
• Responsible for keeping track of the production stock and its expiration date.
• Create and maintain process images instructions and routines for the area of responsibility.
• Drive improvements within your area of responsibility by identifying and implementing new methods and processes.
• Coordinate with purchasing department to ensure timely availability of materials and resources.
• Monitor the production process and adjust plans as necessary to handle changes and contingencies.
• Analyse capacity needs and identify potential bottlenecks or resource shortages. Identify and implement improvement opportunities to increase efficiency and reduce costs.
• Actively participate in projects related to production planning and streamlining.
• Monitor production flow and adjust as needed to address any deviations or issues.
• Continuously works for a good work environment. Reports and implements work environment improvements.

Qualifications:

• Relevant university education in supply chain management industrial economics logistics or similar or equivalent work experience
• Experience in production planning for at least 2 years preferably in the life science industry
• Good knowledge of production planning systems and ERP systems
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• Fluent in Swedish and English both verbal and written