Production PlannerScheduler

Work Schedule

Environmental Conditions

Job Description

Location: Marietta OH Relocation assistance is NOT provided.

*Must be legally authorized to work in the United States withoutsponsorship.

*Must be able to pass a comprehensive background check whichincludes a drug screening.

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.

A Day in the Life:

The Production Planner / Scheduler is responsible for planning scheduling coordinating and monitoring production activities throughout the complete manufacturing cycle. This role develops and maintains production schedules based on customer demand capacity labor availability and material supply to support operational and business objectives. Working cross-functionally with manufacturing engineering procurement sales marketing and supply chain teams the Production Planner / Scheduler ensures the timely availability of materials efficient production flow and reliable customer delivery performance. This position also supports issue resolution related to material shortages design changes production constraints and schedule interruptions while balancing inventory levels and production capacity.

• Plan schedule coordinate and monitor products throughout the complete production cycle

• Develop and maintain production schedules that support the Master Production Plan (MPP)

• Take proactive action to resolve conflicts or constraints that may impact achievement of production plans

• Works from engineering plans and production specifications to establish production schedules labor loading and capacity requirements

• Coordinate production plans to ensure material availability aligns with production schedules

• Collaborate with manufacturing procurement engineering sales marketing and customer service teams to support operational objectives

• Resolve production interruptions related to labor shortages material shortages design changes backlogs or capacity constraints

• Coordinate daily with manufacturing and raw material planning teams to manage schedule deviations and production changes

• Support production ramp-up and ramp-down planning activities

• Monitor key planning metrics and recommend process improvements to enhance schedule attainment and operational performance

Keys to Success:

Education

• Minimum Education Required: Associates Degree

• Preferred: Bachelors degree in Business Supply Chain Management Industrial Engineering Operations Management or related field

• APICS Certification Preferred

• Six Sigma Green/Black Belt Certification Preferred

Experience

• Minimum of 4 years of related planning scheduling manufacturing or supply chain experience.

Knowledge Skills Abilities:

• Working knowledge of production planning scheduling inventory management and supply chain operations

• Experience with ERP/MRP systems and planning functionality strongly preferred including SAP ECC EWM and APO

• Experience in Kinaxis and Power BI preferred

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Excel

• Strong analytical organizational and problem-solving skills

• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced manufacturing environment

• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills

Physical Requirements / Work Environment:

• Light lifting/Office

Benefits

We offer competitive compensation annual incentive plan bonus healthcare and a range of employee benefits. Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative forward-thinking organization and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity intensity involvement and innovation!

Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier cleaner and safer. Watch as our colleagues explain 5 reasons to work with us. As one team of 140000 colleagues we share a common set of values - Integrity Intensity Innovation and Involvement - working together to accelerate research solve complex scientific challenges drive technological innovation and support patients in need. #StartYourStory at Thermo Fisher Scientific where diverse experiences backgrounds and perspectives are valued.