Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you'll do important work and have chances to create and define in a culture that empowers your development. With revenues of over $40 billion and the industry's largest investment in RD, we provide resources and chances for you to make substantial contributions.

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you'll chip in to meaningful work such as assisting customers in finding cancer cures, protecting the environment, and ensuring food safety. Your efforts will make a tangible difference, and we'll support your career aspirations.

Location/Division Specific Information

High Point, NC / Patheon Softgels

How you will make an impact

The Manufacturing Master Planner will plan and facilitate the review of Manufacturing Schedule and Material options with production, Quality Assurance (QA), Supply Chain, and Process Engineering. Additionally, this role will prepare and lead resolutions for blocking issues with cross-functional teams and senior management.

What you will do:

Participates in Sales and Operations Planning (SOP) process representing manufacturing. Participates in meetings with key customer planning organizations.

Keeps track of important metrics and targets to be discussed in the SOP meeting and used for continuous improvement projects (e.g. capacity utilization, OTD, schedule adherence).

Sets, maintains and runs Master Production Schedule, including Material Requirements Planning (MRP). Reports important deviations between the Master Production Scheduling (MPS) and the SOP to the Sr. Manager. Evaluates the load of critical resources (raw materials, work centers or specific equipment) as a result of the existing SOP.

Ensures Master Data is updated and Material Availability to support SOP plan.Monitors detailed Manufacturing and Packaging (MFG / PKG) planning compared to the Master Production Schedule. Makes daily (due to significant special cause variation in the Patheon processes) adjustments to the Master Production Schedule and shipment plan and communicate to all involved in driving the plans.

Sets and maintains the shipment plan based on supply agreed. Monitors batch release process and progress against the Operations delivery plan.Communicates with the site Master Production Scheduler to spread customer demand in line with available capacity. Seeks resolution for capacity gaps in consultation with Senior Manager.

Attends weekly On Time Delivery meetings. Be responsible for risks to MPS and detailed schedule and ensure actions and owners of risk mitigations are in place. Works with the team to develop corrective and preventative actions to special cause deviations.Communicates and aligns with Manufacturing and provides input for QC Lab, QA, EM and other support functions.

Resolves inventory plan based on agreed stock targets. Supervises inventory levels versus planning. Minimizes inventory while ensuring material availability. Reports details on blocked and rejected inventory. Identifies capacity constraints or low utilization at least 6 months ahead.

Works in a safe and responsible manner in order to create an injury-free and incident-free workplace. Aligns with all job-related safety and other training requirements.

How will you get here?

Education:

Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 2 years of related experience; or an advanced degree with limited experience; or equivalent work experience.Experience

Proven track record in pharmaceutical manufacturing operations including roles that involved materials planning and production scheduling in a manufacturing environment.

2 or more years of experience coordinating production timelines that impact upstream and downstream teams and other collaborators.

Understanding and experience working with SAP ERP systems (particularly Materials Management, Supply Chain Management, Demand Planning, and Inventory Management and Production Scheduling modules).

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Outstanding attention to detail and communication skills. Self-starter, mature, independent and diligent.

A strong balance of results driven analytical skills that demonstrate the confidence, and collaboration that is vital to developing new strategies and methodologies.

Ability to navigate across multiple systems to improve current state operations.

Strong understanding of the various planning functions relative to manufacturing process capabilities.

Familiarity with inventory control techniques, practical experience with planning functions such as Capacity Planning (CPS), Master Production Scheduling (MPS), Materials Requirements Planning (MRP), and interfacing systems (i.e., Forecasting), or equivalent experience.

Understanding of customer needs in relation to process capabilities (production, material and system lead times).

Ability to work across all levels of the organization including shop floor, senior management, and cross functional teams.

Benefits:

We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus scheme, healthcare, company pension, 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.”

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, each one of our 70,000 extraordinary minds has a unique story to tell. Join us and contribute to our singular mission—enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.

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EEO/Reasonable Accommodation:

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request an accommodation.

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.