Planner/Scheduler

Contract Pharmaceuticals Limited; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site parking

Discounted gym membership

Paid time off

Employee assistance program

Deferred profit-sharing

Job summary

Contract Pharmaceuticals Limited (CPL) seeks a Scheduling Coordinator to plan short-term and long-term production schedules in our Mississauga facility. You will coordinate with production, materials, and QA to ensure timely deliveries and accurate batch and lot numbers, while maintaining GMP practices.

Experience in planning or production roles, familiarity with SAP or similar ERP, and strong attention to detail are required.

Qualifications

• Minimum high school diploma required; post-secondary education is an asset.
• 2–3 years in planning, production, or supply chain environments.
• Experience with integrated IT systems (e.g., SAP) is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with facility and relevant personnel to gather production and delivery information.
• Follow safety practices; use PPE and report hazards or injuries.
• Ensure accurate transcription of batch numbers, lots, and expiry dates.
• Communicate requirements and timelines to maintain schedule integrity.
• Compile information to assess impact on production priorities.
• Formulate short- and long-term manufacturing and packaging schedules.
• Monitor orders and material needs; expedite as needed.
• Allocate materials in SAP and issue associated work orders.
• Assess SAP planning integration to evaluate capacity and constraints.
• Support Lean goals and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Planning

Production scheduling

Process improvement

Education

High school diploma

Post-secondary education

Tools

SAP

Job description

Who We Are

At CPL, we are passionate about pharmaceutical product development and contract manufacturing. Our aim is to be the top choice CDMO in the non-sterile liquid and semi-solid pharmaceutical products domain, and ultimately bring benefits to the customers using our manufactured products.

Job Type

Current vacancy

Who We Are

At CPL, we are passionate about pharmaceutical product development and contract manufacturing. Our aim is to be the top choice CDMO in the non-sterile liquid and semi-solid pharmaceutical products domain, and ultimately bring benefits to the customers using our manufactured products.
For more than 30 years CPL has partnered with the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies to provide full-service product development and manufacturing, singularly focused on innovation and efficiency.
We recognize our employees are our number one asset and support their career growth. We also offer a benefits program, deferred profit-sharing plan, paid time off, employee’s assistance program, work/life balance, employee recognition program, on‑site parking, discounted gym membership.

Job Summary

To coordinate and plan the short term and long-term scheduling within the respective facility and to perform the administrative functions necessary to support the schedules.

Job Responsibilities

• Interact with facility and with the appropriate individuals to gather information impacting on production and product deliveries to customers.
• Responsible for working in compliance with established safe work practices and procedures; properly uses personal protection and safety equipment as required by CPL; reports any injury or illness immediately and notifies CPL of any hazards, unsafe acts or conditions in the workplace.
• Ensure accuracy when transcribing batch numbers and assigning lot numbers and expiry dates to work orders.
• Communicate requirements and timelines necessary to ensure the integrity of each of the schedules to appropriate individuals.
• Compile and integrate information to determine impact on production priorities and needs.
• Formulate manufacturing and packaging schedules (both short term and long term) based on available information.
• Monitor the status of orders and material requirements leading up to production and expedite where necessary.
• Allocate materials in SAP and issue pick lists, manufacturing and packaging work orders within the appropriate timeframe to meet the schedules.
• Optimize the integration of SAP in the planning function to evaluate production/capacity requirements and limitations (e.g. Labour, equipment and rates).
• Contribute to achieving Lean Goals and continuous improvement.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum high school diploma required, however post secondary education is an asset. Equivalent experience will also be considered.

Experience

• Minimum of 2-3 years experience in a planning, production or supply chain environment.
• Experience with integrated IT systems (e.g. SAP) is an asset.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Demonstrated competencies in CPL's core values.
• Flexible with the ability to adapt, respond quickly and manage change in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects, work effectively with all levels in the organization and work independently.

Physical Demands/Working Conditions

• Office environment.

CPL is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals. CPL is committed to accommodating persons with disabilities. If you need accommodation at any stage of the application process or want more information on our accommodation policies, please contact us.

We thank all applicants for their expression of interest; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls or agencies please.