Strategic Production Scheduler — MPS & Capacity Planning

Lonza; Oberwallis; On-site; Vertraulich; Full time

Job summary

Lonza is seeking a Production Scheduler to lead holistic operations planning for mid‑scale manufacturing, ensuring safety, quality, and on‑time delivery across upstream and downstream processes.

You will develop integrated plans with cross‑functional teams, contribute to the Master Production Schedule, and push capacity improvements. Fluent English is required; German is a plus, and experience with MS Project, Schedule Pro, Orchestrate and SAP is valued.

Qualifications

• Several years (>3 years) of experience in supply or project planning for pharmaceuticals.
• Experience in production environment is required.
• Fluent in English; German language is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop an integrated plan coordinating operational activities with consideration to process, facility, and resource requirements.
• Collaborate with multiple departments to coordinate operational and maintenance activities.
• Contributes to the Master Production Schedule (MPS) based on supply planning.
• Responsible for capacity modelling including facility throughput improvements.
• Proactively develop strategies to anticipate or counteract possible future supply bottlenecks.
• Authoring and reviewing GMP-relevant documents and SOPs.
• Preparing and reviewing quality records such as change controls.

Skills

Fluent English

German language desirable

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in supply chain or biotechnology

Tools

Microsoft Project

Schedule Pro

Orchestrate

Excel

Job description

Lonza is seeking a Production Scheduler to lead holistic operations planning for mid‑scale manufacturing, ensuring safety, quality, and on‑time delivery across upstream and downstream processes.

You will develop integrated plans with cross‑functional teams, contribute to the Master Production Schedule, and push capacity improvements. Fluent English is required; German is a plus, and experience with MS Project, Schedule Pro, Orchestrate and SAP is valued.