Maintenance Planner

Insight Global; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pharmaceutical company in Durham is seeking a Sr. Maintenance Planner / Scheduler to manage production schedules and streamline operations. This role will focus on aligning production processes with market demands while ensuring compliance in a GMP environment. Candidates should have substantial experience in planning, scheduling, and working within a regulated sector, especially in sterile manufacturing environments.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in Planning & Scheduling in industrial environments.
• Experience in GMP regulated environments is a must.
• Strong knowledge of Planning and Purchasing processes.

Responsibilities

• Creating and releasing process orders to shop floor operations.
• Ensuring materials are available to meet customer demands.
• Managing the Inventory of Questionable Value process.

Skills

Planning & Scheduling

Materials Requirements Planning

Problem Solving

Team Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Tools

SAP

Manufacturing Execution System

Job description

A large pharmaceutical client in Durham is seeking a Sr. Maintenance Planner / Scheduler to join their team. The Senior Specialist, Planning and Scheduling will be accountable for the creation of a master production schedule that aligns with the global vaccine forecast and market requirements. The Sr. Planner will plan workloads and schedule operations for their assigned Operations Integrated Process Teams and / or Quality Operations Lab.

This may include the creation and release of production / process orders for operations, scheduling / prioritization of lab activities, Manufacturing Execution System (MES) and dilution model creation, procurement / purchase of materials to enable schedules, and working closely with internal and external suppliers as well as customers to ensure timely deliveries.

Key Functions

• Creating and releasing process orders to the shop floor operations team. Leading scheduling meetings, maintaining and conveying production schedule
• Supporting all relevant Manufacturing Execution System (MES) data entries for 24 / 7 production facility
• Ensuring sufficient internally and externally sourced materials are available and released to meet all customer demands and downstream processes
• Ensure that the accurate and current production plan is loaded into SAP and managed in Rapid Response
• Working closely with Durham and West Point labs to ensure testing and release are aligned with inspection end dates Lots Release On-Time (LROT) and customer need dates Internal On-time in Full (iOTIF)
• Acting as Supply Chain representative, as needed, in support of all Integrated Process Team meetings and initiatives (i.e. Tier meetings, Operational Readiness Management meetings (ORM), and upstream supplier and downstream customer meetings)
• Managing the Inventory of Questionable Value (IQV) process for product set | Gathering information from site input departments and updating the IQV tool in SAP | Generating required discard documentation (FA33) and routing for approval
• Reviewing the production schedule and Materials Requirement Planning outputs; making adjustments and interacts with supply network planning | Manages SAP master data, updating safety stock and reorder points
• Monitoring inventory levels to avoid excess inventory, inventory shortages and / or inventory expiry
• Providing quality notification (QN) and corrective action preventive action (CAPA) support
• Developing and updating Planning standard operating procedures

Required Education, Experience and Skills :

• 5 years of Planning & Scheduling supporting production, maintenance or calibration environments in industrial facilities
• Maintenance Background
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience working in a GMP regulated environment
• Strong knowledge of Planning and Purchasing processes as well as Materials Requirements Planning (MRP) / Materials Production Scheduling (MPS) principles and methodologies
• Experience using SAP
• Team player with a positive attitude and the ability to maintain focus in difficult problem-solving situations

Preferred Experience and Skills :

• Experience in sterile vaccine manufacturing facility startup
• APICS or CPIM certification
• Lean Six Sigma Knowledge and Experience

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