Senior Associate Scheduler: Digital Manufacturing & Analytics

Amgen; Holly Springs (NC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Amgen in North Carolina is seeking a Senior Associate Scheduler I to lead finite scheduling and related planning activities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. You will develop schedules, monitor execution, model capacity scenarios, and collaborate across manufacturing, supply chain, and quality teams to drive on-time delivery.

The role emphasizes data-driven decision-making, continuous improvement, and clear KPI reporting to optimize asset utilization and throughput in a high-profile

Qualifications

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with finite scheduling, production planning, or supply chain scheduling.
• Ability to balance competing priorities and optimize schedules across manufacturing assets under different constraints.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management across operations, supply chain, and leadership teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and Maintain Finite Schedules: Create and manage detailed finite schedules for downstream manufacturing operations, considering equipment constraints, labor availability, campaign sequencing, product priorities, and inventory requirements.
• Monitor Schedule Execution: Track schedule adherence, identify risks to production commitments, and drive mitigation plans to minimize delays and product impact.
• Scenario Modeling: Perform capacity analyses and evaluate alternative scheduling scenarios to support business decisions, demand changes, shutdowns, and new product introductions.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Warehouse, Maintenance, Engineering, and Quality teams to resolve conflicts and ensure execution readiness.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities to improve scheduling processes, cycle times, equipment utilization, and planning accuracy through data-driven analysis.
• Risk Management: Evaluate operational constraints such as equipment downtime, raw material availability, staffing limitations, and quality events to proactively adjust schedules.
• Performance Metrics and Reporting: Develop and communicate KPIs related to schedule adherence, manufacturing throughput, asset utilization, campaign performance, and planning accuracy.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Scheduling experience

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Operations planning

Education

High school/GED + 4 years experience

Associate's + 2 years experience

Bachelor's + 6 months experience

Master's

Tools

Job description

Amgen in North Carolina is seeking a Senior Associate Scheduler I to lead finite scheduling and related planning activities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. You will develop schedules, monitor execution, model capacity scenarios, and collaborate across manufacturing, supply chain, and quality teams to drive on-time delivery.

The role emphasizes data-driven decision-making, continuous improvement, and clear KPI reporting to optimize asset utilization and throughput in a high-profile