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Production Planner / Sr. Production Planner / Production Planning Specialist

Location: NC-Clayton, US

Contract Type: Regular Full-Time

Area: Logistics / Supply Chain

Would you like to join an international team working to improve the future of healthcare? Grifols is a global healthcare company that since 1909 has been working to improve the health and well-being of people around the world. We are leaders in plasma-derived medicines and transfusion medicine and develop, produce and market innovative medicines, solutions and services in more than 110 countries and regions.

Summary:

Responsible for scheduling daily WIP inventories to enable annual sales of greater than $2 billion in a highly regulated environment. The Production Planner must possess process knowledge of manufacturing interdependencies, constraints, and requirements to efficiently schedule their assigned area and react quickly to situations where contingency plans are required. The Production Planner drives plasma production in their assigned area and must be able to communicate requirements to meet company goals to customers within their assigned area.

Primary responsibilities for role:

• Create weekly production schedules within the capacity constraints [product, equipment or labor] as identified for each work center.
• Create weekly production schedules that align with capacities in upstream and downstream departments.
• Coordinates production to utilize equipment and manpower to meet production throughput targets.
• Monitors pace of production ensuring timelines are met and communicates status regularly.
• Issues batch numbers, product codes, and inspection lots.
• Controls WIP with daily value in excess of $500M.
• Provides input to departmental priorities based on needs of market/division.
• Recommends changes in manufacturing equipment/personnel utilization to meet supply requirements.
• Publishes weekly and monthly site performance reports.
• Utilizes SAP for Production Planning and Inventory Management transactions.
• Provides support for 24/7 manufacturing operations.
• Generates Production Planning Training Materials and provides training.
• Responsible for independent assignments in at least two of the following areas: Deviations, Document Revisions, Quality Metrics, Change Control.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities: Knowledge of manufacturing processes, manufacturing constraints, and cGMPs. Knowledge of SAP ERP system and Microsoft Office. Strong communication, organization, logistical, and multi-tasking skills.

Education and Experience:

• Production Planner: BS/BA degree in a relevant field and 3 years of related experience.
• Sr. Production Planner: BS/BA degree in a relevant field and 4 years of related experience.
• Production Planning Specialist: BS/BA degree in a relevant field and 5 years of related experience.

Grifols provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other characteristic or status protected by law.