What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Planner / Sr. Production Planner / Production Planning Specialist position at GRIFOLS, S.A.?
Would you like to join an international team working to improve the future of healthcare? Do you want to enhance the lives of millions of people? 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. Material selection, scheduling, and assigned quality testing must meet the regulatory and quality requirements of the intended markets while maximizing throughput. 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 therefore must be able to communicate requirements to meet company goals to customers within their assigned area. The Production Planner manages daily communication between the Production and Supply Planning Departments and their assigned production areas and must be able to analyze, communicate, negotiate, and initiate complex situations in order to support company success.
Primary responsibilities for role :
- Create weekly production schedules within the capacity constraints [product, equipment or labor] as identified for each work center. Schedule effectively to achieve delivery performance, maximize throughput and meet product outdate objectives for assigned production area.
- 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 and the release plan while balancing targets for interfacing schedules such as project, validation, and maintenance work.
- Monitors pace of production ensuring timelines are met. Communicate production status to Managers and internal customers on a regular basis. Analyze delays and propose solutions to achieve deadlines.
- Issues batch numbers, product codes, product inspection lots (including additional testing, if required for a specific customer), environmental monitoring inspection lots and inputs serialization information.
- Controls WIP with daily value in excess of $500M in support of greater than $2 billion in sales.
Correctly combines intermediate materials from multiple sources and specifications.
Additional Responsibilities : May participate on cross-functional teams or lead projects of medium complexity with limited direct supervision. Regularly interacts with Manufacturing Managers, Sr. Supervisors, QA Product Line Managers, Supply Planners and Procurement staff.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities : Knowledge of manufacturing processes, manufacturing constraints and cGMPs. Knowledge of SAP ERP system and Microsoft Office. Must be comfortable in a constantly changing environment and able to shift plans and priorities daily to meet mid and long-term objectives. Strong communication, organization, logistical and multi-tasking skills. Strong decision making skills. Erroneous decisions will have a negative impact on the business as it pertains to product deliveries, WIP dating and overall production throughput and product availability to patients. Exercises judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action.
Education and Experience :
Occupational Demands Form : Work is performed in an office environment with exposure to electrical office equipment. Frequently sits for 6-8 hours per day. Frequent hand movement of both hands with the ability to make fast, simple, movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists. Occasionally walks and stands. Occasionally bends and twists neck. Light to moderate lifting and carrying objects with a maximum lift of 25lbs. Frequently drives to site locations with occasional travel within the United States. Able to communicate information and ideas so others will understand; with the ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken and written words and sentences. Interacts with others, relates sensitive information to diverse groups. Must work with diverse groups to obtain consensus on issues.
Third Party Agency and Recruiter Notice :
Agencies that present a candidate to Grifols must have an active, nonexpired, Grifols Agency Master Services Agreement with the Grifols Talent Acquisition Department. Additionally, agencies may only submit candidates to positions that they have been engaged to work on by a Grifols Recruiter. All resumes must be sent to a Grifols Recruiter under these terms or they will be considered a Grifols candidate.
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. We will consider for employment all qualified Applicants in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws.
Location : NORTH AMERICA : USA : NC-Clayton : USNC0002 - Clayton
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Salary : $500
