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Bring more to life.
Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?
At Cytiva, one of Danaher's 15 operating companies, our work saves lives-and we're all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.
You'll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher's system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact - innovating at the speed of life.
Working at Cytiva means being at the forefront of providing new solutions to transform human health. Our incredible customers undertake life-saving activities ranging from fundamental biological research to developing innovative vaccines, new medicines, and cell and gene therapies.
At Cytiva you will be able to continuously improve yourself and us - working on challenges that truly matter with people that care for each other, our customers, and their patients. Take your next step to an altogether life-changing career.
Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible.
The Production Planner is responsible for the demand plan and developing feasible operational plans and maintain ownership over the execution of the operational plan, achieve the objective of customer satisfaction, minimize Cytiva liability and continuously improve the performance of the planning metrics.
This position reports to the Sr. Manager, Production Planning and is part of the Supply Chain team located in Duncan, SC as an onsite role.
What You'll Do
For more information, visit www.danaher.com.
Danaher Corporation and all Danaher Companies are committed to equal opportunity regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other characteristics protected by law. We value diversity and the existence of similarities and differences, both visible and not, found in our workforce, workplace and throughout the markets we serve. Our associates, customers and shareholders contribute unique and different perspectives as a result of these diverse attributes.
The EEO posters are available here.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us at applyassistance@danaher.com to request accommodation.
Bring more to life.
Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?
At Cytiva, one of Danaher's 15 operating companies, our work saves lives-and we're all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.
You'll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher's system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact - innovating at the speed of life.
Working at Cytiva means being at the forefront of providing new solutions to transform human health. Our incredible customers undertake life-saving activities ranging from fundamental biological research to developing innovative vaccines, new medicines, and cell and gene therapies.
At Cytiva you will be able to continuously improve yourself and us - working on challenges that truly matter with people that care for each other, our customers, and their patients. Take your next step to an altogether life-changing career.
Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible.
The Production Planner is responsible for the demand plan and developing feasible operational plans and maintain ownership over the execution of the operational plan, achieve the objective of customer satisfaction, minimize Cytiva liability and continuously improve the performance of the planning metrics.
This position reports to the Sr. Manager, Production Planning and is part of the Supply Chain team located in Duncan, SC as an onsite role.
What You'll Do
- Create and maintain a feasible production plan based off purchase orders and closely work with operation team to achieve successful execution of the plan
- Create a schedule through resource analysis including material sizing and capacity sizing
- Ensure that production schedules are aligned with lead times, equipment availability, and material constraints
- Closely monitor the actual performance of the schedule and drive for immediate corrective action and recovery plan in case there is a potential miss to the schedules target
- Communicate any changes in production plans to relevant stakeholders, ensure their impact is understood and addressed while monitoring planning metrics and driving continuous improvements
- Bachelor's degree (4 years) with a minimum of 2 years of supply chain/operations experience in a manufacturing environment (direct production planning experience is a plus), or an Associates degree (2 years) combined with at least 4 years of supply chain/operations experience in a manufacturing environment (direct production planning experience is a plus)
- Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations
- Advanced PC skills
- Thorough knowledge of ERP/MRP (SAP is a plus)
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
- Experience with continuous improvement such as LEAN/KAIZEN
- APICS certification
For more information, visit www.danaher.com.
Danaher Corporation and all Danaher Companies are committed to equal opportunity regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other characteristics protected by law. We value diversity and the existence of similarities and differences, both visible and not, found in our workforce, workplace and throughout the markets we serve. Our associates, customers and shareholders contribute unique and different perspectives as a result of these diverse attributes.
The EEO posters are available here.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us at applyassistance@danaher.com to request accommodation.
