POSITION SUMMARY:

The Master Scheduler position as part of the Scheduling department is responsible for maintaining the sites Master Production Schedule; tracking monthly forecasted orders and communicating current status to achieve financial goals, Scheduling future work from WorkFront to sites Master Schedule ensuring capacity and utilization is considered, Setting Prioritization to aide in the planning of the daily Production Schedules. The primary responsibilities of this position include creating daily production schedules for 1st, 2nd, and 3rds shifts, leading readiness meetings to ensure jobs will be available to production, work with production management to schedule capacity, equipment, and line personnel, attends kick-off meetings and processes timelines from WorkFront into the site master schedule, laisse with Project Management to soft-schedule projects and resupplies, fields internal requests for information as it relates to scheduling.

THE ROLE:

• Provide daily production schedules for each shift and prioritize over-time, weekend activities

• Maintain the Master Schedule for site visibility to future orders and site capacity/equipment utilization

• Own site local scheduling tool and maintain all related procedures around its use

• Hold frequent meetings to gather details from internal teams and communicate monthly forecast status of orders

• Assess Production capacity and advise site leadership on placement of new contracts

• Intake, assess, and action all project timelines submitted for traditional clinical packaging contracts

• Maintain Master Schedule for long term projection of Packaging Rooms and Equipment using timeline information found in Workfront

• Gather, tracker and communicate daily metrics as it pertains to OTS (On Time Start) and OTP (On Time Packaging)

• Aid in answering internal team questions as it relates to planning of the daily and weekly or future production schedules

• Escalate capacity concerns and monitor equipment utilization

• Coordinate equipment maintenance, quality inspections, engineering studies, and other activities that utilize Production resources, equipment or spaces

• Lead cross-functional meetings as needed for the purpose of resolving backlog & coordinating projects in or around Production

• Assist in S&OP forecasting and long-term forecasting for Tier 1 customers

• Other duties as assigned

THE CANDIDATE:

• Bachelor’s degree is preferred

• A high school diploma or GED is required

• Experience working with Master Schedules is required

• Project management, problem-solving, and analytical skills, with a high level of attention to detail is required

• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, at levels with the organization are required

• Must be detail oriented and have the ability to handle multiple project simultaneously

• GMP experience is preferred

• At least 3-5 years of scheduling/planning work experience, in a clinical setting is preferred

• At least 3-5 years of experience in a pharmaceutical packaging environment is preferred

• Work experience within an MRP environment is preferred

• Must be computer literate with past experience using inventory systems and or Master Schedules

• Must possess excellent communication skills appropriate for a business environment

• Must have ability to work with minimal supervision

• Must be detail and Results-oriented and organized,

• Must be computer literate with past experience using spreadsheets

• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks and stay focused

• Work well in team environments, as well as, in pressure situations under short timelines

• Understand who our customers are, how they are motivated, and the current and future business challenges they face

• Demonstrates good time management / organizational skills, adopting a committed approach to providing a high level of customer service when managing multiple tasks

• Interpersonal skills; is other-oriented rather than focused on self; listens effectively and communicates ideas and opinions clearly; is assertive while showing respect and positive regard for others; demonstrates an appreciation for people with different background and points of view

• Maturity; uses good judgment and demonstrates a sense of appropriateness; considers the consequences of personal actions and decisions; reflects upon and learns from experience

• Walking, sitting, standing, and ability to differentiate colors

WHY YOU SHOULD JOIN CATALENT:

• Competitive medical benefits and 401K

• 19 days of PTO + 8 Paid Holidays

• Dynamic, fast-paced work environment

• Opportunity to work on Continuous Improvement Processes

CATALENT OFFERS REWARDING OPPORTUNITIES TO FURTHER YOUR CAREER!

Join the global drug development and delivery leader and help us bring over 7,000 life-saving and life-enhancing products to patients around the world. Catalent is an exciting and growing international company where employees work directly with pharma, biopharma and consumer health companies of all sizes to advance new medicines from early development to clinical trials and to the market. Catalent produces more than 70 billion doses per year, and each one will be used by someone who is counting on us. Join us in making a difference.

Catalent is committed to the health and safety of its employees, visitors and the customers and patients we serve. As a result of the global pandemic, we have modified many of our recruitment and on-boarding processes to maintain everyone’s safety. The Human Resources teams will communicate all necessary safety processes and procedures throughout each stage.

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Catalent is a global leader in providing integrated services, superior drug delivery technologies and manufacturing solutions to help life science innovators develop and launch successful pharmaceuticals, biologics and consumer health products. We have built an advanced range of technologies and capabilities and are dedicated to enabling a better and faster customer journey from product development directly to patient. At Catalent, we share a common goal, to put patients first and help people around the world live better and healthier lives.