Scheduling Manager

Position Overview

The Scheduling Manager will work with the Leadership team and take over the day to scheduling of production, including coordination and planning with various departments working closely with Purchasing, Manufacturing, Logistics to support clear execution of the daily and weekly production schedules. This will include making necessary modifications to schedules as things change. This position will also look to develop new tools and/or processes to improve the scheduling process. This will require a thorough understanding of each department and our production operations. These basic functions may change as deemed appropriate.

The Role

• Act as change agent in organization driving production to meet customer demand
• Daily monitor for accurate data entry of production jobs
• Facilitate and manage KPI’s, metrics and S&OP
• Distribute daily updates - Report WIP Status - Production Jobs, Bulk, Packaging and Bagging
• Prepare and distribute weekly Production Schedule including Daily Job numbers, as applicable, to the functional group leaders
• Distribute updates to Production Schedules as needed
• Work closely with Production Supervisors to adequately support all planning activities in a timely manner
• Track Production Actual to Plan
• Establish performance analysis
• Enter and manage production using planning tools such as Excel, PowerPoint and the ERP System
• Other duties as assigned

The Candidate

• A BA or BS degree in related field preferred
• 3+ years of experience in one of the fields of Planning/Scheduling in food manufacturing environment preferred
• Demonstrated leadership in one or more of the areas of Planning or Scheduling
• Ability to work with cross functional departments within the organization
• Good problem solving, verbal and communication skills, excellent analytical and decision-making abilities; good presentation skills
• Detail oriented
• Must work well in team-based environment as well as have the ability to work alone
• Strong computer skills using Microsoft Office Programs
• Must be well motivated, self-starter
• Experience working with an ERP system
• APICS Certification a plus
• The employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 35 pounds
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and is frequently required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and talk or hear
• The employee is required to sit, climb or balance and taste or smell

Catalent’s standard leadership competencies that are used to interview and for Performance & Development

• Leads with Integrity and Respect
• Delivers Results
• Demonstrates Business Acumen
• Fosters Collaboration and Teamwork
• Champions Change
• Engages and Inspires
• Coaches and Develops

Position Benefits

• Spearhead exciting and innovative projects
• Fast-paced, dynamic environment
• High visibility to members at all levels of the organization
• 152 hours of PTO + 8 paid holidays

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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