Operations Scheduler - Kelly Science, Engineering, Technology & Telecom : Job Details

Join Kelly FSP as an Operations Scheduler at our Client Site in West Point, PA!

Job Title: Operations Scheduler

Summary:

• You will be responsible for overseeing internal stakeholder relationships, providing guidance to ensure compliance with required regulations.
• Maintain the Master Schedule for site visibility to future orders, site capacity and utilization
• Provide input for label room production schedules across all shifts
• Hold frequent meetings to gather details from internal teams and communicate status of orders
• Aid in answering internal team questions as it relates to planning of the daily, weekly, and/or future production schedules
• This role will work with internal business partners, technical leaders, and subject matter experts to ensure all issues are escalated and that data-driven decisions are made to ensure timelines are met

Responsibilities

• Supplement and maintain detailed Master Project Schedules as serve as backup to lead scheduler.
• Work closely with production managers, quality assurance teams, and supply chain professionals to ensure seamless coordination across the production process
• Provide regular updates and reports to relevant stakeholders regarding production schedules
• Identify potential production delays or issues and proactively develop contingency plans to mitigate risks
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives in scheduling processes and automation systems to optimize production efficiency and minimize downtime.
• Train and mentor team members on production scheduling best practices to improve overall efficiency and effectiveness
• As a backup and as needed, prepare and present reports on production schedules and performance to senior management

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Preferred-Bachelor's degree in life/health sciences, project management, or a related field
• Proven experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing/life science environment, with a strong emphasis on supply chain
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic manufacturing environment
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, at levels with the organization are required
• Ability to execute on task and drive completion even amongst ambiguity
• Heightened level of autonomy
• Ability to make connections at a higher level on function
• Cross functional collaboration
• Strong business acumen
• Self-motivated with the ability to mentor others
• Reliable
• Must be detail oriented and have the ability to handle multiple project simultaneously
• Good manufacturing practice experience is preferred
• Minimum of 3 years of scheduling/planning work experience, in a clinical setting is preferred
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in a pharmaceutical packaging environment is preferred