Production Scheduler

ABOUT US

STADA is leading manufacturer of high-quality pharmaceuticals. With a long-standing heritage rooted in pharmacies, we are perceived as a reliable and trustworthy partner for more than 120 years. With our products we help people protect and regain a dignified and able life. With our proven Generics, we ensure that everyday health remains affordable.

OPPORTUNITIES

To our employees we offer an attractive working environment in which they can develop personally, improve professional skills and gain valuable experience. If you are an agile, target-driven and enthusiastic person, our company will let you achieve your potential in the capacity of Production Scheduler. The production site is located in Bila Tserkva (80 km from Kyiv).

YOUR TASK IN THIS ROLE WILL INCLUDE:

• Providing expertise in scheduling processes, and APO PP/DS functionality, to enable valid production and QC/QA schedules to be created, maintained, and delivered.
• Weekly development of a valid daily schedule that meets the dates/quantities defined for each order in the agreed Production Plan. The schedule is in daily buckets and is at the resource level (e.g. Diosna #3, Fette #5).
• Expert user of finite scheduling IT tools (e.g. APO PP/DS) to enable the development and maintenance of valid daily schedules.
• Lead a weekly process to review, agree and handover next weeks schedule to the Operations team.
• Daily monitoring, in collaboration with the Operations team, of actual production/testing vs. schedule through attendance at Tier 2 meetings.
• Collaborate with then Operations team to resolve issues and delays so that the agreed Production Plan dates for the completion of process/works orders are reliably achieved. Effective communication to the Production planner of any risks associated with not meeting the planned completion dates and quantities.
• Collaborate with the Production Planner as part of the Sales and Operations Execution process, for the management of short-term schedule changes. Provide feasibility assessments for changes to the schedule.
• Detailed understanding of the production/quality unit, and the production/quality processes, to be able to set achievable optimized schedules.
• Measure and report Production Schedule Adherence (PSA) for each resource on a rolling 26-week basis.
• Lead PU/QC/QA teams to diagnose PSA root causes and implement corrective actions so that target performance levels are consistently achieved.
• Weekly collaboration with the Production Planners to review the required Production Plan for the agreed time horizon (e.g. 2-4 weeks), and to take ownership for executing the plan on-time and in-full. The production plan is at the process order level (e.g. 1,000 packs by 15/07).

WE EXPECT FROM YOU:

• University graduate in Supply Chain management, Science or Finance wanting to gain deeper pharmaceutical, or Quality, knowledge
  
• Advanced in English knowledge
• 2-years' experience in production, or quality, scheduling processes
• Interest in the end-to-end manufacturing site supply chain processes including demand management, S&OP, production planning, capacity planning, material planning and procurement, order fulfilment, master data and life-cycle management. Desire to learn and develop.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and influence within the local environment (e.g. PU or QC laboratory)
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with colleagues outside of the local environment (e.g. with the Production Planner in the Supply Chain team)
• Ownership and task orientation - determined to set, and deliver, schedules on-time in-full.
• Strong experience in pharmaceutical production or Quality operations environments.
  

WE WOULD LIKE TO OFFER YOU:

• Competitive salary
• Life and health insurance
• Mobile Connection
• Experience in value driven international company
• Opportunities for professional growth
• Great management and supportive team

We are looking forward to receiving your application!