Production Planner/Scheduler

Job Description

Location: Marietta, OH Relocation assistance is NOT provided.

_Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship._

_Must be able to pass a comprehensive background check, which includes a drug screening._

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

A Day in the Life:

The Production Planner / Scheduler is responsible for planning, scheduling, coordinating, and monitoring production activities throughout the complete manufacturing cycle. This role develops and maintains production schedules based on customer demand, capacity, labor availability, and material supply to support operational and business objectives. Working cross-functionally with manufacturing, engineering, procurement, sales, marketing, and supply chain teams, the Production Planner / Scheduler ensures the timely availability of materials, efficient production flow, and reliable customer delivery performance. This position also supports issue resolution related to material shortages, design changes, production constraints, and schedule interruptions while balancing inventory levels and production capacity.

• Plan, schedule, coordinate, and monitor products throughout the complete production cycle
• Develop and maintain production schedules that support the Master Production Plan (MPP)
• Take proactive action to resolve conflicts or constraints that may impact achievement of production plans
• Works from engineering plans and production specifications to establish production schedules, labor loading, and capacity requirements
• Coordinate production plans to ensure material availability aligns with production schedules
• Collaborate with manufacturing, procurement, engineering, sales, marketing, and customer service teams to support operational objectives
• Resolve production interruptions related to labor shortages, material shortages, design changes, backlogs, or capacity constraints
• Coordinate daily with manufacturing and raw material planning teams to manage schedule deviations and production changes
• Support production ramp-up and ramp-down planning activities
• Monitor key planning metrics and recommend process improvements to enhance schedule attainment and operational performance

Keys to Success:

Education

• Minimum Education Required: Associate’s Degree
• Preferred: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, or related field
• APICS Certification Preferred
• Six Sigma Green/Black Belt Certification Preferred

Experience

• Minimum of 4 years of related planning, scheduling, manufacturing, or supply chain experience.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Working knowledge of production planning, scheduling, inventory management, and supply chain operations
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems and planning functionality strongly preferred, including SAP ECC, EWM, and APO
• Experience in Kinaxis and Power BI preferred
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Excel
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills

Physical Requirements / Work Environment:

• Light lifting/Office

Benefits

We offer competitive compensation, annual incentive plan bonus, healthcare, and a range of employee benefits. Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation!

Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Watch as our colleagues explain 5 reasons to work with us. As one team of 140,000+ colleagues, we share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement - working together to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation and support patients in need. #StartYourStory at Thermo Fisher Scientific, where diverse experiences, backgrounds and perspectives are valued.