Master Scheduler

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

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.

Position overview:

The Master Scheduler is responsible for developing and managing the weekly and long-range production schedules for the Kit Production team. This role ensures the efficient use of resources, alignment of production plans with material availability, and adherence to customer and internal deadlines. The Master Scheduler acts as the key liaison between Production, Supply Chain, and Planning teams to balance capacity, resolve constraints, and optimize workflow across all manufacturing work centers.

Main Responsibilities:

• Develop,publish,andmaintainthemasterproductionscheduleforallKitProductionworkcenters,ensuringalignmentwithdemandrequirementsandcapacityconstraints.

• Level-loadproductionschedulestooptimizeresourceutilization,minimizedowntime,andmeetservice levelexpectations.

• Ensurefinalmaterialreadinessfrommaterialsteampriortoworkorderrelease.

• Releaseandtrackworkordersthroughmanufacturing,maintainingvisibilitytowork-in-processinventory,andidentifyingissuesthatmayimpactscheduleadherence.

• Collaboratecloselywithmanufacturing,quality,andmaterialsteamstoproactivelyidentifyandresolvebottlenecks,capacitylimitations,andsupplyshortages.

• Monitordailyandweeklyprogressagainstplan,adjustingschedulesasneededtoaccommodatechangingpriorities,equipmentavailability,ormaterialconstraints.

• Coordinatecross-functionallywithSupplyChain, Procurement,andWarehouseteamstoensureon-timeavailabilityofrequiredmaterialsandcomponents.

• Communicatescheduleupdates,risks,andrecoveryplanstostakeholders,providingclearvisibilityintoproductionstatus.

• Supportcontinuousimprovementbyanalyzingscheduleperformancemetricsandcontributingtoprocessenhancementsinplanning,scheduling,andcapacitymanagement.

• Participateinorleadproblem-solvingandroot-causeanalysisrelatedtomissedcommitments,materialdelays,orproductioninefficiencies.

• Providerecommendationsforimprovingschedulingtools,systems,andmethodologiestoachievebest-in-classplanningperformance.

• Mayberequiredtoperformotherrelateddutiesasassignedtosupportproductionandsupplychainoperations

Required Edu c a tion a n d E xp e ri e nc e:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification

• Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 2+ years).

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