Production Scheduler I

Location: Salt Lake City, UT, United States Position Type: Unfixed Term Job Function: Supply Chain

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A world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics for more than 60 years, bioMerieux provides diagnostic solutions which determine the source of disease and contamination to improve patient health and ensure consumer safety. In North America we have more than 6,200 team members across 11 sites or subsidiaries, including Salt Lake City-based BioFire Diagnostics and one subsidiary in Montreal, Canada. Come and join a family-owned global company with a long-term vision, and a human-centered culture.

Description Position Summary: Plans, schedules, and coordinates products and subassemblies through the production cycle with the goal of maximizing efficiency and eliminating issues and interruptions. Creates a production schedule to communicate production plans to the production coordinators and manufacturing groups.  Provides technical support to the production coordinators in their designated work areas.  Coordinates production plans to ensure materials are provided for each manufactured lot according to schedules to ensure efficient production. Ensures comprehensive compliance with materials requirements for manufacturing. Prepares planning and scheduling documents. Interfaces between production departments and with Production Coordinators, Materials Management, QA, and RandD to properly prepare the production orders per schedule requirements.  Communicates and helps to resolve any potential scheduling issues by working with the scheduling manager. Monitors inventory status of production sub-assemblies critical to the manufacturing process and adjusts product schedule of these sub-assemblies as needed to ensure efficient production of downstream products.  Handles moderately complex issues and problems and refers more complex issues to higher-level staff. May provide training to Production Coordinators. The Production Scheduler may participate in process improvements and other documentation efforts.  Performs work in compliance with company policy and within the guidelines of BioFire Diagnostics Quality System. Primary Duties: * Perform all work in compliance with company policy and within the guidelines of BioFire Diagnostics' Quality System. * Plans, prepares, issues, and controls the production schedule for products or subassemblies associated with manufacturing work centers, ensuring an optimal flow of work through interdependent production centers. * Interfaces with databases and spreadsheets to compile and maintain reports concerning progress of work and failures throughout the production process and to track production units. * Revise production schedules when required due to order or process changes, labor or material shortages, backlogs, or other interruptions, collaborating with department management. * Works with Materials Management, QA, RandD and within production departments to ensure necessary materials are available and inspections are performed in preparation for scheduled manufacture events. * Participates in strategic planning and resource management to assure optimum utilization of personnel and material resources in order to meet or exceed production and business objectives. * Assists as directed by management with resolving process/product related issues using tools such as temporary deviations, rework procedures, NCRs, etc. * Responsible for the creation and maintenance of process orders in SAP to ensure inventory levels are maintained accurately. * Provides daily technical support of Reagent manufacturing scheduling team incl uding: providing training to Production... For full info follow application link.