Production Planner

Overview

Do you have planning experience in the life sciences/Production sector? We are recruiting for a Production Planner to join our Aseptic Services team. You would be determining and maintaining a daily production plan in line with the available capacity including reactive adjustments and changes in patient status. 

This role will be 37.5 hours per week Monday-Friday including bank holidays. The working hours are 9am - 5pm and it will be based in Runcorn. 

Fresenius Kabi is a global healthcare company that specialises in lifesaving medicines and technologies for infusion, transfusion and clinical nutrition. The company's products and services are used to help care for critically and chronically ill patients.

Responsibilities

• Provide accurate and up-to-date information to Customer/Patient Services where backlog in production impacts customer service
• Ensure adequate stock levels are maintained to meet customer requirements for stocked items
• Coordinate and plan new patient installs in accordance with the patient requirements whilst maintaining optimum business operating costs
• Continually review production schedules in relation to the ASU’s defined capacity
• Plan and schedule workflows, ensuring patient requirements are prioritized to meet specified delivery requirements
• Plan the sequence for compounding activities and other manufacturing operations
• Analyse and interpret construction of the bill of materials required for daily compounding activities
• Monitor production versus plan and advise Managers of the potential issues
• Attend daily production meetings to understand status in the ASU and communicate back to relevant departments required actions
• Analyse requests for maintenance, repair and preventative maintenance and determine the scope of required work in relation to capacity
• Assist with the planning and scheduling of work for shut down periods i.e. bank holidays
• Review, resolve and escalate potential raw material and consumable shortages
• Ensure training records are maintained in line with current procedures and SOP’s

Qualifications

• Experience in the life sciences/Production sector would be ideal
• Experience in a planning department within a similar role would be preferred
• Good communication skills and a good team player
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly with Excel

Benefits

• No rota'd weekend working and no night shifts
• Contributory Pension Scheme (rises with service) 
• Role specific tailored training and development plan  
• Life Insurance (4 x salary, death in service) 
• 33 days holiday (rises to 35 after 5 years service) and ability to buy/sell holidays
• Healthcare cashback scheme (including dental, optical & alternative therapies)
• Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Leave 
• Professional fees paid 
• Bike to work scheme 
• Long Service Awards 
• Employee Assistance Programme 
• Free onsite parking and subsidised canteen
• Blue Light Card 
• Company funded family days out  

We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.