Manufacturing Scheduler II

Thermo Fisher Scientific • Lenexa, KS

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Manufacturing Operations Scheduler II is responsible for ensuring alignment between production execution, planning, and system data to enable reliable delivery performance and efficient material flow. This role plays a critical part in maintaining system accuracy, enforcing standard work, and improving operational discipline across planning, production, quality, and supply chain functions. The position ensures that production schedules are executable, system data reflects reality, and operational issues are identified and resolved at source rather than through manual intervention.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, Business, or equivalent experience
• 2+ years of experience in production planning, scheduling, or manufacturing operations
• Experience working in a manufacturing environment
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience working with ERP systems (SAP preferred)
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

Nice To Haves

• Experience in SAP production planning and execution processes
• Experience in driving process improvement or standard work implementation
• Understanding of end-to-end supply chain processes (planning, production, quality, distribution)
• Experience supporting cross-functional operational teams

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and monitor production schedules to ensure alignment between planning, manufacturing, and material availability
• Ensure production schedules are realistic and executable based on capacity, constraints, and resource availability
• Act as the interface between planning and production to resolve scheduling conflicts and clarify ownership of activities
• Maintain accuracy of SAP data including production orders, lead times, routing, and inventory status to ensure system reliability
• Identify discrepancies between system data and actual execution, and drive corrective actions to restore system integrity
• Develop, document, and enforce standard work for scheduling and execution processes across teams
• Monitor and drive performance against key operational metrics including Schedule Attainment, OTIF/LOTIF, Backorder, and inventory availability
• Identify and escalate constraints impacting delivery performance, including capacity, material shortages, quality delays, and process inefficiencies
• Lead root cause analysis for missed schedules, delays, and execution failures, and implement corrective and preventive actions
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Planning, Production, Quality, Customer Care, and Supply Chain teams to ensure coordinated execution
• Support new product introductions and changes to production processes by ensuring readiness and alignment across functions
• Participate in daily and weekly operational reviews, providing clear updates on performance, risks, and required actions
• Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on improving process discipline, data integrity, and operational performance

Benefits

• The world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of more than $40 billion.
• Mission to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.
• Unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon and PPD.
• Individuals with disabilities will be provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.
• Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, religion, color, national or ethnic origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, veteran status, age or disability status.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level