Production Coordinator

Thermo Fisher Scientific•Greenville, NC

11d•Onsite

About The Position

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. Summary: Coordinates production activities and serves as liaison between cross-functional support groups and operations on production schedule. Ensures maximum efficiency of the production lines. Responsible for the effective execution the production schedule as well as rapidly and thoughtfully respond to unplanned events in production

Requirements

Bachelors Degree and 1+ years of prior proven experience OR High School Diploma and 5+ years of GMP experience.
3+ years of experience working in a supply chain or operations role.
Prior experience in manufacturing – parenteral filling and packaging operations.
Knowledge of business processes supporting manufacturing operations.
Robust understanding of quality and cGMP principles.
Understanding the roles of cross-functional groups in a manufacturing setting.
Fundamental knowledge of change control.
Proficient skills in Microsoft Office and computer-based quality systems.
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Good understanding of Good Manufacturing Practices guidelines, Standard Operating Procedures and safety standards.
Ability to work cross-functionally with other departments.
Proficiency in operating autonomously and in a team setting with minimal direction.
Digital literacy to include the Microsoft suite with particular strength in Excel.
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Connects and collaborates with others to fulfill project and team targets.
Position requires ordinary ambulatory skills and physical coordination sufficient to move about office locations; arm, hand and finger dexterity, including ability to type for prolonged periods of time; visual acuity to use a keyboard, computer monitor, and read materials for prolonged periods of time.
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States WITHOUT SPONSORSHIP OF ANY KIND NOW OR IN THE FUTURE.
Must be able to pass a comprehensive background check, which includes a drug screen.

Responsibilities

Collaborates with supply chain scheduler to prioritize operations to ensure maximum performance.
Coordinates production workflow for multiple products.
Works collaboratively with functional leadership to understand impacts of the plan and opportunities to improve vision and value
Participates in Supply & Demand meetings as part of the Supply Chain planning cycle
Maintains detailed knowledge of production needs, requirements, problems, build and schedule. Awareness of production status in each area.
Partners with Project Management, Schedulers, Maintenance, and other functional areas to accomplish project and group targets.
Assist in resolving labor, equipment and raw materials needed to cover production demand.
Aids and shares in accountability in production line readiness including setup and planning.
Services as SME to address production issues when they arise striving for minimum disruption.
Owns and reports overall production performance.
Drives efficiency by applying data driven operational analytics.
Able to optimally connect with all types of staff, including technical, professional, and upper management.
Receives assignments in the form of objectives and determines how to meet schedules and goals.