Production Planner/Scheduler

Lonza • Houston, TX

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Production Planner/Scheduler creates and maintains short-term production schedules that give relevant departments visibility and support execution of production plans. The role gathers input across departments to build realistic schedules, balances demand priorities with production sequencing and resource utilization, and maintains accurate schedules that support material requirements planning (MRP) and production demand.

The position works with New Product Introduction to establish bills of material, routing, equipment and staffing requirements, and cost projections. It also plans production commitments and timetables using sales forecasts, monitors production and quality data, and supports continuous improvement through accurate schedules, routing, bills of material, and efficiency reporting. The planner maintains scheduling parameters in the planning system, incorporates changes to plans promptly, and generates KPIs and operational measures to identify trends and root causes of suboptimal performance.

The job is located in Houston, Texas. Lonza describes its workplace as inclusive and ethical and highlights a dynamic working culture, performance-recognizing compensation programs, and benefits that vary by role and location.

Requirements

• Strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to collaborate across Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Procurement, Quality, and Customer Operations.
• Highly organized, able to manage multiple priorities, and accurate in a fast-paced planning environment.
• Proven problem-solving and analytical skills to identify supply risks and inventory challenges and develop mitigation plans.
• Ability to work cross-functionally, build stakeholder relationships, and drive alignment toward business objectives.
• Experience managing inventory, material requirements, production planning, and supply continuity while meeting customer demand.
• Proficiency in SAP, Microsoft Excel, and inventory management or planning systems, with the ability to analyze and interpret complex data.
• Ability to deliver results under tight deadlines, adapt to changing priorities, and support continuous improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Create, track, and maintain short-term schedules that give departments visibility and drive short-term execution of plans.
• Incorporate relevant departmental input and constraints to ensure schedules are realistic and based on current information.
• Optimize schedules by balancing demand priorities, production sequencing, and efficient use of facilities, suites, equipment, staff, and materials.
• Maintain accurate production schedules and provide data for the MRP process to meet production demands.
• Review production schedules, work orders, and staffing tables to determine personnel and material requirements and material priorities.
• Work with New Product Introduction to establish bills of material, routing, equipment requirements, staffing needs, and cost projections.
• Plan production commitments and timetables for business units, programs, and jobs using sales forecasts.
• Monitor production volume, raw-material consumption, and quality-control measures, and use the data for continuous improvement.
• Incorporate feedback and changes to existing plans into schedules in a timely manner.
• Maintain detailed planning and scheduling parameters in the planning system to support effective use of system scheduling functionality.
• Generate KPIs and operational measures to identify trends and root causes of suboptimal performance.

Benefits

• A variety of benefits dependent on role and location; the full list of global benefits is available on Lonza’s careers benefits page.
• Compensation programs that recognize high performance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed