Production Planner - Temp

This position is for the Richmond Chemical Plant that produces process chromatography resins, liquid buffers, monomer solutions, oils, and other specialized life science products. The Richmond Chemical plant has over 3000 SKUs, and complex batch production processes that runs over multiple work centers in a single process order. 

The Production Planner is responsible for timely execution of MRP in SAP environment, will identify and maintain mid and long term production plans that serve as the foundation for raw material, staffing, equipment, capital, and outsourcing plans. Daily / Weekly the candidate establishes and maintains finite production schedules as required by MRP / ERP, maintains an optimal workflow for production facility, monitoring daily exceptions, analyzing data, and resolving routine and non-routine issues.  Candidate analyzes inventory movement / trends for optimum utilization, identifies safety stocks, optimum batch size, process capacity & efficiency, analyzes and dispositions excess and obsolete materials, uses / develops reports and tools that could improve production workflow and generates data or runs standard materials reports, summarizes and communicates conclusions generated from these reports, and recommends improvements.  Collaborates with cross-functional teams in global, mult-tiered matrix organization.

How You'll Make An Impact:

Production Planning role has direct impact to:

• On Time and In-Full supply of product and services to Bio-Rad customers
• Manufacturing Efficiency
• Reduction to cost of goods/improved margin, as well as scrap mitigattion
• Quality of product and communication within Global Supply Chain and to extended customers
• Meeting critical KPI’s of Manufacturing and Global Supply Chain

What You Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Business, Product Supply Management or related discipline. APICS CPIM certification a plus.
• 3-5 years Planning and Scheduling in a LEAN Manufacturing environment and/or other relevant manufacturing experience.
• Thorough understanding of Routings and Bills of Material.
• Strong computer skills with working knowledge in Microsoft Windows Office suite
• Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in written formats.
• Strong attention to detail, thoroughness and ability to anticipate issues.
• Experience with Continuous Improvement processes and/or projects useful.

Compensation: The estimated hourly range for this position is $37.30 to $51.29  per hour at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be provided in writing at the time of offer, if applicable, and is based on several factors we believe fairly and accurately impact compensation, including geographic location, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, and other job permitted factors.  As a temporary associate, your employment will be managed directly through our approved agency provider.

Who We Are: For 70 years, Bio-Rad has focused on advancing the discovery process and transforming the fields of science and healthcare. As one of the top five life science companies, we are a global leader in developing, manufacturing, and marketing a broad range of high-quality research and clinical diagnostic products. We help people everywhere live longer, healthier lives. Bio-Rad offers a unique employee experience with collaborative teams that span the globe. Here, you are supported by leadership to build your career and are empowered to drive change that makes an impact you can see.  

EEO Statement: Bio-Rad is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, and we welcome candidates of all backgrounds. Veterans, people with physical or mental disabilities, and people of all race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin and citizenship status are encouraged to apply.

Agency Non-Solicitation: Bio-Rad does not accept agency resumes, unless the agency has been authorized by a Bio-Rad Recruiting Representative. Please do not submit resumes unless authorized to do so. Bio-Rad will not pay for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

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