Production Scheduler (18-month secondment / Fixed Term Contract – FTC)

GlaxoSmithKline; Ware; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job description

Site Name: UK - Hertfordshire - Ware
Posted Date: Apr 2 2025

This role is aligned to support the OSD (Oral & Solid Dose) department and reports into the Scheduling Manager at the GSK Ware manufacturing site. The purpose of the role is to create and execute a (up-to) 13-week rolling production schedule to fulfil the order book whilst optimising manufacturing flow and inventory. Working in a GMP environment, you will keep records (both paper and electronic) up to date and in line with data integrity.

Summary of Key Responsibilities:

• Create an optimised schedule in the business ERP system to fulfil the customer order book.
• Facilitate the scheduling meeting to lock the schedule for the first week, ensuring line-side schedule availability in a timely manner.
• Apply the defined scheduling methodology (eg; Make to Order, Make to Stock, Fixed Repeating Schedule, etc).
• Review and action exception messages and escalate issues affecting supply plans.
• Generate, trend and drive Conformance to Schedule (CtP) and Plan Stability via defined Tiered Accountability Process (TAP) and escalate issues as required to site and customer interfaces.
• Provide a clear understanding of any issues effecting delivery of the order book and associated actions to the aligned value stream team through the Order Fulfilment Meeting.
• Monitor and manage inventory in line with shelf life and inventory target requirements.
• Ensure timely right first-time availability of Process Orders including batch and allocation of materials.
• Support product life cycle management including the set-up of manufactured materials.

Fixed Term Contract (FTC) – Please note that this Fixed Term Contract (FTC) is due to run for 18-months.

About You:

This role would suit a self-motivated person who has experience of working in a cross-functional, global supply organisation. You will be resilient and calm under pressure. You will have excellent attention to detail, strong people skills and a proven ability to influence people to achieve and drive performance. You will have a strong continuous improvement mindset and strong demonstrable organisational skills. Experience and competence in the use of SAP / ERP would be preferred.

Basic Qualifications:

• Relevant experience / qualifications (eg; supply-chain, scheduling)
• Analytical Proficiency.
• Operational knowledge and understanding of manufacturing processes associated with a dosage form.
• Experience working in a cGMP aligned pharmaceutical environment.
• Qualification in Supply Chain, MRP (ideally).

Benefits:

GSK offers a range of benefits to its employees, which include, but are not limited to:

• Competitive base Salary
• Annual bonus based on company performance
• Opportunities to partake in on the job training courses
• Opportunities to attend and participate in industry conferences
• Opportunities for support for professional development and chartership (GSK are accredited by IET, IMechE, IChemE and other professional bodies)
• Access to healthcare and wellbeing programmes
• Employee recognition programmes

If you would like to learn more about our company wide benefits and life at GSK we would suggest looking at our webpage Life at GSK | GSK.

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).

Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves – feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we are open to all talent.