Manufacturing Planner / Scheduler II [Remote]

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Job Description

Location: Grand Island, NY. Relocation assistance is NOT provided. 

*Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

*Must be able to pass a comprehensive background check, which includes a drug screening.

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. 

What Will You Do:

• Develop and manage production schedules and inventory plans to ensure on-time product delivery and efficient use of manufacturing capacity.

• Balance supply and demand while supporting operational performance.

• Collaborate cross-functionally with manufacturing, material planning, quality, and other teams to align priorities, resolve constraints, and support new product introductions.

• Evaluate key factors, identify risks, and make data-driven decisions that improve production efficiency and enhance customer satisfaction.

• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives by identifying opportunities to streamline processes, optimize workflows, and strengthen planning accuracy.

How Will You Get Here?

Education:

• Minimum Education Required: High School Diploma. GED required.

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Supply Chain or Operations highly desired.

Experience:

• Experience Required: 5 years of supply chain experience.

• Experience applying Lean manufacturing principles and continuous improvement methodologies

• Working knowledge of supply planning processes, capacity modeling, and inventory management

• Solid understanding of manufacturing operations and end-to-end supply chain dynamics

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities :

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams

• Proven ability to partner with diverse groups, including manufacturing, planning, quality, customer care, and product management

• Analytical mindset with strong problem-solving and decision-making capabilities

• Effective time management skills, with the ability to prioritize competing demands in a fast-paced environment

• Ability to provide clear, consistent updates to leadership on project status, risks, and performance against goals

• Ability to support occasional overtime to meet business needs.

Benefits

We offer competitive compensation, annual incentive plan bonus, healthcare, and a range of employee benefits. Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation!

Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Watch as our colleagues explain 5 reasons to work with us. As one team of 140,000+ colleagues, we share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement - working together to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation and support patients in need. #StartYourStory at Thermo Fisher Scientific, where diverse experiences, backgrounds and perspectives are valued.

Compensation and Benefits

This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:

• A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs

• Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement

• At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy

• Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan

• Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount

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