Associate – Supply Chain Shop Floor Scheduler

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.

Lilly recently announced a $4.5 billion investment to create the Lilly Medicine Foundry, a new center for advanced manufacturing and drug development. The first-ever facility of its kind, combining research and manufacturing in a single location, the Medicine Foundry will allow Lilly to further develop innovative solutions to optimize manufacturing processes and increase capacity for clinical trial medicines, while also reducing costs and environmental impact.

The Associate, Shop Floor Scheduler is responsible for supporting the Lilly Medicine Foundry Supply Chain team through managing process orders/batch records on a daily basis and providing front line support to ensure an accurate schedule. The Shop Floor Scheduler is responsible for the short term (0 – 3 months) Lilly Medicine Foundry scheduling through integrated tools and processes. This role is responsible for facilitating and administering documentation for manufacturing personnel on an as needed basis, providing on the job training (OJT)/and instructor led training (ILT) and functioning as SME working directly with the Master Scheduler. Other responsibilities include being involved in site-wide improvement projects as appropriate.

Responsibilities

• Provide day schedules to the production floor in order to maintain efficient individual plant operations resulting in target amounts of API output.
• Lead/facilitate production/shop floor meetings, where applicable.
• Provide weekly and monthly metric updates to monitor and track plant operational performance.
• Lead and support Lilly Medicine Foundry processes
• Manage short- and long-term production plans.
• Convert, check component availability and release process orders for shop floor.
• Drive operations, QCL and QA to meet expectations of shop floor conformance.
• Run MRP (Materials Requirement Planning).
• Conduct local recipe audits.
• Maintain S4 Hana master data and function as a power user for SAP.
• Input the production plan into the master Schedule.  Maintain master scheduling parameters (e.g., time fences, lead times) which become a set of planning numbers that drive MRP.
• Responsible for data in SAP R/4 through creation/change of BOMs, Resources and Recipes maintenance.
• Manage and review local data changes
• Troubleshoot data issues in SAP where applicable.
• Strict adherence to all company safety policies including the use of PPE where required.
   

Basic Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management or related field and a minimum of 3 years of supply chain planning experience within manufacturing environment, preferable commercial or clinical FDA/ISO regulated.
• Functional expertise within some and/or all following areas: SAP, Veeva, Track Wise, Microsoft Office.
• Qualified applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Lilly will not provide support for or sponsor work authorization or visas for this role, including but not limited to F-1 CPT, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, J-1, H-1B, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, or L-1.

Additional Preferences:

• Good analytical skills to deal with unexpected issues.
• Extreme accuracy and attention to detail is necessary.
• The ability to work independently and be able to prioritize work on multiple concurrent project initiatives is necessary.
• Must be a team player, self-motivated and collaborate ideas and solutions effectively with management and colleagues.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills are essential for this position.
• Knowledge of supply chain terminology and processes.
• Able to manage linked activities with rapid flow of integrated information

Other Information:

• Initial location at Indianapolis, IN
• Permanent location at the new Lilly Medicines Foundry in Lebanon, Indiana. 

Lilly is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.

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