Manufacturing Specialist 1 - Production Schedule

Company Overview

FUJIFILM Biotechnologies is building the future of bioproduction in Holly Springs, North Carolina. By end of 2025, we’ll open North America’s largest end-to-end CDMO biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility, offering drug substance production, fill-finish, and packaging under one roof.

We’re looking for passionate, mission-driven people to help us realize this exciting vision and deliver the next vaccine, cure, or therapy. We offer a dynamic work environment and we’re proud to cultivate a culture that will fuel your purpose, energy, and drive—what we call Genki. Ready to shape the future of medicine? Let’s transform healthcare together!

Holly Springs, North Carolina, combines small-town warmth with proximity to Raleigh’s thriving tech scene, making it the perfect blend of community and opportunity.

Fujifilm is globally headquartered in Tokyo with over 70,000 employees across four key business segments of healthcare, electronics, business innovation, and imaging. We are guided and united by our Group Purpose of “giving our world more smiles.” Visit: https://www.fujifilm.com/us/en/about/region/careers

Overview

Help power life-changing biologics by orchestrating the heartbeat of our Drug Substance Manufacturing (DSM) operations. As the Production Scheduler, you’ll own the daily and long-term production schedule, drive schedule adherence, and coordinate activities across Maintenance, MSAT (Manufacturing Science and Technology), Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, and more—keeping people, materials, and equipment moving in sync.

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About Us

 

We are a collaborative, mission-driven biologics organization committed to operational excellence and patient impact. In DSM, we convert science into reliable, cGMP-compliant production. This role is a central connector—partnering closely with leaders and coordinators across departments to ensure timely production, efficient resource use, and a proactive response to change.

 

• Work at the intersection of people and process to ensure schedule integrity and on-time performance
• Collaborate across Manufacturing, Planning, Maintenance, Quality, Supply Chain, Facilities, Dispensary, MSAT, and Engineering
• Use data and dashboards to inform decisions and drive continuous improvement in a fast-paced, regulated environment
• Foster a culture of safety, quality, and inclusion where every voice contributes to success

 

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage finite, detailed production schedules based on demand forecasts, inventory goals, and equipment and labor capacity
• Run a daily production schedule cadence to drive schedule adherence and coordinate non-process activities with Maintenance, MSAT, Engineering, Facilities, and other partners
• Monitor execution of production schedules; proactively adjust in response to delays, equipment issues, deviations, or changing priorities
• Communicate schedule updates, risks, and mitigation plans clearly and promptly to stakeholders and leadership
• Coordinate with materials management to plan material usage (including solution lot records) and align material availability with production needs
• Partner with cross-functional teams (Manufacturing, Planning, Quality, Supply Chain, Facilities, Dispensary) to align activities and meet operational objectives
• Contribute to long-term capacity planning and resource forecasting in support of strategic business initiatives
• Design, develop, and maintain data dashboards and reports that enable effective decision-making; leverage tools such as Tableau and/or Alteryx (or similar)
• Provide user training on the production system; develop and maintain associated business processes, work instructions, and user guides
• Participate in daily and weekly planning meetings to support real-time operational decisions and issue resolution
• Drive problem-solving for production schedule challenges, facilitating collaborative solutions with leaders and coordinators across departments

 

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma with 9+ years of related experience; or
• Associate’s degree in Life Science, Engineering, or a related field with 7+ years of direct experience; or
• Bachelor’s degree in Life Science, Engineering, or a related field with 5+ years of direct experience
• Equivalent military experience or training will be considered

 

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience in biologics manufacturing
• Proficiency in Tableau and/or Alteryx (or similar analytics/ETL and visualization software)
• 5+ years of direct experience in current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP)

 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong knowledge of pr