Scheduler Job in Cardiff, Wales Uk
Business Segment
Healthcare Global Supply Chain
About Us
What do you envision for your future? At GE Healthcare, we strive to see life more clearly. Our "healthymagination" vision for the future invites the world to join us on our journey as we continuously develop innovations focused on reducing healthcare costs, increasing access and improving quality and efficiency around the world.
We are a $17 billion unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), employing more than 46,000 people worldwide and serving healthcare professionals in more than 100 countries. We believe in our strategy - and we'd like you to be a part of it. As a global leader, GE can bring together the best in science, technology, business and people to help solve one of the world's toughest challenges and shape a new age of healthcare.
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GE Healthcare’s Life Sciences business delivers breakthroughs in tools for drug discovery and biopharmaceutical manufacturing and the latest in cellular technologies, enabling scientists and specialists around the world to discover new and better ways to predict, diagnose and treat disease earlier. The Life Sciences business also makes systems and equipment for the purification of biopharmaceuticals.
Role Summary/Purpose
Essential Responsibilities
The Devices scheduler plays a leading role in managing the flow of work orders in to the production department to maximise output against customer demand. Your role will start by assessing production requirements and requesting work orders to satisfy demand from planning department, requesting materials in from off-site warehouse, and prioritising kitting of orders. In this role you will liaise with a cross functional team including planning, sourcing, off-site warehouse, material logistics and production teams. The scheduler also plays a leading role in the development of the Master Production Schedule in conjunction with planning and production teams. The scheduler inputs MPS information directly in to UPD database that is used widely to communicate delivery information.
Qualifications/Requirements
- Previous experience of working in a scheduling/planning role is highly desirable. - Good PC skills are essential, particularly the use of Microsoft excel. - Excellent communication skills are a must. - The ability to work on own initiative whilst being part of a wider team. - Ability to solve problems using networking skills. - Experience of working with MRP/ERP systems, particularly Oracle is advantageous.
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