Production Planner

About SHL Medical

SHL Medical is a world-leading provider in the development, design and manufacture of advanced self-injection systems. With a global team of 6,000 employees, we collaborate with leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to deliver innovative autoinjectors, pen injectors and other drug delivery systems that enable effective treatment for patients. Since 2018, headquartered in Switzerland with key locations in Sweden, Taiwan and the USA, we are united by our commitment to innovation, impact and growth. Together, we empower our employees to develop solutions that sustainably improve the lives of millions of people – while creating a supportive, inclusive and dynamic working environment.

Job Overview

The Production Planner is a key position within the Operations team, supporting the start-up (Site Ramp Up) and ongoing success of production in a newly established, state-of-the-art facility in Zug, CH. The Production Planner should have extensive experience in planning production and assembly areas. They work closely with the Production Manager and rough planning as well as logistics to ensure that equipment and machines are optimally utilised and supply security to the customer is guaranteed. This position offers an exciting opportunity for growth and development.

Main Responsibilities

• Plan and prioritise injection moulding and assembly equipment to optimise utilisation and meet customer expectations.
• Collaborate with Business Development/IT to improve planning systems (APS, MES, SAP, etc.).
• Coordinate with Supply Chain to ensure raw material inventory is available for production of the required volume.
• Work with the Production Manager, injection moulding production, assembly and logistics to ensure smooth operations.
• Check inventory using SAP, EWM and MES (Manufacturing Execution System) as well as PowerBI dashboards.
• Support monthly stocktaking to ensure accurate inventory.
• Utilise and understand the networking of our production systems (e.g. SAP, MES, APS, Servus, Motan, etc.).
• Monitor and escalate any inventory shortages. Proactively communicate to the Production Manager and site management.
• Act as a creative and cooperative member of the production team to ensure the continued success of plant operations.
• Maintain master data with the plant’s Master Data Team to ensure all bill of materials and routing information on all components and finished production SKUs (Stock Keeping Units) are correct.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience
• At least 2-3 years of planning and monitoring for a highly automated injection moulding and assembly operation
• Above-average knowledge of SAP and MES systems (comprehensive knowledge highly preferred)
• Excellent communication skills
• Written and spoken proficiency at B2 level in German and English

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience in a highly regulated industry is highly preferred
• Cross-functional operational experience

We Offer

• A highly automated, state-of-the-art production site that considers high safety standards and environmental responsibility.
• An international and multicultural environment.
• A highly motivated and committed team with excellent collaboration and support across functions and locations.