Planner/Scheduler II

Planner/Scheduler II

Position Summary:

• Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm
• 100% on-site (San Diego)

Catalent, Inc. is a leading global Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO), and Our purpose-built San Diego location provides comprehensive clinical supply services including clinical supply management, primary and secondary packaging, complex labeling services, clinical storage, distribution, and clinical returns and destruction, and will also include stability chambers. Located less than a mile from Catalent’s West Coast early-phase oral drug product development center of excellence, customers choosing this convenient Catalent location can now enjoy a fully integrated development, clinical supply manufacturing and distribution solution.

The Planner/Scheduler II is responsible for generating and maintaining the finite schedule for GMP manufacturing operations at Catalent San Diego. This role focuses on building a strong understanding of manufacturing processes and interdepartmental dependencies to optimize resource utilization and proactively address scheduling challenges and delays. The individual must adapt quickly and handle changes effectively in a highly dynamic business environment.

The Role:

• Independently or with minimal supervision, create and update detailed schedules using scheduling software (Orchestrate), ensuring accurate linkage of routings and the inclusion of all relevant activities and resource requirements—such as production suites, equipment, and personnel.
• Monitor daily production updates from Manufacturing and Operations, making timely schedule adjustments to maximize efficiency and proactively identifying and resolving potential conflicts.
• Utilize knowledge of process flows and manufacturing resources to evaluate the impact of schedule delays, identify constraints, and collaborate cross-functionally to recommend and implement actions that mitigate risk and minimize timeline impacts. Escalate critical or complex scheduling challenges as needed.
• Serve as a point of contact for scheduling software, adjusting planning parameters, creating or modifying resources, training new users, and generating custom views.
• Assist in drafting or revising departmental work instructions.
• Attend or facilitate interdepartmental planning meetings as required.
• Maintain historical production data and generate operations-related metrics and ad hoc reports, as needed.
• Coordinate with the broader support teams to schedule routine and ad-hoc activities.
• Collaborate with the broader Operations teams to optimize resource assignments (suites, personnel, and/or equipment).
• Participate in Continuous Improvement initiatives, as needed.
• All other duties as assigned

The Candidate:

• High school diploma or GED required; Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in a production or manufacturing environment required; experience in the pharmaceutical or medical device industry is preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Applications required
• Two years of experience with scheduling software (e.g., Orchestrate) or ERP/MRP systems preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with strong critical thinking and attention to detail.
• Collaborative, team-oriented problem solver able to multitask in a fast-paced environment.
• Physical Requirements: Individual needs to be accessible to lab and office staff and able to use required office equipment. Specific vision requirements include reading of written documents and use of computer monitor screen frequently

The anticipated salary range for this role in California is $75,000 - $82,000. The final salary offered to a successful candidate may vary, and will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to: the type and length of experience within the job, type and length of experience within the industry, skillset, education, business needs, etc.  Catalent is a multi-state employer, and this salary range may not reflect positions that work in other states.

Why you should join Catalent:

• Awesome employee activities: Movie Day, Monthly Birthday Celebrations, Friday Bagel Breakfast, On-site Fitness Center with machines, on-site yoga and HIIT classes, Sponsored Sports Teams, and several other company-sponsored events that encourages positive employee comradery, which contributes to effectively building positive employee relationships, overall creating a positive work environment.
• Environmentally friendly green initiatives with on-site practices as well as regularly participating in Beach Clean-up activities for community engagement.
• Defined career path and annual performance review and feedback process. Potential for career growth on an expanding team within an organization dedicated to preserving and bettering lives.  
• Several Employee Resource Groups focusing on Diversity and Inclusion.
• Competitive salary with bonus potential. Generous 401K match and Paid Time Off accrual. Medical, dental and vision benefits effective day one of employment. 
• 152 hours of PTO + 10 paid holidays.
• Positive and fast-paced working environment focusing on continually improving processes to remain innovative and dynamic.
• Tuition Reimbursement – Let us help you finish your degree or earn a new one!
• WellHub program to promote overall physical wellness.
• Perkspot - offers exclusive or private discounts from approximately 900+ merchants in a wide array of categories.

Catalent offers rewarding opportunities to further your career!  Join the global drug development and delivery leader and help us bring over 7,000 life-saving and life-enhancing products to patients around the world. Catalent is an exciting and growing international company where employees work directly with pharma, biopharma and consumer health companies of all sizes to advance new medicines from early development to clinical trials and to the market. Catalent produces more than 70 billion doses per year, and each one will be used by someone who is counting on us. Join us in making a difference. 

personal initiative. dynamic pace. meaningful work.

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Catalent is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and veterans.

If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, you may submit your request by sending an email, and confirming your request for an accommodation and include the job number, title and location to DisabilityAccommodations@catalent.com. This option is reserved for individuals who require accommodation due to a disability. Information received will be processed by a U.S. Catalent employee and then routed to a local recruiter who will provide assistance to ensure appropriate consideration in the application or hiring process.

Notice to Agency and Search Firm Representatives: Catalent Pharma Solutions (Catalent) is not accepting unsolicited resumes from agencies and/or search firms for this job posting. Resumes submitted to any Catalent employee by a third party agency and/or search firm without a valid written & signed search agreement, will become the sole property of Catalent. No fee will be paid if a candidate is hired for this position as a result of an unsolicited agency or search firm referral. Thank you.

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