Production Planner II - Temporary

LGC is a leading, global life science tools company, providing mission-critical components and solutions into high-growth application areas across the human healthcare and applied market segments. Our high-quality product portfolio is comprised of mission-critical tools for genomic analysis and for quality assurance applications, which are typically embedded and recurring within our customers’ products and workflows and are valued for their performance, quality and range.

Our tools play a key role in customer workflows from discovery applications through to commercial manufacture and enable its customers to: bring new diagnostics and therapies to market; progress research and development; optimize food production; and continuously monitor and enhance the quality of food, the environment and consumer products.

LGC’s 175+ years of scientific heritage, combined with a track record of innovation and value-enhancing acquisitions, has enabled the company to build its product portfolio and expertise, and develop deep relationships with customers, industry partners and the global scientific community. Join us and help us achieve our mission of Science for a Safer World!

This role is responsible for working directly with departmental managers, supervisors and customer service to ensure planning activities are appropriate to support efficient manufacturing processes. The Production Planner II role is responsible for organizing production according to demand and quality standards, and ensuring goods are processed on time. A Production Planner II is well-versed in production procedures, organized and results driven with great problem-solving skills. Employee is responsible for ensuring all work performed is in compliance with company procedures and external/internal regulatory requirements.

This role is approximately for a 6-month duration. 

Job Duties: 

• Timely release of production requests.
• Coordination of customer requests with production [internal and external].
• Prioritizing orders through the process as needed with the various teams involved.
• Tracking of orders from receipt to shipment.
• Coordinating/Planning product flow through the system (production, QC, QA, packaging, shipping).
• Prioritize activities of production teams based on order due dates, special requests, raw material supply, and production requirements.
• Update pending orders spreadsheet with current production status, expedites, priorities and any changes in due dates.
• Shipment scheduling, including coordination with customer service, production and shipping, and the creation and distribution of weekly ship lists.
• Manage tracking of pending orders to ensure that production is proceeding as scheduled.
• Act as liaison between production and QA to ensure batches are released as needed to meet ship dates.
• Work within a team environment to ensure program successful execution.
• Review current processes and procedures and identify areas for improvement.
• Submittal and coordination of development requests to support process improvements for planning group.
• Determining personnel, equipment and raw materials needed to cover production demand and relaying to the appropriate managers
• Assist in monitoring key inventories of products and crucial raw materials.

• Bachelor’s degree required. 
• 3-5 years of related industry experience is required. 
• CPIM or APICS certification preferred. 
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Outlook, Word, Excel, FileMaker and IFS.

The typical pay range for this role is:

Minimum: $66,560/ Yearly 

Maximum: $103,750/ Yearly

This range represents the low and high end of the anticipated salary range for the California -based position.  The actual base salary will depend on several factors such as: experience, skills, and location.

LGC strongly believes that every job applicant and employee should be valued for their individual talents regardless of age, disability, race, color, ethnic or national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion, or belief. Short listing, interviewing and selection will always be carried out without regard to gender, sexual orientation, marital status, color, race, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, age, or trade union membership.