Assoc. Director GWES Planning and Scheduling

Leadership and Governance

Set the strategy, standards, and governance for GWES planning and scheduling department. Align planning priorities with site, divisional, compliance, reliability, and business objectives. Drive disciplined operating routines that improve execution, accountability, cost performance, and Right First-Time outcomes. Build an engaged, inclusive, high-performing planning and scheduling organization. Coach, develop, and evaluate direct reports while strengthening capability across indirect teams. Clarify expectations, reinforce standard work, and develop talent aligned with site and business priorities.

Planning Excellence (Work Preparation)

• Lead development of complete job plans, work packages, material readiness, and planning standards.
• Prioritize work based on compliance risk, equipment criticality, resource availability, and business impact.
• Partner across Maintenance, Operations, Engineering, Quality, Safety, Supply Chain, MRO, and external providers to ensure executable work preparation.

Scheduling Excellence (Work Execution Readiness)

• Drive schedule discipline, resource loading, and execution readiness for planned work.
• Maintain an approved weekly fixed schedule and a ready backlog to manage schedule disruptions.
• Ensure schedules reflect customer needs, workforce capacity, and site priorities.
• Own backlog health, work prioritization, planning quality, schedule readiness, and labor utilization metrics.
• Ensure GLP, Safety, and other regulatory work is prioritized while minimizing delays to critical non-regulatory work.

CMMS / Data and Continuous Improvement

• Use CMMS data, dashboards, and stakeholder feedback to improve planning, scheduling, and execution performance.
• Champion improvement initiatives that reduce waste, improve cycle time, and strengthen maintenance reliability.
• Advance long-range planning capability through data-driven governance and continuous improvement routines.

Performance Management

Report performance, risks, gaps, and recovery actions to site and functional leadership. Use metrics to drive accountability, productivity, financial stewardship, and customer alignment.

Compliance and Operational Integration

• Embed Safety, Environment, cGMP, audit readiness, and procedure adherence into planning and scheduling practices.
• Integrate planning and scheduling priorities with operational needs, site risks, and compliance expectations.
• Escalate issues, communicate priorities, and align stakeholders on execution impacts and decisions.

Skills, Education And Experience

• Education: Minimum Requirement: Bachelor’s degree in science, Engineering, or another technical field.
• Required Experience and Skills: Six (6) or more years of experience in more than one functional area, such as Operations, Quality, Technical Operations, Technology, Engineering, Maintenance, and/or Supply Chain. Three (3) or more years of experience in a Maintenance department directly responsible for planning and scheduling functions. Demonstrated leadership and people-management experience, including coaching direct reports, aligning stakeholders, and leading work through direct and indirect teams. Demonstrated experience leading planning, scheduling, work management, or maintenance execution processes in a complex, regulated, or asset-intensive environment. Strong computer skills, including CMMS, Excel, reporting tools, and related business systems. Ability to communicate clearly and concisely in written and verbal form. Ability to use data, dashboards, and performance metrics to monitor backlog, compliance, schedule readiness, productivity, and continuous improvement action plans.
• Preferred Experience and Skills: Working knowledge of cGMPs for pharmaceutical and/or vaccine manufacturing, including experience supporting site, divisional, or regulatory audits. Knowledge of High Performing Organization tools and methodology, including MPS, lean processing, and continuous improvement practices. Experience establishing reporting dashboards, planning governance routines, and performance review processes that drive compliance, productivity, and continuous improvement. Professional certifications such as CMRP, OSHA 10, or Lean/Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt are preferred.