Production Planner

About the role

AVITA Medical® is a therapeutic acute wound care company focused on transforming how patients heal. We develop and deliver innovative technologies that harness the body’s own healing capabilities to accelerate recovery and improve clinical outcomes. Our flagship technology, RECELL®, uses a patient’s own skin to create Spray-On Skin™ at the point of care, enabling faster healing for patients with serious wounds, including burns and trauma. In the U.S., we also bring forward advanced wound care solutions such as Cohealyx® and PermeaDerm®, expanding our ability to support clinicians across the continuum of care.

The Production Planner is responsible for all aspects of production planning for company products and assemblies at the Ventura site; to meet customer needs and comply with quality and regulatory requirements. This role works with the Supply Chain Manager and Production Manager to support the S&OP (Sales and Operations Planning) process, drives the production build plan, and monitors its execution.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with the Supply Chain Manager or designee to plan production builds via the S&OP (Sales and Operations Planning) process.
• Manage and drive a production build plan for all assemblies and finished goods.
• Issue work orders per production build plan as well as engineering requirements.
• Monitor status of Work in Progress (WIP) including timely resolution, communication, and mitigation of potential build problems.
• Maintain material master planning parameters (lead time, yield, safety stocks) to keep optimal inventory levels.
• Review the success of internal processes and identify areas for improvement.
• Collaborate with internal customers (Finance, Quality, Engineering, Project Management, Supply Chain, Production) and provide a high level of customer service.
• Report to management periodically, both formally and informally, on production status and performance data.
• Understand and reinforce within the areas of responsibility the fundamentals and principles of GDP (Good Documentation Practice) and GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice).
• Support company goals and objectives.
• Comply with policies and procedures as well as regulatory requirements.
• May be required to perform other related duties as required and/or assigned.

Requirements

• BS/BA in Production Planning, Inventory Management, Supply Chain, Business, and/or equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years’ relevant work experience in supply chain related fields, preferably in Production Planning and Inventory Management.
• Experience in the medical device industry is desirable.
• Advanced knowledge of production planning, MRP, and inventory management.
• Proficient in MS Office with advanced skills in MS Excel.
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics (D365) or other ERP systems.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret manufacturing procedures, specifications, Bill of Materials (BOMs), spreadsheets, and reports.
• Ability to operate in a dynamic environment with the flexibility to conform to shifting priorities, competing demands, and timelines.
• Self-motivated with the ability to multi-task while showing excellence in performing all other responsibilities and activities.
• Strong sense of urgency and attention to detail.
• Strong analytical, planning, and organizational skills.
• Ability to demonstrate teamwork and collaborate across multiple areas to achieve a common business objective.

Physical Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an individual to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk, hear, stand, walk and/or balance, use hands and fingers to type, handle, feel, grasp, push, and pull.
• Hand-eye coordination necessary to operate computers and various pieces of office equipment.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
• The individual is frequently required to reach with hands and arms, and perform repetitive motion.
• The individual is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, or crouch.
• The individual may occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• The employee could be exposed to heat and cold weather, noise, oils, moving parts and vehicles, heat, chemicals, and electrical current.