Production Coordinator (Day Shift)

Production Coordinator

At Elanco it all starts with animals! As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets. We're driven by our vision of 'Food and Companionship Enriching Life' and our approach to sustainability the Elanco Healthy Purpose to advance the health of animals, people, the planet and our enterprise.

At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success. Here, you'll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.

Making animals' lives better makes life better join our team today!

Your Role : Production Coordinator

The Production Coordinator is responsible for operations scheduling coordination between supply chain, production, maintenance, and project work. The areas of responsibility will include a subset of Media Prep, Cell Lab, Virus, Bacterin, Blending, or Filling production. The Production Coordinator will use his / her knowledge of the Fort Dodge Vaccine Manufacturing processes and organizational skills to drive improvements in the flow of work enabling consistent execution of the production plan.

Functions, Duties, Tasks :

Workflow Coordination Ensure availability and staging of all production components for improved changeover performance, ensure completed batches are production released, finished goods movement, support changeover processes between batches, partner with process team to ensure stability and validation needs are met during the production year.

Scheduling Coordinate scheduling with supply chain planners, process team, operations team, and materials management and coordinate scheduling of PMs and maintenance downtimes with maintenance coordinator and shopfloor scheduler.

Interpersonal skills Actively support the development and implementation of workflow improvements. This includes reviewing / improving departmental procedures, partnering with process team members and external departments (Warehouse / Supply Chain / Maintenance), and communicating effectively across all operations' shifts.

Safety Strongly support all safety and environmental policies / procedures, including coaching operators in these areas when necessary and actively participating in safety programs.

People Help provide coverage for the maintenance coordinator and supervisor role and be a lead trainer on the ticket review, goods movement, and staging processes.

What You Need to Succeed (minimum qualifications) :

HS or equivalent + extensive experience within vaccine manufacturing; BS Degree or higher in Science / Engineering Preferred + vaccine manufacturing experience.

Demonstrated ability to interact with a variety of personnel (operations, QC, TS / MS, process engineering, etc.) to achieve results.

Scheduling and material movement and staging skills and good understanding of Quality and GMP requirements

What Will Give You the Competitive Edge (preferred qualifications) :

Previous experience with vaccine manufacturing.

Previous experience with goods movement, product staging, or shopfloor scheduling.

Ability to use IT tools such as PI Historian, Control Systems, Veeva, and SAP.

Don't meet every single requirement? Studies have shown underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Elanco, we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive work environment. If you think you might be a good fit for a role but don't necessarily meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply. You may be the right candidate for this role or other roles!

Elanco Benefits and Perks :

We offer a comprehensive benefits package focusing on financial, physical, and mental well-being while encouraging our employees to pursue our purpose! Some highlights include :

Multiple relocation packages for eligible roles

Two weeklong shutdowns (mid-summer and year-end) in the US (in addition to PTO)

8-week parental leave

9 Employee Resource Groups

Annual bonus offering

Up to 6% 401K matching

Elanco is an EEO / Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.