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Leica Biosystems’ mission of “Advancing Cancer Diagnostics, Improving Lives” is at the heart of our corporate culture. We’re a global leader in cancer diagnostics with the most comprehensive portfolio from biopsy to diagnosis. Our easy-to-use and consistently reliable offerings help improve workflow efficiency and diagnostic confidence. Our associates know that every moment matters when it comes to cancer diagnostics. When you come to work, you’re helping develop solutions that enable accurate diagnoses to turn anxiety into answers. Join our diverse, global team of talented people, and be inspired to grow every day.

Leica Biosystems is proud to work alongside a community of six fellow Diagnostics Companies at Danaher. Together, we’re working at the pace of change to improve patient lives with diagnostic tools that address the world’s biggest health challenges.

The Production Planner for Leica Biosystems is responsible for all production and capacity planning of detections kits, antibodies and ancillary products manufactured in Newcastle, liaising with all key stake holders of the business and regularly communicating with suppliers, customers and third party organisations and adopt responsibility for all areas of daily production planning and scheduling.

This position is part of the planning department located in Newcastle and will be onsite at Leica Biosystems, our vision is to advance cancer diagnostics and improve lives.

You will be a part of the Planning Team and report to the Planning Manager. If you thrive in a fast paced role and want to work to build a world-class supply chain organization—read on.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Utilise your experience to plan production & capacity of Newcastle manufactured products.

• Drive daily priorities across the manufacturing site through daily management to deliver outstanding on time delivery for our customers.

• Work autonomously and/or as part of a team in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Proven track record in production planning, stock control / inventory management and lean manufacturing.

• Experience working with SAP & excel based planning.

• Experience of working in a highly regulated environment

• Strong planning and organisational skills with a very structured approach to mapping processes

• well-developed communication skills with an ability to work at different levels of the organisation

Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

For more information, visit www.danaher.com .

At Danaher, we value diversity and the existence of similarities and differences, both visible and not, found in our workforce, workplace and throughout the markets we serve. Our associates, customers and shareholders contribute unique and different perspectives as a result of these diverse attributes.