Production Scheduler (Propulsion)

As the Production Scheduler, you own the production schedule for the propulsion value stream. You continuously evaluate factory capacity, material availability, engineering readiness, and manufacturing constraints to develop and maintain executable schedules that keep work flowing through the shop.

You will work closely with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Engineering, Quality, Machine Shop, Receiving, and Program Management to proactively identify risks and recover schedules before they impact deliveries.

Responsibilities

Production Planning & Scheduling

• Develop and maintain the integrated production schedule for propulsion hardware. 
• Convert customer, program, and manufacturing demand into executable shop schedules. 
• Sequence work based on material readiness, capacity, and production priorities. 
• Balance workload across manufacturing cells to maximize throughput. 
• Own the daily and weekly production schedule and communicate changes to stakeholders. 
• Maintain the master production schedule for propulsion hardware. 

Capacity Planning

• Understand manufacturing constraints across additive manufacturing, machining, cleaning, weld, assembly, inspection, and test. 
• Evaluate available labor, machine, and inspection capacity. 
• Recommend schedule adjustments to optimize factory utilization. 
• Identify future bottlenecks and develop recovery plans. 

Material & Engineering Readiness

• Verify material availability before scheduled production starts. 
• Confirm engineering releases, drawings, BOMs, routings, and work instructions are complete. 
• Partner with Planning, Buyers, and Production Coordinators to resolve readiness gaps. 

Factory Execution Support

• Participate in daily production standups. 
• Review schedule adherence and production performance. 
• Prioritize work based on changing factory conditions. 
• Drive schedule recovery activities for late or blocked hardware. 
• Escalate shortages, engineering issues, quality concerns, or resource constraints impacting delivery. 

Cross-Functional Coordination

• Partner with: 
  • Manufacturing Supervisors 
  • Production Coordinators 
  • Material Handlers 
  • Engineering 
  • Supply Chain 
  • Quality 
  • Program Management 
• Ensure alignment between factory priorities and program commitments.

Continuous Improvement

• Improve scheduling processes, tools, and reporting. 
• Enhance ERP/MES scheduling accuracy and data quality. 
• Develop scheduling metrics and dashboards. 
• Drive improvements that increase factory throughput and schedule predictability.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Operations Management, or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of production scheduling, planning, production control, or manufacturing operations experience.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing workflows and capacity planning.
• Experience working within ERP/MRP/MES systems.