Production Scheduler (Propulsion)

Responsibilities

• 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

• 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.