Production Scheduling Supervisor

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Production Coordinators, including performance management, training, and daily guidance.
• Oversee the end-to-end staging, work allocation, kitting, and packing of aviation hardware kits to ensure accuracy and timeliness.
• Act as a liaison between Account Managers, Production, Material Management, and Logistics teams to align priorities and quickly resolve issues.
• Ensure work is correctly allocated and kits are packed according to customer specifications and quality standards.
• Drive rapid identification and escalation of blockers, material shortages, or production delays to prevent impact on customer delivery dates.
• Maintain key performance metrics including on-time kit completion, packing accuracy, staging efficiency, and customer fulfillment rates.
• Collaborate with Material Management and Logistics to maintain accurate inventory levels and coordinate outbound shipments.
• Continuously improve staging and packing processes, tools, and workflows to increase speed and reduce errors.
• Lead daily stand-up meetings and provide clear status updates to stakeholders on kit readiness and potential risks.
• Ensure compliance with aviation regulatory requirements, safety standards, company policies, and export control regulations.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• A high school diploma or equivalency certificate.
• A bachelor’s degree; OR 4+ years of professional experience in a manufacturing/production environment.
• 1+ years of experience leading a team or project.

PREFERRED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• 3+ years of manufacturing scheduling, planning, or operations.
• 2+ years of working hands-on with safety-critical systems, mechanical assemblies, or heavy equipment.
• Experience with medium to high volume manufacturing.
• Experience with kit staging, packing, and outbound logistics processes.
• Professional experience with Microsoft Excel, SQL, and similar scheduling software.
• Ability to work with limited supervision to develop and maintain program schedules.
• Experience working with an Enterprise Resource Plan (ERP) system.
• Technical knowledge and skills in coding and computer applications (e.g. MS Office Suite, VBA, Smartsheet, SQL, Python, Confluence, JIRA, Power BI, etc.).
• Strong track record of implementing continuous improvement efforts, ideally using problem solving frameworks including lean principles, six sigma, or Kaizen concepts.
• Analytical and organizational skills; able to be diplomatically persuasive or assertive when necessary.
• Skilled at taking in large quantities of information and presenting it in a clear and concise manner.
• Experience in integrated master scheduling (IMS) and integrated master plans (IMP).
• Ability to rapidly change roles/responsibilities while working in a high-paced, challenging work environment.