Lead Production Control Scheduler

SpaceX•Hawthorne, CA

3d•$115,000 - $155,000

About The Position

The Lead Production Control Scheduler drives efficient production scheduling for Falcon manufacturing work centers and leads a team that develops prioritized work orders, rate-based timelines, and constraint tracking to support high-rate mission builds. The role optimizes hardware allocation, mitigates risks through capacity analysis and automation, and collaborates with production and supply chain teams to resolve shortages and ensure on-time delivery. It monitors key metrics, escalates schedule threats, and promotes continuous improvements in yield, quality, and efficiency to support scalable production capabilities for future Falcon missions.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalency certificate.
At least 4 years of experience in manufacturing scheduling, planning, or operations in a production environment.
At least 1 year of experience leading teams, projects, or people.
Must be available for all shifts, extended hours, and/or weekends as needed.
Must be able to lift up to 25 lbs. unassisted.
Must be able to stand for at least 8 hours.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in aerospace, business, manufacturing, mechanical engineering, or industrial engineering.
Purchasing/APICS certification or Project Management Professional certification.
At least 5 years of ERP/MRP planning, purchasing, or production scheduling experience.
Remarkable problem-solving skills with a bias for speed and accuracy.
Self-motivated, quick learner able to prioritize efforts to meet customer and company goals.
Proven ability to develop and maintain strong internal and external supplier/customer relationships in a fast-moving environment.
Technical knowledge in coding and computer applications such as MS Office Suite, VBA, Smartsheet, SQL, Confluence, JIRA, and Power BI.
Strong track record implementing continuous improvement using frameworks such as lean principles, Six Sigma, or Kaizen.
Experience leading multidisciplinary and cross-functional teams on strategic production problems.
Analytical and written skills, with the ability to influence others, design processes, and drive improvements.
Prior supervisory or cross-functional leadership experience.

Responsibilities

Lead Production Schedulers in developing and maintaining rate-based schedules for Falcon hardware, identifying part shortages, projecting long-term rate needs, and tracking build constraints so work centers have prioritized work orders.
Guide the creation of scheduling scenarios to obtain stakeholder buy-in on hardware allocation, taking customer needs, mission manifests, and quality requirements into account.
Partner with production and supply chain teams to establish, track, and execute daily and weekly work-center goals while accounting for personnel, equipment, shared-resource constraints, and production-rate targets.
Build and mentor the team, foster relationships with internal customers, communicate hardware needs and completion dates accurately, and negotiate priorities at shared resources across departments.
Oversee MRP system monitoring using SQL queries to identify shortages for upcoming builds; lead resolution efforts and escalate threats to schedule achievement.
Drive development and rollout of scheduling tools, business processes, and automation to reduce manual operations, enhance Factory Scheduler implementation, and support production efficiency.
Conduct work-center capacity analyses to mitigate near-term and future schedule risks, identify gaps in models and communication, and lead initiatives to address issues and expand capacity.
Lead root-cause investigations and permanent resolutions for production issues, facilitating discussions on assembly-level and integration misalignments to remove blockers and ensure on-time delivery.
Establish key metrics and promote continuous improvement using lean principles, Six Sigma, or Kaizen to improve yield, quality, safety, cost, and team efficiency.
Prepare and deliver actionable weekly status reports to the Director and VP of Production, highlighting risks, achievements, recommendations for business development, and forward schedule requirements.

Benefits

Potential eligibility for long-term incentives in the form of company stock or long-term cash awards.
Potential discretionary bonuses.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan offering the ability to purchase additional stock at a discount.
Comprehensive medical coverage.
Vision coverage.
Dental coverage.
401(k) retirement plan.
Short- and long-term disability insurance.
Life insurance.
Paid parental leave.
Various other discounts and perks.
May accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation.
10 or more paid holidays per year.
Paid sick leave under Company policy.