Master Scheduler

Machina Labs•Los Angeles, CA

1d•$100,000 - $125,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Master Scheduler will be responsible for developing, maintaining, and communicating production schedules across Machina Labs’ advanced manufacturing operations. This role will work closely with Engineering, Production, Quality, Supply Chain, and Program Management teams to ensure work is properly sequenced, resources are aligned, and programs remain on track for on-time delivery. The ideal candidate is highly organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced manufacturing environment with shifting priorities. This individual will schedule and coordinate work across multiple production centers, including robotic forming cells, welding, post-processing, outside processing, inspection, and shipping. Success in this role requires a strong sense of urgency, clear communication, disciplined follow-up, and the ability to identify schedule risks before they impact project health. This position requires access to information controlled under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, or ITAR, or the Export Administration Regulations, or EAR. The successful candidate must meet the U.S. person requirements as defined by ITAR and EAR regulations.

Requirements

U.S. person status as required by ITAR/EAR.
High school diploma or equivalent.
3+ years of experience in production scheduling, master scheduling, production control, manufacturing planning, or a similar role.
Experience working in a manufacturing, aerospace, defense, automotive, or advanced hardware production environment.
Strong understanding of production flow, work centers, routings, travelers, material availability, and manufacturing constraints.
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment with changing program needs.
Strong communication skills with the ability to clearly align Engineering, Production, Quality, Supply Chain, and Program Management teams.
Experience using MRP, ERP, MES, or production scheduling systems.
High attention to detail and strong follow-through.
Ability to identify schedule risk, escalate issues, and support recovery planning.

Nice To Haves

Experience in an aerospace, defense, space, or advanced manufacturing environment.
Experience supporting AS9100 or ISO9001 manufacturing operations.
Familiarity with robotic manufacturing, welding, forming, machining, post-processing, inspection, or outside processing workflows.
Experience with job shop, low-rate production, prototype, or high-mix manufacturing environments.
Experience supporting complex hardware programs with aggressive delivery timelines.
Familiarity with material planning, production control, inventory coordination, and logistics.
Experience using NetSuite, Oracle, SAP, JobBOSS, Epicor, or similar MRP/ERP systems.
Lean manufacturing experience, including visual management, production boards, 5S, and continuous improvement.
Strong analytical skills and experience building schedule reports, dashboards, or recovery plans.

Responsibilities

Develop, maintain, and communicate the master production schedule across multiple manufacturing work centers.
Coordinate scheduling for robotic forming cells, welding, post-processing, outside processing, inspection, and shipping activities.
Partner with Engineering and Production teams to translate project requirements, routings, travelers, and technical priorities into executable schedules.
Monitor project health, schedule adherence, production constraints, and critical path items.
Identify schedule risks, resource conflicts, material shortages, outside processing delays, and bottlenecks before they impact delivery.
Drive clear daily and weekly communication across Engineering, Production, Quality, Supply Chain, and Program Management.
Support production readiness by ensuring materials, drawings, travelers, tooling, fixtures, outside processing requirements, and inspection needs are aligned with scheduled work.
Maintain accurate production schedules in MRP, ERP, or scheduling systems.
Track work order status, completion dates, handoffs, and schedule changes.
Facilitate production meetings, schedule reviews, and priority alignment discussions.
Escalate risks and schedule conflicts with urgency and provide recommended recovery options.
Coordinate with outside processors and shipping teams to support customer delivery dates.
Support continuous improvement efforts related to scheduling accuracy, production flow, lead-time reduction, and on-time delivery.
Maintain disciplined documentation and status reporting to ensure visibility across the organization.