Master Scheduler

ColonialWebb • Richmond, VA

98d • Onsite

About The Position

The Master Scheduler is responsible for developing, maintaining, and executing the Manufacturing Production Scheduling System (MPSS), aligning customer demand with labor capacity and manufacturing constraints in a trade-driven manufacturing environment. The role serves as the central planning authority across shop, field, project, and supply chain functions, ensuring fabrication work is sequenced, resourced, and released in line with project milestones and field installation requirements. Planning is performed using structured Excel-based tools and disciplined processes, without formal planning software, in close coordination with Shop Operations, Field Teams, Inventory Planners, Fabrication Planners, Virtual Construction (VDC), and Project Management.

The position owns the schedule and capacity outlook for active work orders, fabrication packages, and projects. It translates backlog and incoming demand into time-phased, trade-based production and release plans, and adjusts schedules for changing priorities, engineering and VDC revisions, material shortages, and labor disruptions. The scheduler identifies capacity bottlenecks, overloads, and schedule risks and recommends mitigation actions. The role also supports planning accuracy and schedule stability through ongoing process improvement and planning tools.

The position is based at the ColonialWebb Manufacturing Shop and is full-time, Monday through Friday. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required, and unscheduled overtime may be necessary. Physical requirements include adequate vision, use of required personal protective equipment, and safe handling of physical job demands. Lifting more than 80 pounds requires advance planning and material-lifting equipment or assistance from others. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years of planning, scheduling, or production control experience.
• Strong understanding of trade-based manufacturing and fabrication workflows.
• Advanced Excel skills, including labor modeling, scenario analysis, and dashboards.
• Ability to plan effectively without automated scheduling software.
• Strong communication and cross-functional coordination skills.
• Ability to balance competing priorities and make decisions with incomplete data.
• Ability to see, naturally or with correction.
• Ability to wear required personal protective equipment and use good judgment while performing physical job requirements.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, or equivalent experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the Manufacturing Production Scheduling System (MPSS) for all active work orders, fabrication packages, and projects.
• Translate backlog and incoming demand into a time-phased, trade-based production and release schedule.
• Sequence and prioritize fabrication work according to customer commitments, project milestones, field installation requirements, trade availability, workflow constraints, and material readiness.
• Adjust schedules to reflect priority changes, engineering and VDC revisions, material shortages, and labor disruptions.
• Develop and maintain capacity models by trade and identify bottlenecks, overloads, and schedule risk.
• Recommend mitigation actions, including resequencing work, overtime, subcontracting support, or schedule realignment.
• Serve as the single source of truth for manufacturing schedule commitments and capacity visibility.
• Coordinate with team leads, skilled trades, Inventory Planners, Fabrication Planners, Field Teams, VDC, Project Management, Procurement, and Engineering.
• Participate in production scheduling, project coordination, and field look-ahead meetings.
• Align fabrication sequencing with model completeness, inventory readiness, fabrication plans, and field installation order.
• Build and maintain Excel-based planning and capacity modeling tools.
• Establish and sustain planning cadences aligned with manufacturing execution and field look-ahead cycles.
• Define and refine planning assumptions using actual production performance.
• Support continuous improvement related to planning accuracy and schedule stability.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level