Master Scheduler

Omada International - OKC Division•Oklahoma City, OK

33d•Onsite

About The Position

Omada International is seeking a Master Scheduler to support its manufacturing operations in Oklahoma City, OK. This role is crucial for keeping the factory running efficiently by developing, maintaining, and executing the master production schedule. The Master Scheduler will collaborate with various departments including Production, Engineering, Purchasing, Quality, and Program Management to translate customer requirements into executable manufacturing plans. This involves balancing capacity, ensuring material availability, and maintaining on-time delivery performance. The ideal candidate will have strong experience with ERP/MRP systems, production scheduling, capacity planning, and aerospace manufacturing processes. Experience with Epicor Kinetic ERP is highly preferred.

Requirements

Minimum 5 years of production planning, scheduling, or supply chain experience in a manufacturing environment.
Minimum 3 years of MRP-based scheduling experience.
Strong understanding of manufacturing routings, work centers, bills of material (BOM), and lead-time management.
Experience with capacity planning and shop floor scheduling.
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
Excellent communication and organizational skills.
Must qualify as a U.S. Person due to ITAR regulations.

Nice To Haves

Experience in aerospace manufacturing.
Epicor Kinetic ERP experience.
APICS/ASCM certifications (CPIM, CSCP, or CLTD).
Knowledge of AS9100 requirements, aerospace quality systems, FAI requirements (AS9102), revision and configuration control, CNC machining operations, and outside processing management.
Experience with Advanced Planning & Scheduling (APS) systems.
Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations Management, Industrial Engineering, Business, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain the master production schedule to support customer delivery commitments.
Create, monitor, and adjust production schedules based on customer demand, capacity constraints, material availability, and changing priorities.
Evaluate machine, labor, and resource capacity to identify bottlenecks and proactively resolve scheduling conflicts.
Coordinate priorities across CNC machining, assembly, inspection, and outside processing operations.
Monitor job progress and reschedule work as required to maintain delivery commitments.
Lead daily and weekly production scheduling meetings.
Review and process MRP recommendations, exception messages, and planning suggestions.
Validate MRP outputs and investigate planning discrepancies.
Maintain schedule integrity within Epicor ERP.
Firm, release, and manage production jobs according to operational priorities and material availability.
Ensure routings, lead times, work centers, and planning parameters accurately support scheduling activities.
Support continuous improvement of ERP and MRP planning processes.
Perform infinite and rough-cut capacity planning.
Analyze machine utilization and workload distribution.
Collaborate with department managers to balance workload across available resources.
Identify resource constraints and recommend solutions such as overtime, subcontracting, alternate routing, or schedule adjustments.
Develop long-range production plans to support forecasted demand.
Coordinate production requirements related to CNC machining, assembly, outside processing, final inspection, and First Article Inspection (FAI).
Ensure scheduling supports AS9100, customer, and regulatory requirements.
Manage schedule impacts resulting from engineering changes, drawing revisions, and customer priority shifts.
Track and report key scheduling metrics including On-Time Delivery (OTD), Schedule Attainment, Capacity Utilization, Work-In-Process (WIP), Lead Time Performance, Expedite Activity, and Past Due Orders.
Analyze trends and implement corrective actions to improve performance.