Master Scheduler

Barry-Wehmiller•Reedley, CA

8d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Master Scheduler is responsible for developing, maintaining, and optimizing the master production schedule to balance customer demand, manufacturing & engineering capacity, material availability, and business priorities. This role requires a deep understanding of MRP/ERP material planning, S&OP/SIOP, master scheduling and capacity planning. The Master Scheduler plays a critical part in ensuring on-time delivery, efficient use of resources, and alignment between engineering, supply chain, manufacturing to meet customer requirements.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, materials management, operations, business administration or equivalent related work experience.
Minimum 5 years’ applicable experience in production planning, master scheduling, or manufacturing operations.
Proficient with MRP or ERP systems; MAPICS experience preferred, not required.
Proficient with standard business tools including Microsoft Office.
Solid understanding of manufacturing processes, capacity planning, and material flow.
Highly organized, detail-oriented, and disciplined in follow-up and execution.

Nice To Haves

Professional certifications such as APICS or CPIM preferred, not required.
Proficient with Microsoft BI and Microsoft Planner preferred, not required.
Manufacturing, industrial, or engineered-products environments preferred.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain the Master Production Schedule based on customer orders and contractual commitments, aligned to manufacturing and engineering capacity, and materials availability.
Maintain accurate scheduling data within ITP, ERP/MRP and/or other planning systems.
Translate engineering schedules, bills of materials (BOMs), and routings into executable production plans.
Coordinate short- and long-term capacity planning to ensure feasible schedules.
Manage schedule changes, priorities, and constraints while minimizing disruption to production.
Serve as the primary scheduling liaison between manufacturing, engineering, supply chain, project management and sales.
Participate in and may lead the MCR and S&OP (Sales & Operations Planning) or production planning meetings, maintaining and communicating key milestone due dates.
Identify capacity constraints and collaborate on solutions such as overtime, subcontracting, or shared capacity across other Packaging sites.
Track and report key metrics such as on-time delivery, schedule adherence, capacity utilization, and lead times.
Analyze schedule performance and root causes of delays; recommend corrective actions.
May generate reports and dashboards to support decision-making and leadership reviews.
May provide daily work instructions for planners, including providing guidance for optimal release sequencing, parts staging and organization set-up.
Flexibility to take on evolving responsibilities in response to strategic priorities and business needs.
Exceed Customers Expectations and deliver on the Trust they’ve given us through their order.
Embody Barry-Wehmiller’s Team Member Expectations & Team Member Goals.
Recommend and implement process improvements to increase workflow optimization, efficiency and waste reduction.
Adhere to standard processes and practices.
Follow all safety guidelines, including wearing required PPE, and maintain a clean, organized work area.