Master Scheduler

KELE INC • Bartlett, TN

20d

About The Position

The Master Scheduler is responsible for developing, maintaining, and executing a realistic and achievable master production schedule for the Panel Shop and other assigned production areas. This role serves as the central coordination point between Sales Management, Panel Engineering, Purchasing, and Production, ensuring customer delivery commitments are met while balancing finite labor capacity, material availability, engineering readiness, and shop constraints. The Master Scheduler proactively identifies risks to schedule performance, manages priorities across multiple production planning lanes and work cells, and drives schedule adherence through clear communication, data-driven decision making, and continuous improvement of planning processes.

Responsibilities

• Master Production Scheduling & Order Management Develop, publish, and maintain the master production schedule for multiple panel shop production lanes and related production areas.
• Translate customer orders, project milestones, and demand signals into executable production plans.
• Sequence and prioritize work orders to meet committed ship dates while optimizing shop flow and minimizing disruption.
• Manage schedule changes resulting from rush orders, engineering changes, or material constraints.
• Capacity Planning & Load Balancing Monitor and analyze finite capacity across key production work cells (e.g., sub-assembly, panel assembly, inspection, pack out).
• Balance labor demands against available capacity and escalate constraints with actionable recommendations.
• Support labor planning decisions including overtime, shift adjustments, or outsourcing as required.
• Materials & Supply Chain Coordination Coordinate closely with Purchasing to ensure material availability aligns with the production schedule, with specific attention to long-lead times and suppliers with poor performance.
• Identify material shortages or risks early and adjust schedules or priorities to minimize downtime and partial builds.
• Support effective WIP control and inventory utilization.
• Engineering & Change Control Interface Partner with Engineering to ensure BOMs, drawings, and documentation are released accurately and on time to support production.
• Assess and manage the impact of engineering change orders (ECOs) on active and future schedules.
• Adjust production plans as required to reflect design changes while minimizing disruption.
• Production Execution & Schedule Control Release work orders to the shop floor in alignment with material readiness, labor availability, and inspection capacity.
• Track daily production progress against the schedule; identify disruptions, constraints, and root causes.
• Re-plan and communicate schedule adjustments clearly to all stakeholders.
• SIOP / Planning Processes & KPIs Participate in the SIOP (Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning) process by providing schedule, capacity utilization, performance data and meeting documentation support.
• Work with the Panel Shop Manager and cross-functional partners to define, track, and report KPIs such as on-time delivery, schedule adherence, cycle time, and WIP.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives related to planning, scheduling, and production flow.
• Systems, Data & Best Practices Maintain accurate scheduling data within ERP/MRP and related planning systems.
• Establish, document, and continuously improve production planning and scheduling best practices across Kele.
• Ensure routings, lead times, and labor assumptions are accurate and reflect current shop conditions.
• Communication & Coordination Serve as a primary point of contact for Sales, Panel Engineering, and Operations teams regarding production schedules and delivery commitments.
• Coordinate schedules across multiple local facilities as required.
• Communicate risks, tradeoffs, and recovery plans in a clear and timely manner.

Benefits

• Medical, vision, and dental insurance
• HSA
• FSA (medical and dependent care)
• 401(k) with employer match up to 4% with immediate vesting
• Employer-paid short- and long-term disability coverage
• Employer-paid basic life and AD&D insurance; supplemental life for employees and dependents available
• Paid time off and paid holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed