Production Master Scheduler
About The Position
The Production Master Scheduler serves as the strategic owner of the manufacturing production schedule for the San Antonio facility. This role is responsible for developing and maintaining an integrated, capacity-constrained production plan that optimizes workflow, maximizes throughput, and supports on-time customer delivery. Acting as the central coordination point between Sales, Operations, Supply Chain, Production, and Leadership, the Production Master Scheduler proactively manages production priorities, balances workloads, identifies manufacturing constraints, and drives schedule execution. Through data analysis, Lean Manufacturing principles, and continuous improvement, this role ensures production resources are aligned with customer demand while minimizing lead times, work-in-process inventory, and operational disruptions.
Requirements
- Experience in a manufacturing environment with multiple production work centers required.
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Engineering, Business, or equivalent work experience preferred.
- 5+ years of experience in production scheduling, manufacturing planning, supply chain planning, or operations preferred.
- Strong experience utilizing ERP/MRP systems for production scheduling preferred.
- Experience with capacity planning, demand planning, and inventory management preferred.
- Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or Theory of Constraints strongly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Own and maintain the plant-wide master production schedule.
- Develop and manage a capacity-constrained production plan aligned with customer demand, labor availability, equipment capacity, and material readiness.
- Sequence production to optimize flow while meeting customer commitments and business priorities.
- Continuously evaluate schedule performance and adjust plans to respond to changing customer demand, production issues, and resource constraints.
- Maintain accurate production priorities within ERP/MRP systems.
- Identify production bottlenecks and capacity constraints using operational data and performance metrics.
- Balance workloads across manufacturing departments to maximize throughput and minimize idle time.
- Collaborate with production leaders to resolve capacity limitations and improve production flow.
- Recommend schedule adjustments that improve overall plant efficiency.
- Serve as the primary liaison between Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Customer Success, Engineering, and Operations.
- Facilitate daily and weekly production planning meetings.
- Communicate schedule changes, production risks, and recovery plans to key stakeholders.
- Ensure production priorities remain aligned with customer expectations and organizational objectives.
- Monitor schedule adherence and production performance metrics.
- Analyze trends impacting throughput, lead times, and delivery performance.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives utilizing Lean Manufacturing, Theory of Constraints, and data-driven decision making.
- Support process improvements that reduce waste, improve flow, and increase operational efficiency.
- Develop production planning reports, dashboards, and forecasting tools.
- Monitor key production metrics and communicate performance to leadership.
- Maintain accurate planning data within ERP/MRP systems.
- Support long-range production planning and capacity forecasting.
Benefits
- Competitive medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Health Savings Accounts with employer contributions
- Flexible spending accounts
- Employee Assistance Program
- Weekly pay schedule
- 401(k) with employer match
- Company-paid life insurance
- Company-paid short- and long-term disability coverage
- Generous paid time off and company holidays
- Volunteer Time Off
- Paid parental leave
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
