Production Scheduler

Aston Carter•Carlsbad, CA

1d•$25 - $35•Onsite

About The Position

Join a dynamic team in a fast-growing additive manufacturing environment, where your decisions directly impact production, customer delivery, and company performance. As a Production Scheduler, you will be responsible for managing production schedules, ensuring timely shipment of orders, and collaborating with various departments to improve efficiency and resolve issues.

Requirements

Hands-on experience in a manufacturing or production setting.
Strong understanding of production flow, capacity, bottlenecks, and recovery planning.
Comfort working on the floor with technicians, supervisors, engineering, and shipping.
Ability to manage priorities across multiple active jobs, especially high-value orders over 5k.
Proven experience managing schedules tied to OTD or OTS metrics.
Ability to hold teams accountable while remaining collaborative.
Comfortable explaining missed schedules with clear, fact-based root causes.
Strong sense of urgency and follow-through.

Nice To Haves

Proficiency in production planning, scheduling, and supply chain management.
Experience with Microsoft Office, product lifecycle, and product lifecycle management.

Responsibilities

Monitor all orders over 5k to ensure on-time shipping, proactively addressing potential rebuilds and failed builds.
Work closely with project technicians to ensure timely part construction and adequate scheduling.
Collaborate with the commercial team to facilitate smooth and on-time order production.
Respond promptly to issues such as equipment failures and material shortages.
Work with manufacturing leads to identify improvement opportunities in efficiency, 5S, and lean manufacturing.
Resolve issues impacting on-time shipping (OTS) in collaboration with Manufacturing Engineering.
Provide detailed explanations to the commercial team when schedules are not met.
Manage the Production daily ship list and update the Forecast PM Team on issues and schedule concerns.
Maintain an on-time delivery (OTD) rate of 95% or better according to MJF metrics.
Enter data into the QA database.
Collaborate closely with MJF Supervisors, Engineering, Project Technicians, and the Shipping Department.
Execute work instructions as detailed on the Job Sheet.
Visually inspect parts for defects and reject those that do not meet customer needs, creating an appendix if necessary.
Ensure timely delivery of jobs to the QC and shipping department.
Maintain a safe work environment and promote a positive workplace atmosphere.
Perform miscellaneous duties as assigned.