Production Scheduler

Aston Carter • Santa Fe Springs, CA

2d • $36 - $40 • Onsite

About The Position

The Production Planner plans, schedules, coordinates, tracks, and monitors production activities to ensure customer orders are completed on time, within scope, and in alignment with material availability and production capacity. The role supports forward-looking production planning and day-to-day production control by releasing and maintaining work orders, tracking work-in-progress, communicating schedule changes, identifying constraints, and partnering with Production, Sales, Supply Chain, Quality, Engineering, and Customer Service. The Production Planner serves as a key liaison across departments to support schedule adherence, workflow efficiency, on-time delivery, and customer commitments.

This is a contract-to-hire position based fully onsite in Santa Fe Springs, California. The stated pay range is $36.00–$40.00 per hour. Individual compensation depends on factors including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, and internal equity. Eligible benefits for this temporary role may include medical, dental, and vision coverage; critical illness, accident, and hospital coverage; a 401(k) retirement plan with pre-tax and Roth contributions; life insurance; short- and long-term disability; a Health Spending Account; transportation benefits; an Employee Assistance Program; and time off or leave such as PTO, vacation, or sick leave. Eligibility and plan terms apply.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Working knowledge of ERP/MRP systems, work order management processes, and Excel-based tracking tools.
• Strong organizational, analytical, time-management, and problem-solving skills, with high attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Effective communication skills and ability to collaborate across departments and organizational levels.

Nice To Haves

• Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Operations, or a related field.
• One to three years of experience in production planning, production control, scheduling, materials management, or a similar manufacturing environment.
• Basic understanding of manufacturing, fabrication, metals, aerospace, or production operations.
• General understanding of inventory control, work-in-progress tracking, lean manufacturing concepts, and ERP data integrity.

Responsibilities

• Plan, schedule, and release manufacturing work orders based on customer demand, sales forecasts, material availability, production capacity, and business priorities.
• Monitor and manage production work order status from release through completion, including movement of materials and work-in-progress through the production lifecycle.
• Coordinate with Production, Purchasing, Warehouse, Logistics, Quality, Engineering, Customer Service, and Sales to align schedules, priorities, materials, resources, and customer commitments.
• Track jobs through each stage of production to identify delays, bottlenecks, material shortages, quality holds, and other constraints that may affect on-time delivery.
• Update and maintain production schedules in the ERP/MRP system, and communicate schedule changes, priority shifts, and recovery plans to appropriate stakeholders.
• Monitor inventory levels, safety stock, raw material availability, and component readiness to support schedules and reduce shortages or downtime.
• Adjust schedules and escalate concerns in response to changes in customer demand, expedited requests, late jobs, production constraints, material rejections, and quality issues.
• Collaborate with Quality and Engineering on bills of material, routings, documentation, travelers, certifications, and quality records aligned with job requirements.
• Apply approved material substitutions when needed to support production continuity and prevent avoidable downtime.
• Support daily production meetings with updates on key orders, schedule status, constraints, work-in-progress, late jobs, and delivery risks.
• Communicate with Customer Service and Sales about order status, customer changes, expedited requests, and potential delivery impacts.
• Generate, maintain, and review reports and tracking tools for on-time delivery, lead time, work-in-progress aging, schedule adherence, inventory discrepancies, and production flow.
• Assist with inventory audits, ERP data accuracy, work order integrity, and corrective actions related to inventory or scheduling discrepancies.
• Work with the Supply Chain Manager, operations leadership, and other planners to align priorities, resource planning, and production execution.
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives focused on throughput, visibility, data accuracy, cost reduction, lead-time improvement, schedule adherence, and production control processes.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage (subject to eligibility and plan terms).
• Critical illness, accident, and hospital coverage (subject to eligibility and plan terms).
• 401(k) retirement plan with pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available.
• Voluntary life and AD&D insurance for the employee and dependents.
• Short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Health Spending Account (HSA).
• Transportation benefits.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Time off/leave, including PTO, vacation, or sick leave, subject to eligibility and plan terms.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED