Scheduler

Busek•Natick, MA

12d

About The Position

Busek Co. Inc. is seeking a Scheduler to support planning, coordination, and execution of aerospace manufacturing and development programs. The position develops and maintains schedules, monitors progress against project milestones, identifies potential delays, and coordinates with cross-functional teams to keep work on track. The role works closely with engineering and manufacturing teams in a hands-on aerospace technology environment, supporting development, production, and delivery of complex spacecraft propulsion systems. The ideal candidate has project scheduling experience in a manufacturing, aerospace, defense, or engineering environment, along with strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and proficiency with Microsoft Project. This position is limited to U.S. citizens due to work performed under U.S. government contracts and applicable security and contractual requirements.

Requirements

Experience in project scheduling, production planning, project coordination, or a similar role.
Proficiency with Microsoft Project, including task dependencies, milestones, critical path analysis, and schedule updates.
Understanding of manufacturing workflows, material planning, procurement lead times, and production constraints.
Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple schedules and competing priorities.
Excellent communication skills and ability to coordinate effectively with cross-functional teams.
Strong attention to detail and ability to identify schedule conflicts and risks.
Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications.
Ability to work independently while collaborating with engineering and operations teams.
U.S. citizenship is required.

Nice To Haves

Experience working in an aerospace, defense, manufacturing, engineering, or other technically complex environment.
Experience supporting aerospace hardware development, production, assembly, integration, or testing.
Familiarity with project management principles, work breakdown structures, resource loading, and schedule risk analysis.
Experience with ERP or MRP systems and integration of production schedules with procurement and inventory planning.
Experience supporting government or defense contracts and customer delivery commitments.
Familiarity with earned value management or other project performance tracking methods.

Responsibilities

Develop, maintain, and update integrated project and production schedules using Microsoft Project and other scheduling tools as needed.
Coordinate schedules across Engineering, Procurement, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Assembly, and Testing.
Track project milestones, deliverables, dependencies, resource requirements, and critical path activities.
Monitor progress against established schedules and identify risks, delays, and potential conflicts.
Work with department leads to understand current priorities, resource constraints, material availability, and production requirements.
Coordinate with Procurement and Supply Chain to incorporate material lead times, supplier commitments, and delivery dates into project schedules.
Maintain accurate schedule data and provide regular status updates to project managers and department leadership.
Prepare schedule reports, milestone summaries, and progress updates to support management reviews and customer commitments.
Identify schedule variances and work with responsible teams to develop recovery plans and revised timelines.
Support project planning, schedule forecasting, and coordination of multiple concurrent programs.
Communicate schedule changes, upcoming milestones, and potential impacts to stakeholders.
Support continuous improvement of scheduling processes, reporting, and project management practices.
Perform other related duties as needed.