Senior Production Scheduler
About The Position
Tessera is seeking a Motivated and Hardworking Senior Production Scheduler with a Positive/Professional attitude. This role serves as the primary customer service hub for base personnel and external customers, providing guidance, training, and workload prioritization for Production Scheduler personnel. The Senior Production Scheduler will process, prioritize, and track work orders daily using CMMS, identify potential scheduling conflicts and material shortages, and develop mitigation strategies to minimize downtime. They will develop and maintain short- and long-range production schedules, maintain accurate work order timekeeping and maintenance records, and support audits by providing necessary documentation. The role involves monitoring the maintenance backlog, coordinating resources, ensuring documentation accuracy, preparing reports, and monitoring contractual performance metrics. Additionally, the Senior Production Scheduler will support mission readiness by coordinating maintenance schedules, tracking work progress, and ensuring timely completion of customer requirements. They will coordinate emergency and priority maintenance, adjust schedules as needed, and collaborate with procurement and supply personnel to ensure material availability. Providing customers with repair updates, service coordination, and outside vendor support are also key responsibilities. The role requires entering and closing corrective and preventive maintenance records in government systems, maintaining CMMS data integrity, and managing records, government documentation, and inventories. Demonstrating professionalism, teamwork, sound judgment, flexibility, and proficiency with Microsoft Office and CMMS systems is essential. All Other Duties as Assigned.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED required.
- Minimum of 3 - 5 years of experience in production scheduling, maintenance planning, work control, logistics coordination, or a related operations environment.
- Experience using a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) or similar work order and scheduling software.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint) with excellent organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- A valid state driver’s license is required with the ability to obtain and maintain coverage by Tessera’s insurance.
- Access to a federal military installation requires a REAL ID-compliant driver's license or an acceptable alternative, such as a U.S. passport or military ID, in accordance with the REAL ID Act.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain applicable security clearances and installation access.
- A background check and E-Verify will be conducted for this position.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary customer service hub for base personnel and external customers via phone, email, and in-person support.
- Provide guidance, training, and workload prioritization for Production Scheduler personnel
- Process, prioritize, and track work orders on a daily basis using CMMS.
- Identify potential scheduling conflicts, material shortages, and maintenance delays and develop mitigation strategies to minimize downtime
- Develop and maintain short- and long-range production schedules based on customer requirements, manpower availability, material status, and equipment readiness.
- Maintain accurate work order time keeping, maintenance records, production, and operational records.
- Support internal, customer, and government audits by providing maintenance records, reports, and production documentation
- Monitor maintenance backlog and coordinate resources to ensure timely completion of scheduled and unscheduled maintenance activities
- Ensure maintenance documentation is complete, accurate, and maintained in accordance with government regulations, contract requirements, and records management procedures
- Prepare reports, SITREPs, metrics, leadership briefings, and operational summaries.
- Monitor and report contractual performance metrics and identify corrective actions required to maintain compliance
- Support mission readiness by coordinating maintenance schedules, tracking work progress, and ensuring timely completion of customer requirements
- Coordinate emergency and priority maintenance requirements, adjusting schedules as operational requirements change
- Coordinate with procurement, supply, and warehouse personnel to ensure required parts, materials, and tools are available prior to scheduled maintenance actions
- Provide customers with repair updates, service coordination, and outside vendor support.
- Enter and close corrective maintenance, preventive maintenance, labor, and material records in government systems.
- Maintain CMMS data integrity through periodic audits and validation of labor, equipment, material, and maintenance records
- Maintain records management, government documentation, organizational email accounts, and base key inventories.
- Demonstrate professionalism, teamwork, sound judgment, flexibility, and proficiency with Microsoft Office and related CMMS systems.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k) retirement plan, Life & Short-Term Disability Insurance
- $11.06/hour Health and Welfare Benefit
- Flexible Spending Accounts for both medical and dependent care
- Employees are eligible for 40 hours vacation after 1 year
- Potential shared earning bonus
- Tuition assistance is available after 1 year of employment and potential scholarships for qualified dependents
- Professional development, certifications, and training opportunities
- Verizon wireless discount
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and an engaging wellness program
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility for full-time employees
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
High school or GED
