Senior Scheduler

Comfort Systems USA•Houston, TX

12d

About The Position

The Senior Scheduler owns the enterprise-level integrated master schedule and drives alignment across demand, capacity, materials, and production execution. The role supports and partners with the Master Scheduler to coordinate long-range planning, weekly scheduling cycles, and shop-floor execution. It also provides customer-facing schedule feedback and capability assessments within 48 hours of notice. This position leads cross-functional planning cycles, identifies constraints, models scenarios, and drives corrective actions to stabilize production performance. It serves as a subject matter expert in ERP, MRP, capacity planning, and advanced scheduling methods.

Requirements

Seven or more years in production scheduling, master scheduling, or capacity planning.
Experience providing customer-facing delivery and capability updates.
Proven experience supporting long-range and short-range schedules.
Strong command of advanced production scheduling, material planning, and capacity modeling.
Ability to support both strategic master scheduling and near-term production scheduling.
Proficiency in ERP and MRP systems, with experience in multi-site resource planning.
Skill in cross-functional communication and influencing department-level decisions.
Ability to provide timely and accurate customer-facing capability feedback.
Experience leading integrated planning cycles such as SIOP.
Strong analytical and communication skills.
BA or BS in Supply Chain, Operations, Business Administration, or a related field; equivalent experience may substitute for a degree.

Nice To Haves

APICS, CPIM, PMP, or CSCP certification.
Ten years of prior experience as a Sr Scheduler or Senior Scheduler.
Experience in fast-paced industrial manufacturing environments.
Knowledge of lean flow and constraint-based scheduling.

Responsibilities

Build and maintain a rolling 12-to-24-month enterprise master schedule aligned with backlog, forecast, capacity, and material readiness.
Provide customer-facing capability and delivery feedback within 48 hours of a request.
Collaborate with and support the Master Scheduler to align long-range and short-term schedules.
Partner with project management and sales to validate demand and confirm customer promise dates.
Drive monthly SIOP and weekly scheduling cycles to ensure operational readiness.
Track schedule adherence, capacity utilization, and production throughput.
Collaborate with procurement, warehouse, and planning teams to validate material availability and support sequencing decisions.
Identify constraints and implement corrective actions to recover schedule performance.
Manage planning parameters, routings, and job structures within the ERP to ensure accurate MRP outputs.
Use Primavera P6, MS Project, Smart Sheets, and ERP scheduling tools for load leveling and risk analysis.
Provide escalation, recovery plans, and risk mitigation for schedule-impacting issues.
Mentor schedulers and planners on best practices, data discipline, and scheduling standards.
Perform other duties as assigned by TAS.