MDCD A350F Master Production Scheduler

2916 Airbus Operations SL; Illescas; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Life insurance

Health insurance

On-site facilities

Job summary

Airbus Operations SL in Illescas, Spain, seeks a Master Production Scheduler to lead monthly finite capacity planning routines and manage the planning IT ecosystem (APC Jaguar and SAP) across the plant.

You will drive scenario analysis, simulate program updates for MCA & Elementary Parts, and guide resource allocation, buffer levels, and delivery priorities to ensure on-time assembly.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering (Aeronautical, Industrial, Mechanical) or related technical discipline.
• Hands-on background in production planning, scheduling, or manufacturing operations within aerospace environments.
• Advanced proficiency in APC Jaguar (and APC-ARP interface) as well as Google Sheets / advanced spreadsheets; working familiarity with SAP.
• Strong negotiation, conflict resolution, active listening, proactive prioritization, and ability to coordinate multi-functional stakeholders under time constraints.
• Languages: fluent in English and Spanish (written and spoken).

Responsibilities

• Evaluate program and production requirements, analyzing recovery scenarios and plant calendar constraints to propose optimized production plans.
• Lead Master Production Schedule (MPS) routines and stakeholder reviews, challenging delays to secure firm operational commitments.
• Design and simulate capacity scenarios within assembly lines to absorb program cascades and minimize lead-time disruptions.
• Build, track, and analyze execution KPIs measuring deliveries and schedule compliance, defining and driving targeted recovery action plans.
• Maintain and calibrate planning models and parameters across core systems (APC Jaguar, SAP, and APC-ARP interface).
• Coordinate logistics alignment and resource availability, actively mitigating supply disruptions to guarantee smooth assembly execution.

Skills

Production planning

Stakeholder coordination

Decision making under deadlines

Bilingual EN-SP

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

APC Jaguar

Google Sheets

SAP

Job description

Job Description: An opportunity for a Master Production Scheduler has arisen within Airbus Operations, Illescas (Toledo). The selected candidate will join the Planning & Scheduling Team, responsible for the mid- and long-term planning (18 months) for MDCD A350F. The role operates across two core axes: leading the monthly finite capacity planning routines alongside manufacturing and program stakeholders, and steering the planning IT ecosystem (APC Jaguar and SAP). In this position, you will drive scenarios, simulate program updates for MCA & Elementary Parts, and provide the decision-making backbone for resources, buffer levels, and delivery priorities across the plant.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The main tasks of the jobholder will be: Evaluate program and production requirements, analyzing recovery scenarios and plant calendar constraints to propose optimized production plans. Lead Master Production Schedule (MPS) routines and stakeholder reviews, challenging delays to secure firm operational commitments. Design and simulate capacity scenarios within assembly lines to absorb program cascades and minimize lead-time disruptions. Build, track, and analyze execution KPIs measuring deliveries and schedule compliance, defining and driving targeted recovery action plans. Maintain and calibrate planning models and parameters across core systems (APC Jaguar, SAP, and APC-ARP interface). Coordinate logistics alignment and resource availability, actively mitigating supply disruptions to guarantee smooth assembly execution.

SKILLS

• Education: Degree in Engineering (Aeronautical, Industrial, Mechanical) or a related technical discipline.
• Experience: Hands‑on background in production planning, scheduling, or manufacturing operations within industrial or aerospace environments.
• Technical Knowledge: Mandatory advanced proficiency in APC Jaguar (and APC-ARP interface) as well as Google Sheets / advanced spreadsheets; working familiarity with SAP.
• Soft Skills: Strong negotiation, conflict resolution, active listening, proactive prioritization, and ability to coordinate multi-functional stakeholders under time constraints.
• Languages: Negotiation level / fluent in both English and Spanish (written and spoken).
• Valuable / Nice to have: Direct experience managing assembly lines planning or aerostructures manufacturing environments.

WHICH BENEFITS WILL YOU HAVE AS AIRBUS EMPLOYEE?

• Vacation days plus additional days-off along the year (approx. 35 days per year in total).
• Attractive salary.
• Hybrid model of working (up to 40% per quarter when possible), promoting work-life balance.
• Collective transport service subject to working calendar/home location.
• Benefits such as life insurance, health insurance, employee stock options, retirement plan, or study grants.
• On‑site facilities (among others): free canteen, kindergarten, medical office.
• Possibility to collaborate in different social and corporate social responsibility initiatives.
• Excellent upskilling opportunities and great development prospects in a multicultural environment.
• Option to access special rates in products & benefits.

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment.

We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.

Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all.

As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to [e-mail].

At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.

Airbus pioneers sustainable aerospace for a safe and united world. The Company constantly innovates to provide efficient and technologically‑advanced solutions in aerospace, defence, and connected services. In commercial aircraft, Airbus offers modern and fuel-efficient airliners and associated services. Airbus is also a European leader in defence and security and one of the world’s leading space businesses. In helicopters, Airbus provides the most efficient civil and military rotorcraft solutions and services worldwide.

Company: Airbus Operations SL

Employment Type: Permanent

Experience Level: Professional

Job Family: Production Planning & Scheduling