Aerospace Production Scheduler & Flow Optimizer

Energy Jobline ZR; Tulsa (OK); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Taylor Staffing seeks a Production Scheduler to manage detailed schedules across customer demand, forecasts, and capacity. You will collaborate with Production, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain to ensure on-time delivery.

Ideal candidates have 2+ years in production planning, strong ERP/MRP experience, and a solid grasp of BOMs, routings, and materials management. Aerospace exposure is a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent manufacturing experience.
• 2+ years in production planning, material planning, scheduling, manufacturing, or supply chain; aerospace or defense experience.
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems such as SAP, Oracle, Epicor, or Microsoft Dynamics.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, production scheduling, material requirements planning, and inventory management.
• Ability to read and interpret BOMs, routings, and engineering documents.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and other MS Office applications.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced production environment.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate across departments.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain detailed production schedules based on customer requirements, demand forecasts, inventory levels, material availability, and manufacturing capacity.
• Plan and prioritize work orders through manufacturing operations to support on-time delivery.
• Monitor production progress and identify potential schedule delays, capacity constraints, material shortages, and other risks.
• Coordinate with Production, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Purchasing, and Program Management to resolve scheduling and production issues.
• Create, release, and maintain manufacturing work orders, production plans, and associated planning documentation.
• Review bills of material, routings, work instructions, and engineering requirements to ensure accurate production planning.
• Maintain accurate planning and scheduling data within ERP/MRP systems.
• Analyze material requirements and coordinate with Purchasing and Supply Chain to ensure components and raw materials are available when needed.
• Balance production priorities, available resources, machine capacity, labor requirements, and customer delivery commitments.
• Track KPIs such as on-time delivery, schedule adherence, past-due orders, inventory levels, and throughput.
• Participate in daily production meetings and provide status updates regarding schedule performance and constraints.
• Support recovery plans when production falls behind schedule or customer requirements change.
• Coordinate engineering changes and other configuration changes that may affect production schedules.
• Identify opportunities to improve production flow, reduce lead times, minimize inventory, and improve efficiency.
• Maintain compliance with aerospace quality standards, procedures, and regulatory requirements.
• Support audits and provide planning records and documentation as required.
• Perform other duties to support manufacturing and program objectives.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Organizational skills

Communication

Multi-tasking

Education

Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, operations management, business, engineering, or related field

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Epicor

Microsoft Dynamics

Job description

Taylor Staffing seeks a Production Scheduler to manage detailed schedules across customer demand, forecasts, and capacity. You will collaborate with Production, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain to ensure on-time delivery.

Ideal candidates have 2+ years in production planning, strong ERP/MRP experience, and a solid grasp of BOMs, routings, and materials management. Aerospace exposure is a plus.