Lead Production Scheduler – Falcon Manufacturing

Spacex; Hawthorne (CA); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Long-term incentives

Discretionary bonuses

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Medical, vision, dental

401(k)

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Paid parental leave

Other discounts and perks

Job summary

SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA, seeks a Lead Production Control Scheduler to optimize Falcon manufacturing scheduling, lead a team, and coordinate with production and supply chain to ensure on‑time delivery.

You will develop rate-based schedules, analyze capacity, build scheduling tools, and drive continuous improvements using lean and six sigma. This role requires 4+ years scheduling experience and leadership, with ERP/MRP proficiency.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in manufacturing scheduling, planning, or operations in a production environment.
• 1+ years of experience leading teams, projects, or people.
• Bachelor’s degree in aerospace, business, manufacturing, mechanical or industrial engineering.
• Purchasing/APICS certification or Project Management Professional certification (preferred).
• 5+ years of ERP/MRP planning/purchasing/production scheduling experience (preferred).
• Remarkable problem‑solving skills with a bias for speed and accuracy.
• Self‑motivated, quick learner with the ability to prioritize efforts to meet customer and company goals.
• Proven ability to develop and maintain strong internal and external supplier/customer relationships in a fast‑moving environment.
• Technical knowledge in coding and computer applications (e.g., MS Office Suite, VBA, Smartsheet, SQL, Confluence, JIRA, Power BI).
• Strong track record of implementing continuous improvement efforts using lean principles, six sigma, or Kaizen.
• Experience leading multi‑disciplinary and cross‑functional teams on strategic production problems.
• Analytical and written skills; ability to influence others, design processes, and drive improvements.
• Prior supervisory or cross‑functional leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Production Schedulers to develop rate-based schedules for Falcon hardware, including identifying part shortages, projecting long‑term rate needs, and tracking constraints across builds to ensure work centers have prioritized lists of work orders.
• Guide the creation of scheduling scenarios to secure stakeholder buy‑in on optimal hardware allocation, factoring in customer needs, mission manifests, and quality requirements.
• Partner with production and supply chain teams to set, track, and execute daily/weekly goals for work centers, accounting for personnel, equipment, and shared resource constraints while aligning with overall production rate targets.
• Build and mentor the team in fostering strong relationships with internal customers, establishing accurate communication for hardware needs and completion dates, and negotiating priorities at shared resources across departments to drive optimal business outcomes.
• Oversee monitoring of MRP systems using SQL queries to identify hardware shortages for upcoming builds; lead efforts to resolve them by pulling critical hardware into production areas and escalating threats to schedule achievement.
• Drive the development and roll‑out of scheduling tools, business processes, and automation opportunities to reduce manual operations, enhance Factory Scheduler implementation, and support production efficiency.
• Conduct work‑center level capacity analyses to mitigate near‑term and future schedule risks, identify gaps in models and communication causing slips, and lead reactive/proactive initiatives, including projects to expand capacity.
• Lead root‑cause investigations and permanent resolutions for production issues during builds, facilitating discussions on assembly‑level and integration misalignments to eliminate internal/external blockers and ensure on‑time delivery.
• Establish key metrics, promote continuous improvement efforts using lean principles, six sigma, or Kaizen, and identify opportunities to enhance product yield, quality, safety, cost, and team efficiency.
• Prepare and deliver effective, actionable weekly status reports to Director and VP of Production, highlighting risks, achievements, and recommendations for business development and forward schedule requirements.

Skills

Team leadership

Manufacturing scheduling

ERP/MRP

SQL

Lean / Six Sigma

Vendor relationships

Forecasting

MS Office

Power BI

Automation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in aerospace, business, manufacturing, mechanical or industrial engineering

Tools

SQL

Smartsheet

Confluence

JIRA

Power BI

MS Office Suite

Job description

SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA, seeks a Lead Production Control Scheduler to optimize Falcon manufacturing scheduling, lead a team, and coordinate with production and supply chain to ensure on‑time delivery.

You will develop rate-based schedules, analyze capacity, build scheduling tools, and drive continuous improvements using lean and six sigma. This role requires 4+ years scheduling experience and leadership, with ERP/MRP proficiency.