Lead Production Scheduler - High-Rate Aerospace Manufacturing

SpaceX; El Segundo (CA); Vor Ort; USD 80.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

SpaceX in El Segundo, CA, is seeking a Lead Production Control Scheduler to drive efficient production scheduling for Falcon manufacturing work centers. You will lead a team to create rate-based schedules, manage part shortages, and optimize hardware allocation across builds, ensuring on-time delivery and continuous improvements in yield and efficiency.

The role requires 4+ years in manufacturing scheduling and 1+ year of leadership, with strong skills in SQL, ERP/MRP, and continuous improvement

Qualifikationen

• 4+ years of experience in manufacturing scheduling, planning, or operations in a production environment.
• 1+ years of experience leading teams, projects, or people.

Aufgaben

• Lead a team of Production Schedulers to develop and maintain 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.

Kenntnisse

MS Office Suite

VBA

Smartsheet

SQL

Confluence

JIRA

Power BI

Lean Principles

Six Sigma

Kaizen

Cross-functional Leadership

Analytical Skills

Leadership Experience

Ausbildung

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

Tools

MS Office Suite

Smartsheet

SQL

Confluence

JIRA

Power BI

Jobbeschreibung

SpaceX in El Segundo, CA, is seeking a Lead Production Control Scheduler to drive efficient production scheduling for Falcon manufacturing work centers. You will lead a team to create rate-based schedules, manage part shortages, and optimize hardware allocation across builds, ensuring on-time delivery and continuous improvements in yield and efficiency.

The role requires 4+ years in manufacturing scheduling and 1+ year of leadership, with strong skills in SQL, ERP/MRP, and continuous improvement