Lead Production Scheduler — Master Schedule & Team Lead

SpaceX; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 115,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA, is seeking a Supervisor, Production Scheduling for the Tube Shop to lead a team of schedulers and production coordinators, driving on-time manifest targets and continuous improvement across the build process.

You will provide daily schedule visibility, perform critical path analysis, and develop reports on completion status and throughput, partnering with supply chain, engineering, and operations to optimize labor and materials.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Bachelor's degree or 4+ years in material planning, production coordination, supply chain, or manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of schedulers and production coordinators.
• Provide daily visibility on schedule, shortages, or resource performance.
• Develop and maintain reports relating to product completion status and on-time performance.
• Perform schedule analysis on critical path and variances to optimize deliveries.
• Partner with peers (supply chain, engineering, technicians, internal customers) and leadership in developing the maturity of the production planning systems and the maturity of production floor.
• Correlate planning and scheduling of assemblies with asset and labor availability to obtain optimum utilization of equipment, efficient allocation of labor, and on-time delivery of products.
• Attend/facilitate customer meetings to establish/evaluate priorities and risks to manifest schedule.
• Provide coaching, training, and daily guidance to team, including career development and performance management.
• Facilitate weekly clear to build meetings to identify and evaluate schedule risks and mitigation strategies.
• Lead continuous improvement of material movement, production flow, process efficiency, and scheduling/prioritization.
• Manage continuous improvement of Warp Drive and MRP data integrity/accuracy.
• Ensure proper material handling and packaging to reduce handling damage.

Skills

MRP/ERP scheduling

Team leadership

SQL / Power BI

Microsoft Excel

Supply chain

Manufacturing

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

SQL

Power BI

Job description

SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA, is seeking a Supervisor, Production Scheduling for the Tube Shop to lead a team of schedulers and production coordinators, driving on-time manifest targets and continuous improvement across the build process.

You will provide daily schedule visibility, perform critical path analysis, and develop reports on completion status and throughput, partnering with supply chain, engineering, and operations to optimize labor and materials.