Master Scheduler

Ontic; California, Northern (MO, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical insurance

401K plan with up to 4% matched

Annual bonus program

Flexible working arrangements

Paid volunteering opportunities

Job summary

Ontic Chatsworth, CA is seeking a senior Master Scheduler to lead the Master Production Schedule (MPS) in a regulated aerospace environment. You will align demand, capacity, engineering releases, and customer delivery commitments using Visual ERP.

The role requires strong ERP/MRP experience, capacity planning, and proactive risk management across complex supply chains. You will collaborate with engineering, quality, procurement, and sales to maintain CTB status and on-time delivery.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years in Master Scheduling or 7+ years in production planning/scheduling; aerospace experience preferred.
• Advanced experience with ERP/MRP systems (Visual preferred).
• Strong capacity planning, demand management, and material planning.

Responsibilities

• Develop, publish, and maintain the Master Production Schedule (MPS) using Visual ERP.
• Analyze order feasibility based on capacity, material availability, engineering readiness, and quality status.
• Integrate sales orders into Visual to align demand and production.
• Perform finite capacity planning across work centers and value streams to support delivery commitments.
• Apply bottleneck management and TOC principles to optimize throughput and flow.
• Maintain total demand visibility and drive CTB status by identifying shortages and coordinating with Procurement.

Skills

Master scheduling

ERP/MRP

Capacity planning

Analytical skills

Excel

APICS CPIM

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

High school diploma/technical degree

Tools

Visual ERP

Microsoft Excel

Outlook

Word

Job description

We are a fast-paced business with ambitious growth plans; so if you are dedicated, enthusiastic and always seeking ways to improve, you'll enjoy a career with us! Ontic is a leading global aerospace OEM trusted by the world’s aviation leaders. Ontic’s Chatsworth, CA, site specializes in precision engineering, MRO, and new solutions for parts at risk of obsolescence. With over 1,400 employees across four time zones and seven sites, we have more than doubled in size since 2019 and are continuing to grow at pace. Our team is hiring a Master Scheduler at Ontic Chatsworth office. The Master Scheduler is a senior-level individual contributor role responsible for development, management, and execution of the Master Production Schedule (MPS) in a highly regulated aerospace manufacturing environment. This role ensures that production schedules align with material readiness, capacity constraints, engineering releases, and customer delivery commitments. The position requires advanced planning expertise, ERP proficiency, and the ability to proactively manage risk within complex supply chains.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, publish, and maintain the Master Production Schedule (MPS) using Visual ERP based on contract demand, forecasts, and inventory strategies.
• Analyze order feasibility based on capacity, material availability, engineering readiness, and quality status.
• Integrate sales orders into Visual to drive accurate scheduling and ensure alignment between demand and production.
• Perform finite capacity planning across work centers and value streams to support delivery commitments.
• Apply bottleneck management and Theory of Constraints (TOC) principles to optimize throughput and flow.
• Maintain total demand visibility and drive Clear-to-Build (CTB) status by identifying shortages and coordinating resolution with Procurement.
• Balance production demand with inventory objectives to prevent both shortages and excess.
• Collaborate with engineering and quality to prevent material holds, disposition delays, or configuration errors.
• Control and execute effectivity dates for ECNs and ECOs to avoid disruption to active production orders.
• Participate in customer meetings related to delivery status, schedule risk, and recovery planning.
• Support Sales and Customer Service by maintaining accurate lead times and promise dates.
• Work with Value Stream leadership and Sales to develop and validate forecast demand requirements.
• Conduct monthly forecast maintenance, analysis, and revisions.
• Identify scheduling process gaps and recommend continuous improvement initiatives to improve efficiency and delivery reliability.
• Determine production priorities when labor, capacity, or materials are constrained.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or technical degree required; Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Minimum 3 years of Master Scheduling or 7+ years of production planning and scheduling experience or a combination of both in manufacturing; aerospace experience strongly preferred.
• Advanced experience working with ERP/MRP systems (Visual preferred).
• Strong understanding of capacity planning, demand management, and material planning.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills in high‑pressure environments.
• Excellent communication across all organizational levels.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, and Word.
• APICS CPIM certification a plus.

Our Benefits

• Comprehensive medical insurance
• Competitive PTO, holiday pay, and sick leave
• Company 401K plan with up to 4% matched contribution
• Annual bonus program (varies by level and discretionary based on company and individual performance)
• Flexible working arrangements
• Paid volunteering opportunities
• Access to mental health champions across our sites
• Commitment to development
• Employee referral program
• #LI-Onsite
• EOE/Minority/Female/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Disability/Veteran
• Compensation Pay Range 90K-115K

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Ontic Engineering and Manufacturing Inc. is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex including sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. This position must meet export control compliance requirements. To meet export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person ” as defined by 22. C.F.R. §120.15 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident, asylee, or refugee. Ontic is a leading manufacturer to the world’s civil and military aircraft. By becoming the OEM to critical parts others originally developed, we provide continuity, availability and longevity to our customers’ fleets, supporting them for a lifetime of flight. Through our in‑house manufacturing and engineering, MRO, spares, and AOG support, we ensure certified, safety‑critical components remain available, compliant, and reliable across the full operational life of the aircraft we support. We use our expertise and experience to reduce supply chain risk, improve production outputs and deliver for our customers, so they can keep their aircraft flying now and in the future.