Master Scheduler

SLB; Odessa (TX); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

SLB seeks a Manufacturing Planner to implement, monitor and report production schedules, ensuring materials and capacities meet customer demand. You will manage planning data, oversee work orders, and coordinate with production and procurement to prioritize items.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in scheduling or planning, strong problem solving and communication skills, and a high attention to detail. A high school diploma is required, with an associate or bachelor’s in a related field

Qualifications

• 5+ years in scheduling/planning/resource coordination (operations, field services, manufacturing, supply chain, or project environments) with ownership of complex schedules and competing priorities.
• Strong problem solving: identify conflicts, propose options, and implement corrective actions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; able to produce schedule summaries, risks/issues logs, and updates.

Responsibilities

• Manage planning and production execution data including work orders, prioritization, capacity constraints and production monitoring.
• Implement an effective capacity management and production monitoring system.
• Maintain MRP planning and scheduling parameters for make items.
• Analyze planned order reports and release production work orders per the plan.
• Interface with production teams and procurement to prioritize items.
• Identify and resolve production demand/supply imbalances in volume and mix.
• Provide daily guidance to Product Line team on production schedule status.
• Prepare shortage and backlog reports and flag interruptions to Planning Manager.
• Monitor progress vs. scheduling needs and intervene to meet deliveries.
• Identify opportunities to reduce waste, shorten lead times and costs.
• Report scheduling, capacity and production tracking data as defined by Master Schedule policy.
• Use Manufacturing System tools to drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Scheduling

Planning

Capacity management

MRP

Data analysis

Education

Associate/Bachelor in Business, Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, or related field

Tools

MRP software

ERP systems

Job description

The Manufacturing Planner is responsible for implementing, monitoring, measuring and reporting production schedules to ensure that materials and capacities are available to meet the needs of customers.

Responsibilities

• Manage planning and production execution data including work orders, prioritization, capacity constraints and production monitoring.
• Implement an effective and appropriate capacity management and production monitoring system.
• Maintain MRP planning and scheduling parameters for "make" items.
• Analyze planned order reports and provide timely release of production work orders specified by the production plan.
• Interface with production teams and procurement specialists to prioritize items.
• Identify and resolve production demand and supply imbalances in volume and mix.
• Provide daily guidance and information to the Product Line team regarding the status of production schedules.
• Prepare and communicate shortage and backlog reports, and flag other potential interruptions to the Planning Manager.
• Monitor production progress against scheduling needs and intervene as necessary to bring deliveries back into compliance with production schedules.
• Identify and report opportunities and implement actions to reduce waste, shorten lead times and reduce costs.
• Report scheduling, capacity and production tracking data, statistics and metrics as defined by the Master Schedule policy.
• Use the guiding principles and the tools of the Manufacturing System to drive continuous improvement wherever applicable.

Education

High school diploma/GED required. Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Business, Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, or related field preferred (or equivalent experience).

Experience

5+ years in scheduling/planning/resource coordination (operations, field services, manufacturing, supply chain, or project environments), including ownership of complex schedules and competing priorities.

Problem solving

Strong capability to identify conflicts (capacity gaps, skill/certification constraints, material readiness, logistics limits), propose options, and implement corrective actions.

Communication

Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to produce clear schedule summaries, risks/issues logs, and decision-ready updates.

Work style

High attention to detail, strong follow-through, ability to work under time pressure with frequent priority changes.

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