Master Scheduler: Orchestrating Manufacturing Plans

TK Elevator; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

TK Elevator is seeking a seasoned Planning professional to lead and coordinate manufacturing and subcontractor scheduling across all phases. You will balance demand, capacity and resources, translating requirements into detailed schedules and high-level plans to drive on-time delivery.

Responsibilities include leading planning meetings, maintaining SAP data, and delivering KPI-driven visibility to stakeholders. A focus on continuous improvement and risk mitigation is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• 4+ years in production planning, master scheduling, or materials management within a factory environment.
• Advanced Excel (PivotTables, VLOOKUP).
• APICS CPIM certification valued.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain integrated manufacturing and subcontractor schedules balancing customer commitments, capacity and resources.
• Lead daily production planning meetings, monitor progress, resolve issues, and track actions.
• Lead weekly planning reviews with Purchasing, Procurement, Project Management, Field Service, Manufacturing and other stakeholders.
• Gather demand from Project Management, Spares, Field Service, translating requirements into operational and strategic plans.
• Perform monthly workload and capacity analyses to support business decisions.
• Monitor performance against plan, identify and mitigate risks affecting delivery.
• Develop and enhance SAP planning reports, dashboards, and tools for visibility.
• Manage schedule baselines, forecasts, progress updates and governance.
• Monitor and report key planning KPIs including schedule adherence and capacity utilization.

Skills

Production planning

Master scheduling

Data accuracy

Decision making

Team leadership

Attention to detail

Communication

Project management

Problem solving

Safety compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree

APICS CPIM

Tools

SAP MM

SAP WM

SAP PP

MRP

Excel

Job description

TK Elevator is seeking a seasoned Planning professional to lead and coordinate manufacturing and subcontractor scheduling across all phases. You will balance demand, capacity and resources, translating requirements into detailed schedules and high-level plans to drive on-time delivery.

Responsibilities include leading planning meetings, maintaining SAP data, and delivering KPI-driven visibility to stakeholders. A focus on continuous improvement and risk mitigation is essential.