Production Scheduler — Advanced Manufacturing Ops

Divergent; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity plan

Bonus opportunities

Paid vacation and sick time

Parental leave

Health benefits

Job summary

Divergent is seeking a detail-oriented Production Scheduler (Advanced Manufacturing Operations Specialist) to align demand with shop floor execution across machining, inspection, and assembly. You’ll optimize schedules, update daily/weekly plans, and drive cross-functional readiness on the shop floor.

Ideal candidates bring deep MRP/MES experience, strong Excel skills, and a track record of improving on-time delivery in high-volume environments.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of production planning or scheduling experience in aerospace or high-complexity manufacturing environments.
• Strong knowledge of ERP/MRP and MES systems.
• Expertise in production planning, forecasting, and schedule optimization.
• High proficiency with Microsoft Excel, project management tools (e.g., MS Project, Smartsheet), JIRA, and Confluence.
• Ability to navigate and influence in cross-functional teams (engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, production, quality).
• Strong analytical, communication, and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide scheduling expertise for machining, inspection, and assembly work centers to support forecasted build plans and production readiness.
• Develop and maintain work center schedules specifically for machined parts, in-process inspection, assembly, & final inspection operations.
• Help prepare and update daily, weekly, and monthly production schedules for these critical work centers, ensuring alignment with Program and Planning Teams.
• Actively host daily production standups and cross-functional readiness meetings to communicate status, resolve blockers, and adjust work center priorities.
• Proactively push/pull jobs within machining, inspection, assembly, and shipping phases to reduce WIP stagnation and to meet build targets.
• Validate that MRP dates reflect actual shop floor conditions, making corrections with Planning Team to avoid misalignment in downstream workcenters.
• Help investigate part shortages and labor constraints impacting these work centers; coordinate with planning and manufacturing engineering to resolve gaps.
• Provide schedule visibility and performance updates to shop leads and senior leadership, highlighting risks and opportunities within assigned work centers.
• Support the development and implementation of tools to improve real-time tracking, capacity planning, and resource forecasting in machining, inspection, and assembly.
• Identify and implement initiatives to improve product quality, throughput, and efficiency within the focused work centers.
• Identify and execute flow improvements across machining and assembly areas to streamline operations and reduce WIP.
• Clearly communicate daily execution priorities to machine shop, inspectors, and assembly supervisors to maintain alignment with production goals.

Skills

5+ years of production planning or

Strong knowledge of ERP/MRP and MES

Forecasting and schedule optimization

Excel proficiency

Cross-functional collaboration

Leadership and communication

Tools

MS Project

Smartsheet

JIRA

Confluence

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Divergent is seeking a detail-oriented Production Scheduler (Advanced Manufacturing Operations Specialist) to align demand with shop floor execution across machining, inspection, and assembly. You’ll optimize schedules, update daily/weekly plans, and drive cross-functional readiness on the shop floor.

Ideal candidates bring deep MRP/MES experience, strong Excel skills, and a track record of improving on-time delivery in high-volume environments.