Strategic Master Scheduler: Make-to-Order Ops Leader

SkyWater Search Partners; BLOOMINGTON (MN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

SkyWater Search Partners in Bloomington, MN is seeking a Master Scheduler to own long-range production and capacity planning in a highly customized, engineer-to-order environment.

The role requires building the master schedule across projects, modeling capacity, and re-calibrating plans as timelines and constraints shift, becoming the internal authority on what can be produced and when.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of production planning or scheduling experience.
• Background in make-to-order or engineer-to-order environments.
• Hands-on finite-capacity or multi-resource planning experience.
• Strong ERP/MRP, Excel, and analytical problem-solving skills.
• Comfortable making decisions in ambiguous environments.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain master production schedule across project portfolio.
• Model capacity across internal centers and outside manufacturers.
• Identify constraints, critical paths, and schedule conflicts months ahead.
• Re-sequence work and develop executable alternatives as requirements change.
• Translate delivery commitments into production and material plans.
• Maintain scheduling data, routings, lead times, and ERP inputs.
• Collaborate with PM, purchasing, and operations to set achievable commitments.

Skills

Production scheduling

Capacity planning

ERP/MRP

Excel analytics

Ambiguity decision-making

Tools

ERP/MRP

Excel

Job description

SkyWater Search Partners in Bloomington, MN is seeking a Master Scheduler to own long-range production and capacity planning in a highly customized, engineer-to-order environment.

The role requires building the master schedule across projects, modeling capacity, and re-calibrating plans as timelines and constraints shift, becoming the internal authority on what can be produced and when.