Master Scheduler

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc

Fort Walton Beach, FL

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
APICS (Association for Operations Management), AS 9100, Aerospace and Defense, Analysis Skills, Bill of Materials (BOM), Calendar Management, Capacity Management, Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP), Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM), Change Control, Communication Skills, Computer Workstations, Contract Requirements, Corrective Action, Cross-Functional, Customer Conversion, Data Quality, Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations Supplement (DFARS), Deltek Costpoint, Demand Forecasting/Planning, Dental Insurance, Document Management, Documentation Standards, ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), Earned Value Management (EVM), Electronics Manufacturing, Engineering Drawing, Government Contracts, IP Multimedia System (IMS), Leadership, Lift/Move 40 Pounds, Machining, Manufacturing, Master Production Schedule, Materials Planning, Microsoft Project, Microsoft SharePoint, OSHA, Operations Planning, Oracle, Organizational Skills, Performance Metrics, Problem Solving Skills, Procurement Planning, Production Planning, Production Schedule, Project Management Professional (PMP), Project Schedule, Prototyping Programming Languages, Registered Nurse (RN), Reporting Dashboards, Research & Development (R&D), Risk, Root Cause Analysis, SAP, Schedule Development, Source Code/Configuration Management (SCM), Stock Purchase Plans, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Operations, Technical Support, Testing, Time Management, Vision Plan, Willing to Travel
LOCATION
Fort Walton Beach, FL
POSTED
20 days ago

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KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

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Required

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  • Strong proficiency in MS Project (complex dependencies, resource loading, baselines, critical path). rn
  • Experience with MRP/ERP systems (Costpoint preferred; SAP/Oracle acceptable). rn
  • Ability to interpret engineering drawings, BOMs, routings, and manufacturing workflows. rn
  • Strong analytical problem-solving and decision-making skills. rn
  • Excellent communication and coordination skills. rn
  • Ability to work in a rapidly changing aerospace R&D/manufacturing environment. rn
  • Demonstrated ability to lead meetings, drive accountability, and escalate appropriately. rn

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Preferred

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  • Experience in aerospace, electronics production, or defense manufacturing. rn
  • Working knowledge of Earned Value Management (EVM) and schedule performance metrics. rn
  • Familiarity with DoD programs, contract requirements, and gated development processes. rn
  • Understanding of AS9100 planning, configuration control, and documentation standards. rn
  • Ability to perform capacity planning and resource constraint modeling. rn

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EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

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Required

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  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, or related discipline (or equivalent experience). rn
  • 3-7 years experience in Master Scheduling, Production Planning, Program Scheduling, or Operations Planning. rn
  • Strong experience using MS Project and/or advanced scheduling tools. rn

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Preferred

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  • Aerospace or defense industry experience. rn
  • APICS CPIM or CSCP, PMP, or similar certification. rn
  • Experience supporting engineering development and low-volume/high-mix builds. rn

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WORK ENVIRONMENT/PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

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  • Office and manufacturing shop-floor environment with routine interaction across engineering, supply chain, operations, and quality teams. rn
  • May be exposed to noise, vibration, dust, and chemicals (within OSHA limits). rn
  • Ability to sit or stand for extended periods (8-9 hours typical). rn
  • Ability to lift up to 40 lbs per TDI safety guidelines. rn
  • Ability to work at a computer workstation for long durations. rn
  • Occasional travel (0-10%) to suppliers or corporate sites. rn

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TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:

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  • 0-25% May be required between other Kratos locations rn

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A REVIEW OF THIS CLASSIFICATION HAS EXCLUDED THE MARGINAL FUNCTIONS OF THE CLASSIFICATION THAT ARE INCIDENTAL TO THE PERFORMANCE OF FUNDAMENTAL JOB JUTIES. ALL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ARE ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS AND REQUIREMENTS AND ARE SUBJECT TO POSSIBLE MODIFICATION TO REASONABLY ACCOMMODATE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES TO PERFORM THIS JOB PROFICIENTLY. THE REQUIREMENTS LISTED IN THIS DOCUMENT ARE THE MINIMUM LEVELS OF KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS OR ABILITIES.

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  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
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  • Holidays
  • Education Reimbursement

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GENERAL JOB SUMMARY:

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The Master Scheduler is responsible for developing, maintaining, and optimizing the integrated master schedule (IMS) to ensure on-time delivery of MSI's programs, prototypes, and production units. This role coordinates cross-functionally with Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, Test, and Manufacturing to convert customer demand and program requirements into an accurate, achievable, and fully resource-loaded schedule.

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This position establishes schedule governance, collects real-time status from shop-floor teams, ensures constraints are visible, resolves conflicts, and drives accountability to execution milestones. The Master Scheduler will own MS Project schedule revision control, lead weekly schedule reviews, support MRP/ERP alignment (Costpoint), and serve as the central point for communicating schedule risk and recovery actions to leadership.

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ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

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Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) Ownership

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  • Develops and maintains program schedules in MS Project aligned with customer requirements, internal gating, and contract deliverables. rn
  • Integrates engineering, supply chain, production, test, and quality tasks into a single master plan with clear dependencies, durations, and predecessors. rn
  • Ensures schedule logic, baselines, critical path, and constraints are accurate and updated weekly. rn

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Cross-Functional Coordination

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  • Facilitates schedule updates from Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Test, Quality, and outside vendors. rn
  • Leads weekly schedule stand-ups and communicates gaps, risks, and recovery actions. rn
  • Coordinates with Supply Chain on long-lead identification, demand signals, and supplier on-time delivery status. rn

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Execution Governance

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  • Publishes weekly schedule reports, dashboards, and critical path summaries. rn
  • Tracks earned value, percent complete, work remaining, and milestone adherence. rn
  • Flags deviations early and drives root-cause analysis and corrective actions. rn

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Production & Test Scheduling

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  • Aligns engine build and test cell capacity planning with customer demand. rn
  • Creates finite production schedules for work centers and identifies resources required to execute the plan. rn
  • Maintains visibility of work-in-process (WIP), shortages, test status, and shipping readiness. rn

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MRP/ERP Alignment

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  • Ensures MS Project schedules align with Costpoint work orders, part availability, and BOM structure. rn
  • Collaborates with Inventory, Procurement, and Planning to maintain accurate supply signals. rn
  • Supports program cost, material planning, and labor loading through accurate data integration. rn

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Risk, Change, and Communication

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  • Performs What-If modeling to assess schedule impacts of design changes, supply chain delays, or resource constraints. rn
  • Manages schedule baselines, revisions, and version control within Teams or SharePoint. rn
  • Provides timely communication to leadership on schedule health and projected delivery performance. rn

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Compliance & Documentation

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  • Supports AS9100, DFARS, and internal gating requirements for planning and documented scheduling. rn
  • Maintains configuration control of all schedule files and publishes official versions to the PMO repository. rn

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SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY:

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  • No direct reports; must influence cross-functional teams through transparency, data accuracy, and consistent communication. rn

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About the Company

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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq:KTOS) is a specialized Technology Company providing mission critical products, solutions and services for United States National Security. Kratos' core capabilities are sophisticated engineering, manufacturing and system integration offerings for National Security platforms and programs. Kratos' areas of expertise include Command, Control, Communications, Computing, Combat and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) systems, satellite communications, electronic warfare, unmanned systems, hypersonic systems, directed and high power energy systems, electromagnetic railgun, missile defense, cyber warfare, cybersecurity, information assurance, and critical infrastructure security. Kratos has primarily an engineering and technically oriented work force of approximately 3,100. Substantially all of Kratos' work is performed on a military base, in a secure facility or at a critical infrastructure location.

COMPANY SIZE
1,500 to 1,999 employees
INDUSTRY
Aerospace and Defense
WEBSITE
http://www.kratosdefense.com/