Job Overview: Master Scheduler
Role Specifications |
Position Title | Master Scheduler
Work Location | Fremont, CA 94538 (100% Onsite Requirement)
Contract Terms | 3-Month Contract (Maternity Leave Coverage) with high potential for 6–12 month extension or permanent direct-hire conversion
Compensation | $37.00 - $48.00 per hour (Scale based on experience: 5+ years at $37-$40/hr; 7-10+ years at $45-$48+/hr)
Hours | Full-Time, Monday – Friday (Standard Business Hours)
Department | Operations / Supply Chain / Production Planning
We are urgently hiring a seasoned Master Scheduler to join our Fremont, CA headquarters for an immediate, critical 3-month contract. Serving as maternity leave coverage beginning in December, this role requires an immediate start to facilitate a comprehensive shadowing and handover period with the current incumbent. This position is strictly dedicated to production planning, master scheduling, and material flow coordination (all cost accounting responsibilities have been intentionally removed from this scope). Highly successful contractors will have a strong opportunity for a long-term extension or permanent placement.
Core Responsibilities
- Create, manage, and implement Master Production Schedules (MPS) to ensure all customer demands and production commitments are consistently met.
- Convert incoming demand forecasts and customer purchase orders into actionable, highly accurate daily and weekly assembly schedules.
- Participate in an immediate knowledge-transfer phase, working alongside the current Master Scheduler to assume full departmental duties prior to her December leave.
- Collaborate seamlessly with Purchasing, Engineering, Operations, and Assembly teams to proactively identify and resolve material bottlenecks.
- Oversee and evaluate critical inventory parameters, component lead times, bills of materials (BOMs), and work orders (WOs).
- Detect potential production delays or material constraints early and execute real-time, agile schedule adjustments.
- Leverage enterprise ERP/MRP platforms to monitor schedule adherence, track build progress, and optimize facility capacity utilization.
- Facilitate and direct scheduling synchronization meetings with manufacturing and operations leadership.
Required Qualifications
- 5 to 10+ years of dedicated production planning or master scheduling experience within a high-velocity manufacturing environment.
- Industry background in semiconductor equipment, OEM automation, industrial machinery, or high-tech manufacturing is strongly preferred.
- Absolute availability to begin immediately to complete the necessary shadowing phase ahead of the December transition.
- Advanced technical proficiency in Microsoft Excel and enterprise-level ERP/MRP systems.
- Demonstrated capacity to quickly adapt to new operational environments and flawlessly orchestrate shifting production priorities.
- Willingness and ability to commute daily to work 100% onsite at our Fremont facility