Senior Master Scheduler

MB Aerospace East Granby

East Granby, CT

JOB DETAILS
JOB TYPE
Part-time
SKILLS
APICS Certification, Aerospace and Defense, Calendar Management, Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP), Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM), Customer Conversion, Data Analysis, Demand Forecasting/Planning, ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), Forecasting, Leadership, Manufacturing, Master Production Schedule, Microsoft Excel, Operations Management, Operations Planning, Outsourcing, Process Improvement, Procurement Planning, Production Planning, Production Schedule, Production Support, Rough Cut Capacity Planning (RCCP), Sales, Sales & Operations Process (S&OP), Sales Operations, Schedule Development, Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain Operations
LOCATION
East Granby, CT
POSTED
17 days ago

Core Responsibilities: 

  • Develop and maintain the Master Production Schedule (MPS) for all product families.
  • Convert customer demand, forecasts, and backlog into executable production plans.
  • Ensure schedules are capacity-feasible and aligned with labor, machine, and material constraints.
  • Maintain rolling planning horizons (typically 12–26 weeks).
  • Balance forecast demand, customer orders, and inventory targets.
  • Coordinate with sales and demand planning to understand changes in demand.
  • Adjust schedules to respond to demand variability, expedites, or shortages.
  • Evaluate rough-cut capacity planning (RCCP) to ensure production plans are achievable.
  • Identify capacity constraints and propose solutions (overtime, outsourcing, schedule shifts).
  • Work with operations leadership to level load production.
  • Partner with procurement and planning teams to ensure material availability supports the production schedule.
  • Monitor shortages and adjust production plans accordingly.
  • Drive improvements in planning processes using Lean and Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) principles.
  • Improve schedule stability and reduce schedule volatility.
  • Lead initiatives to improve forecast accuracy and inventory optimization.

 

Qualifications: 

  • 7–10+ years of production planning or scheduling experience in manufacturing.
  • Experience managing complex multi-product production schedules.
  • Aerospace, industrial, or regulated manufacturing experience preferred.
  • Advanced ERP/MRP planning experience (examples):
  • Strong Excel and data analysis capability
  • APICS certification (CPIM and/or CSCP) is preferred.
Education Requirements:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management or related field
 
Instructions:

To be considered for the above position, please visit our website www.barnesaero.com, click on careers, search for the job posting in which you are interested and submit your resume online.

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