Location(s)

• Houston, Texas

Compensation

• Competitive base salary plus a performance-based bonus

Position Summary

The Master Scheduler will lead production planning and scheduling for a new transformer manufacturing facility in Houston, Texas. This hands-on role is responsible for developing and managing the master production schedule, coordinating manufacturing operations, optimizing capacity, and ensuring timely customer deliveries. The ideal candidate brings strong manufacturing planning experience, ERP expertise, and the ability to establish scheduling processes and systems in a growing production environment.

Job Function

• Develop and maintain the master production schedule (MPS) based on confirmed orders, customer priorities, engineering readiness, and capacity constraints.
• Translate the MPS into weekly and daily plans for receiving, final assembly, oil processing and filling, electrical testing, and shipment.
• Establish frozen planning windows, change-control rules, escalation triggers, and recovery schedules for priority changes.
• Build rough-cut and detailed capacity models for labor, workstations, oil-processing equipment, test bays, and material handling.
• Identify bottlenecks, test-bay loading conflicts, schedule delays, and material shortages before customer commitments are affected.
• Provide realistic available-to-promise inputs and support sales and operations planning (S&OP), staffing, and volume-ramp scenarios.
• Coordinate with supply chain and materials teams to verify complete kits and critical components before production release.
• Lead cross-functional planning and constraint reviews; document decisions, owners, and recovery actions.
• Escalate demand-capacity mismatches and proposed delivery-date changes for commercial review.
• Maintain accurate ERP lead times, routings, calendars, planning parameters, and production-order status.
• Help establish Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central planning master data and transaction discipline during plant startup.
• Monitor plan attainment, schedule stability, expedite frequency, and on-time delivery; recommend corrective actions.
• Build a planning team of production planners and scheduling coordinators as the plant grows.
• Report to the Plant General Manager; travel up to 5%.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, Operations, Business, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• At least five years of experience in manufacturing scheduling, production planning, or production control.
• Preferred: experience in transformer, electrical equipment, engineered-to-order, or high-mix industrial manufacturing.
• Preferred: experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, ideally including implementation.
• Preferred: experience with a startup plant, S&OP, or constrained test-lab scheduling.

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of MPS, material requirements planning (MRP), capacity planning, and shop-floor execution within a manufacturing ERP system.
• Strong Microsoft Excel and data analysis skills.
• Ability to prioritize competing demands, protect schedule integrity, and communicate tradeoffs across teams, from the shop floor to customer operations.
• Disciplined planning approach and enthusiasm for building a planning function from the ground up.
• Preferred: proficiency in Power BI.
• Preferred: APICS/ASCM CPIM or CSCP certification.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) matching.
• Paid time off (PTO).
• Parental leave.
• Performance-based bonus.
• Opportunity to help establish a new transformer manufacturing plant and its operating processes.
• Collaborative, entrepreneurial work environment with cross-functional support.
• Exposure to growing data infrastructure and energy-transition markets.

Appealing Facts About Living in Houston, Texas

• Houston offers a diverse metropolitan area with an extensive dining, arts, and cultural scene.
• The region is a major center for energy, engineering, manufacturing, and industrial operations.
• Residents have access to professional sports, museums, parks, and nearby Gulf Coast destinations.
• Houston offers a broad range of neighborhoods and housing options.

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