Manufacturing Production Scheduler, 1st shift, Site 3

The role

This person will oversee production scheduling strategy and coordinate with the Planning team. They will manage production order release schedules and ensure alignment between material availability, manufacturing capacity, and production execution.

What you will do

• Develop, maintain, and communicate production schedules.
• Monitor work orders, production progress, capacity constraints, material shortages, and schedule performance.
• Coordinate with Manufacturing, Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, Planning, and Program Management.
• Identify schedule risks and proactively communicate impacts and recovery plans.
• Maintain accurate ERP production scheduling data.
• Review MRP requirements and assist with production work order management.
• Participate in and support daily production meetings.
• Prepare production reports, dashboards, and management presentations.
• Analyze schedule adherence, backlog, capacity, and on-time delivery.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives.

Required qualifications

• 2-3+ years of experience in manufacturing, production planning, scheduling, supply chain, or a related environment.
• Strong ERP knowledge.
• Strong Excel and data-analysis skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Demonstrated reliability, professionalism, and accountability.
• Ability to work in manufacturing and industrial production environments.
• Ability to regularly engage with production teams on manufacturing floors to monitor schedule execution.
• Ability to sit for extended periods while analyzing production schedules and operational planning data.
• Ability to work in fast-paced manufacturing environments with shifting operational priorities and aggressive production deadlines.

Nice to have

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, Manufacturing Engineering, Business Administration, or related technical discipline
• Aerospace or defense manufacturing experience.
• ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, or equivalent)
• Experience with MRP, capacity planning, and production control.
• SAP or NetSuite experience

About the company

AST SpaceMobile is building the first and only global cellular broadband network in space to operate directly with standard, unmodified mobile devices. The company aims to provide connectivity at 4G/5G speeds everywhere on the planet.