Master Scheduling Manager

Master Scheduling Manager

The Master Scheduling Manager is responsible for developing, managing, and optimizing the master production schedule to ensure customer demand is met while maximizing manufacturing efficiency, inventory performance, and on-time delivery. This position serves as the central coordination point between Sales, Program Management, Production, Materials, Procurement, Engineering, and Customers to balance demand, capacity, material availability, and production priorities.

Who are we?

Founded in 1849, Ducommun is the oldest company in California. Starting as a hardware supply store during the California Gold Rush and eventually assisted in the birth of the aerospace industry in Southern California by providing aircraft aluminum to early aerospace pioneers like Lindbergh, Douglas and Lockheed.

Today Ducommun is a global provider of innovative manufacturing solutions for customers in the aerospace, defense and industrial markets. We specialize in electronic and structural systems, producing complex products and components for commercial aircraft platforms, mission-critical military and space programs, and sophisticated industrial applications.

Our Facility in Appleton, WI manufactures state-of-the-art circuit boards for Aerospace and Defense as well as Industrial and Medical Industries.

Job Summary

• Develop, maintain, and execute the Master Production Schedule (MPS) to support customer demand and company objectives.
• Balance customer requirements, production capacity, material availability, and inventory levels to optimize manufacturing performance.
• Collaborate with Sales, Program Management, Purchasing, Engineering, Quality, and Manufacturing to establish realistic production schedules.
• Analyze demand forecasts and customer orders to identify scheduling risks and capacity constraints.
• Lead Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) and scheduling review meetings.
• Coordinate new product introductions (NPI) into production while minimizing disruption to existing manufacturing schedules.
• Partner with Materials Management to ensure timely material availability and minimize shortages.
• Monitor and improve key planning metrics including, on-time delivery (OTD), schedule adherence, manufacturing throughput, inventory turns, work-in-progress, and past due work orders.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives related to scheduling, planning processes, and ERP system utilization.
• Maintain accurate planning parameters within the ERP/MRP system.
• Support customer escalations by developing recovery schedules and communicating realistic commitments.
• Prepare and present production and scheduling performance reports to senior leadership.
• Lead and develop production planners and scheduling personnel.