Engineering Scheduler - Job Description- The Manufacturing Scheduler will provide expert scheduling support for the EM32 Metal Processes & Manufacturing Branch managing and coordinating production schedules, resource allocation, and workflow optimization to ensure efficient manufacturing operations.
- There is an expectation to work integrated within the Manufacturing team to efficiently perform the job functions.
- Integration and coordination with other project schedulers will be required to assess manufacturing schedule impacts and develop mitigation planning.
Extensive Experience & Technical Qualifications
- Extensive experience developing, managing, and coordinating technical schedules for large-scale and medium-scale manufacturing programs.
- Proven ability to create and maintain Integrated Master Plans (IMPs) and Integrated Master Schedules (IMSs) for manufacturing operations.
- Expert knowledge of critical path methodology and schedule network logic for manufacturing workflows.
Software Proficiency:
- Advanced proficiency in commercial schedule management tools:
- Microsoft Project
- Primavera P6 or equivalent
- Demonstrated ability to implement and manage integrated scheduling tools.
- Experience with resource-loaded schedules within automated schedule management systems.
- Capability to integrate schedule and resource data across multiple platforms.
Manufacturing Operations Knowledge:
- Understanding of manufacturing shop floor operations, production processes, and workflow sequences.
- Knowledge of manufacturing capacity planning and resource leveling.
- Familiarity with production control systems and manufacturing execution systems (MES).
- Understanding of shop floor constraints, equipment availability, and production dependencies.
03/26 Consolidated Program Support Services Program Planning & Control II Project Controls & Performance Management
- Thorough understanding of EIA-748 standard EVM principles.
- Ability to analyze schedule performance measures (SV, SPI) as they relate to manufacturing operations.
- Experience integrating schedule data with cost and technical performance measures.
- Capability to provide schedule variance analysis and corrective action recommendations.
1.2.2 Budget & Resource Management:
- Demonstrated ability to analyze budget and resource requirements for manufacturing programs/projects.
- Experience ensuring cost and schedule compatibility in manufacturing environments.
- Proven capability to assess and manage impacts from changes to:
- Project scope.
- Resource requirements.
- Production priorities.
- Equipment availability.
Risk Management & Analysis
1.3.1 Schedule Risk Assessment:
- Extensive experience implementing probabilistic schedule risk assessment techniques.
- Knowledge of schedule risk analysis tools (e.g., At Risk, Primavera Risk Analysis, or similar).
- Ability to develop and maintain schedule risk registers for manufacturing operations.
Schedule Health Monitoring:
- Experience implementing schedule health assessment processes.
- Capability to identify and report schedule health metrics including:
- Schedule quality indicators.
- Logic density and relationship ratios.
- Critical path stability.
- Resource loading anomalies.
- Schedule adherence trends.
2. Key Responsibilities2.1 Schedule Development & Maintenance
- Develop and maintain integrated production schedules for EM32 Metal Processes & Manufacturing Branch.
- Create resource-loaded schedules reflecting labor, equipment, and material requirements.
- Establish and maintain schedule logic networks for manufacturing work packages.
- Coordinate schedule inputs from engineering, quality, procurement, and other support functions.
- Perform schedule baseline development and maintain configuration control.
2.2 Resource Coordination & Integration
- Coordinate technical schedules across manufacturing work within EM32 Metal Processes & Manufacturing Branch.
- Integrate schedule data with shop floor capacity and resource availability.
- Provide guidance to project personnel on schedule integration.
- Support resource allocation decisions and conflict resolution.
- Monitor and report on resource utilization and constraints.
2.3 Collaboration & Communication
- Collaborate with:
- NASA Centers on cross-center manufacturing activities.
- Other Government agencies as required.
- Industry partners and vendors.
- Participate in program/project scheduling reviews and meetings.
- Present schedule status, risks, and recommendations to management.
- Interface with engineering and project office personnel on schedule requirements.
2.4 Analysis & Reporting
- Perform schedule analysis to identify trends, risks, and opportunities.
- Generate schedule reports and metrics for management review.
- Conduct what-if analyses to support decision-making.
- Assess schedule impacts from engineering changes, delays, or resource constraints.
- Provide recommendations for schedule recovery and optimization.
3. Manufacturing-Specific Requirements3.1 Production Environment Understanding
- Knowledge of manufacturing work center operations and constraints.
- Understanding of production flow, including:
- Fabrication processes.
- Assembly sequences.
- Integration and test activities.
- Quality inspection points.
- Material handling and staging.
- Familiarity with manufacturing standards and workmanship requirements.
3.2 Shop Floor Coordination
- Ability to coordinate schedules with shop floor supervisors and leads.
- Experience with production planning and control in a manufacturing environment.
- Understanding of shift operations and crew resource planning.
- Knowledge of tooling, fixture, and equipment scheduling requirements.
3.3 Material & Supply Chain Integration
- Ability to integrate procurement and material delivery schedules.
- Understanding of material availability impacts on production schedules.
- Experience coordinating with supply chain and logistics personnel.
- Knowledge of Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) and vendor delivery coordination.
C. Subtask DeliverablesWhile performing these requirements, the contractor shall provide:
- Fully developed and maintained Integrated Schedules reflecting all EM32 Metal Processes & Manufacturing Branch production activities, resource requirements, dependencies, and logic networks.
- Resource-loaded schedules incorporating labor, equipment, materials, and shop-floor capacity constraints.
- Recurring schedule status reports, including schedule performance metrics, schedule variance assessments, critical path analysis, and trend reporting.
- Schedule health assessments including logic quality, risk indicators, relationship density, resource loading anomalies, and schedule adherence metrics.
- Schedule risk analysis reports, risk register updates, and recommended mitigation actions.
- Impact analyses for engineering changes, procurement delays, resource changes, or shifting production priorities.
- Integrated planning products reflecting coordination with engineering, quality, procurement, logistics, and shop-floor personnel.
- Documentation and updates capturing changes to baseline schedules, including configuration-controlled schedule revisions.
- Presentation materials for program/project reviews, technical interchange meetings, and management status briefings.
- What-if analysis results and recommendations for decision-making.
ARES Benefits:ARES offers a competitive compensation and benefit package. Full time employees may participate in:
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- HSA/FSA Accounts
- Life & Disability Insurance
- Critical Illness & Accident Insurance
- ESOP
- 401(k) Plan
- Paid Time Off & Holidays
ARES is an equal opportunity employer and complies with E-Verify. We believe in hiring a diverse workforce and fostering an inclusive culture. We are committed to non-discrimination on any protected basis, such as disability and veteran status, or any other basis covered under applicable law. ARES shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a).
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