Scheduler, Manufacturing ​/ Production

We have a wonderful opportunity for a Scheduler in Norfolk, VA with one of our Clients in the Ship Repair Industry.

• Must have experience with MS Projects
• 5+ years’ experience planning and scheduling fabrication projects using industry standards
• Strong skills with planning programs, including MS Project and Primavera P6
• Proven ability to identify and mitigate scheduling issues for simple and complex fabrication projects
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to tactfully deal with customers, coworkers & vendors as necessary.
• Able to self-prioritize and self-start projects and task work
• Ability to effectively multi-task similar activities in a fast paced, time sensitive environment
• Must be able to read blueprints or drawings.
• Must be a steady, reliable worker

• Support project management teams and Planning Department by gathering, analyzing, preparing and submitting data necessary to develop and maintain project management tools
• Work with Superintendents/Project Managers to create job schedules and update weekly with progress
• Manage and maintain all phases of the production schedule; develop, recommend, review, implement, and maintain the tools and techniques necessary to analyze the impact of proposed schedule changes
• Determine status of assigned projects / update and maintain project information data such as progress, manpower budget and project performance
• Resource load production schedules based on bids and build plans
• Create a master schedule to establish sequence and lead time of each operation to meet completion dates according to production forecasts or customer work specifications and drawing orders
• Create and maintain schedules for steel processing site(s) and equipment
• Create and maintain facility schedule to include footprint updates and progressing
• Participate in craft planning and schedule reviews
• Analyze production specifications and capacity data to determine manpower resource requirements
• Develops standard and custom graphs and charts for project managers
• Provide weekly schedule status reports on all projects to the Production Manager / Director.
• When necessary, create bid schedules for estimators
• Must have regular, reliable attendance
• Work independently to complete responsibilities
• Provide factual and timely information on all aspects and status of assigned jobs.
• Perform other duties and special projects as designed.

• First shift starts at 6AM and may work 8, 10 or 12 hour shifts determined by the project.

• $30 - $32/Hour based on experience