Master Scheduler Job Ottawa area,Ontario Canada,Manufacturing / Production

Company Description

Build bold. Deliver impact. Win together.

At General Dynamics Mission Systems–Canada, we’re not just engineering technology — we’re shaping the future of defence and security. Our teams design and deliver advanced, mission-critical solutions that enhance national security, strengthen communities, and protect the people we serve.

If you’re looking for meaningful work that contributes to a safer, more secure world, you’ll find purpose here. Every day, your skills will directly impact programs that matter.

Job Description

We are currently hiring for a Master Scheduler to join our operations team in Ottawa. The Master Scheduler plays a crucial for ensuring smooth production flow and timely deliveries. You will input orders in the management system and produce and maintain a master schedule consistent with production plans.

Acting as the central liaison among Program Management, Engineering, Contracts, and Manufacturing, you'll coordinate all aspects of the production schedule, ensuring customer demands are met with precision and efficiency. If you thrive in a busy manufacturing and operations environment with a great team, this is the right opportunity for you. You will also:

Develops and maintains Business Area forecasts. Develops a thorough understanding of the critical manufacturing resources, monitoring capacity throughout the cycle.

Adhere to and develops evolving Master Productions Scheduling Policies and Divisional Standard Procedure for Master Scheduling.

Notifies management of potential plan delinquencies. Applies the appropriate capacity planning (rough cut) to assure long term resource problems are exposed.

Responds to Quotation Requests (QR's) by preparing functional CCP's (Company Program Plans) and extracting relevant information from appropriate departments.

Uses QR Template to assure all QR's have considered all equations.

Coordinates Manufacturing delivery commitments to Program Management and Contracts.

Analyses Customer Demand and assures that all items relevant to the manufacturing deliverables are correct, and assures that delivery dates are attainable.

Monitors and controls change to Order Policies, and Lead Time Policies.

Attends or instructs Production Controller to attend Configuration

Control Board to assure ECO's are correctly classified and written. Analyzes with Production Controller, the impact of Class I ECO's on the MPS commitment.

Working with Manufacturing Ops Management and Planning Staff, prepares and provides schedules for project start up and monitors and reports progress of all relevant supporting elements such as test equipment programs and hardware, processes, fixtures and etc.

Monitors Master Production Schedules for potential slippage's, problems that are liable to impact final delivery of product through system inquiries and close communication with Material Planner and Production Controller. Alerts appropriate management of potential delinquencies. Recommends corrective actions when necessary.

Assures and recommends that Production Controllers apply appropriate input/output analysis to critical bottlenecks.

Co-ordinates recovery plans when necessary. Calls and chairs formal meetings to coordinate activities and resolve problems that have evolved beyond Material Planner and Production Controller mandate. Maintains minutes and monitors resultant action items.

Prepares and distributes regular Project Status Summaries for relevant projects, if required. Attends Project Review and Production Reviews as required.

Work directly with FG shipper(s) to assure that goods are shipped and issued on a timely and accurate manner.

Maintains and presents relevant performance measures within the Manufacturing Organization.

Acts as backup for other Master…