Scheduling Assistant Manager

Scheduling Assistant Manager - Plymouth, MI

Discover your potential. Pursue your passion. Link Engineering Company (LINK) is a premier designer and manufacturer of precision test equipment, we specialize in developing customized solutions for the Automotive, Aviation, Off-Highway, Rail, and Civil Engineering industries. We are headquartered in Plymouth, Michigan, outside of Detroit, and maintain testing laboratories, manufacturing, and support facilities around the globe. Established in 1935, we have been a family-owned company for generations, we treat our customers and employees as if they are part of our family.

We set our employees up for success, as they are given constant opportunities to learn and develop new skills. As many of our team members have been with LINK for a generation or more, the LINK team is equipped with a wealth of knowledge, providing decades of hands-on experience and out-of-the-box thinking to OEMs and suppliers everywhere.

We are looking for a talented Scheduling Assistant Manager who is responsible for leading the planning, coordination, and execution of production schedules across two parallel manufacturing streams: engineered-to-order projects with unique technical requirements and standard configurable products with defined routings and predictable demand patterns. The role ensures that schedules reflect engineering dependencies, material readiness, capacity constraints, and customer commitments, while maintaining strong alignment between engineering, project management, supply chain, and shop-floor operations.

• Develop and maintain production schedules that balance customer orders, capacity constraints, labor availability, and material readiness.
• Monitor daily production performance and adjust schedules proactively to address bottlenecks, downtime, or priority changes.
• Coordinate cross-functional communication with production, purchasing, quality, engineering, and warehouse teams to ensure schedule adherence.
• Analyze capacity and resource requirements, including labor, equipment, and tooling, and recommend adjustments to meet demand including analysis of outsourcing requirements.
• Lead scheduling or production meetings, providing updates on schedule status, risks, and recovery plans.
• Track and report key scheduling metrics, such as engineering release processing time, on time delivery, schedule attainment, and throughput.
• Identify and implement process improvements in scheduling workflows, planning tools, and communication practices.
• Supervise and develop scheduling staff, providing training, coaching, and performance feedback.
• Ensure ERP data accuracy, including routings, lead times, work center capacities, and production orders.
• Support new product introductions for engineered to order projects by integrating new processes and timelines into the production schedule.
• Work closely with the Engineering department to provide support to the shop floor as required.
• Support procurement team in supplier selection and analysis as required.
• Drive continuous improvement culture within LINK, utilizing knowledge of ERP system to implement new processes.
• Adhere and perform all duties aligned with the core values of the LINK Group organization, Can-Do Attitude, Courage, Commitment, Humility and Accountability.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, or related degree.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in manufacturing scheduling within environments that include both engineered-to-order and configurable standard products.

• Team Management experience either by having direct reports or by leading a large-scale project managing the direction and output of others.
• Strong understanding of engineering documentation, including drawings, BOMs, routings, ECNs, and configuration management.
• Expertise with ERP/MRP systems and advanced scheduling tools; ability to model capacity and evaluate critical paths.
• Ability to interpret technical requirements and translate them into realistic production plans.
• Strong communication skills for coordinating across engineering, project management,…