Senior Detailed Scheduler

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Job Function:
Supply Chain Planning

Job Sub Function:
Production Planning & Scheduling

Job Category:
Professional

All Job Posting Locations:
Santa Clara, California, United States of America

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We are searching for the best talent for a Senior Detailed Scheduler. The role is a contractor position located in Santa Clara, CA with an expectation of being in the office 3+ days per week.

The Detailed Scheduler is accountable for translating production plans into detailed schedules that optimize sequencing, line utilization, labor, and material availability. Coordinates closely with manufacturing, warehouse, quality, maintenance, and planning teams to support schedule adherence and efficient plant execution. Monitoring short-term schedule performance, identifying constraints and exceptions, and adjusting schedules to maintain service, throughput, and operational stability.

• Detailed Scheduling and Sequencing
• Builds and maintains detailed production schedules that reflect production plan priorities, asset constraints, labor availability, and material readiness.
• Responsible for generating, printing and monitoring work/production orders (WOs) according to the master production schedule (MPS)
• Optimizes schedule to improve production plan attainment, throughput, and manufacturing efficiency.
• Supports New Product Introduction work orders for evaluations / validation and material readiness in production or development stages
• Maintains planning parameters in SAP for the products assigned to support inventory targets and proper calculation of materials requirement plan (MRP).
• Interacts with engineering, R&D, and product management to provide support with validation and re-work production orders.
• Analyzes and monitors the inventory levels to align with the goals established in the business plans, as well as to avoid obsolete, surplus material.
• Performs daily monitoring of production activities (real against planned), through reports and physical inspection of the production floor.
• Maintains wide communication with planners / buyers, approves and coordinates the shipment of material to other plants, when necessary.
• Support other duties and projects assigned as needed
• Respons…