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Salary: USD 85,000 - 115,000 / annual
Voyager Technologies is an innovative space, defense, and national security technology company developing transformative, mission-critical solutions. The Master Production Scheduler will be located onsite in Pueblo, CO, reporting to the Materials & Production Planning Manager.
This is a senior individual contributor role owning the integrated master production schedule across all active and emerging programs at Voyager Energetics. The role holds the highest level of schedule authority below the Materials & Production Planning Manager. Unlike the Production Planner who manages system execution, the Master Production Scheduler manages the plan itself: setting the schedule that drives everyone else's work, developing cross-program tradeoff recommendations when capacity or material cannot support all commitments simultaneously, and aligning the production schedule to program management and customer delivery requirements.
Key responsibilities include:
- Own and maintain the integrated master production schedule across all active and emerging programs, serving as the single authoritative source of production priorities and delivery commitments
- Translate customer contract milestones and delivery requirements into internal production schedules; serve as the planning function's primary schedule point of contact for program reviews and delivery status meetings
- Develop and execute cross-program priority and sequencing decisions when capacity, material, or production constraints cannot support all programs simultaneously
- Define and maintain master scheduling parameters (production horizons, planning fences, lot sizing policies, frozen zone rules) within the planning system of record
- Drive the formal planning cadence: lead weekly schedule reviews with operations and production leadership, conduct monthly capacity planning reviews, and facilitate cross-functional resolution of scheduling conflicts
- Identify capacity constraints, vendor lead time risks, and structural schedule threats; develop schedule mitigation strategies
- Provide functional direction to the Production Planner on work order release timing, planning horizon adjustments, and MRP parameter changes (no direct reports)
- Own schedule performance metrics (on-time delivery, schedule attainment, customer milestone adherence) and present these to operations and program leadership with root cause analysis
- Serve as the planning function's subject matter representative to the ERP/MRP and MES implementation workstream
- Maintain lot and batch scheduling integrity for energetics programs, sequencing propellant grain production, AP grinding, and assembly operations
This is an exempt, full-time position on a 9/80 schedule with one workday off every two weeks. Travel up to 15% within the continental United States, including possible overnights. The role requires ability to lift up to 50 pounds, comfort working in office and manufacturing environments, and use of personal protective equipment on the production floor.
REQUIREMENTS:
Basic Qualifications:
- Must be 21 years of age or older
- Must be able to pass pre-employment drug screening and State and Federal background checks
- Eligible to obtain and maintain State and Federal explosives licenses
- 5+ years of master scheduling or production planning experience in a manufacturing environment, with demonstrated ownership of a multi-program or multi-product master production schedule
- Proven ability to make and defend cross-program priority decisions in a capacity-constrained environment
- Strong working knowledge of master scheduling concepts: MPS, capacity requirements planning (CRP), rough-cut capacity planning (RCCP), scheduling fences, lot sizing, and demand management
- Hands-on experience maintaining a master production schedule within an MRP/ERP environment, including ability to translate scheduling needs into system configuration requirements; NetSuite and MES experience a plus
- Demonstrated ability to build and maintain a master production schedule using spreadsheet or other manual methods in environments where ERP scheduling functionality is limited or not yet implemented
- Strong analytical and communication skills; able to synthesize complex multi-program schedule data into a clear picture for operations and program leadership
- Experience presenting schedule status, risk, and recovery plans to senior leadership and program management stakeholders
- Proficient in Microsoft Office including advanced Excel; experience with scheduling or project management tools such as Microsoft Project or Smartsheet
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in defense, aerospace, energetics, or other regulated manufacturing environments
- Familiarity with DFARS, FAR, ITAR, or AS9100 requirements as they affect production scheduling, delivery obligations, and materials traceability
- Experience supporting the scheduling workstream of an ERP or MES implementation
- Familiarity with MES systems and integrated scheduling between shop-floor execution and ERP master scheduling environments
- APICS CPIM or CSCP certification
- Bachelor's degree in supply chain, operations management, industrial engineering, or related field, or equivalent work experience
U.S. Person Requirement: To conform to U.S. export control regulations (ITAR and EAR), applicants must be a U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., or protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(3), and eligible to obtain required export authorizations from the U.S. Department of State or Department of Commerce.
