Production Scheduler - Sterling, VA Technology Systems
 SOC LLC | |
 United States, Virginia, Sterling | |
 May 01, 2025 | |
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Production Scheduler needed for a contract to hire role in Sterling, VA
Job Description: The successful candidate shall demonstrate their ability to effectively set up (baseline), manage, and adjust project schedules and execution based on availability of engineering and production labor resources, materials, and other variables to meet required delivery dates. The Production Scheduler develops schedules for contracts won and entering the execution phase and provides analysis for schedule and resource impacts due to proposed/ bid work (what-if scenarios). They apply labor estimates from finalized Basis of Estimate (BOE) templates, facility and tool availability, and contract data to establish initial schedules. The scheduler works closely with numerous stakeholders including the Materials Planning Team, Production Manager, Task Leads, Engineering Manager, and Program Managers to obtain and coordinate detailed inputs including constraints and risks to improve schedule fidelity. This role supports the Portfolio Execution Team in establishing and managing execution of development projects, production projects, and matrixed resources across functional departments. The Scheduler optimize the schedule inputs to drive efficiencies and ensure the highest probability of meeting contractual deadlines while minimizing excess cash expenditures such as schedule crashing and overtime. The Scheduler will provide their schedule assessment, associated outputs (risks, changes, constraints, and issues), and areas they require input or assistance, during the Sterling weekly Production Meeting. These outputs provide the Sterling Management Team with a useful tool to guide decisions on work prioritization and to strategically categorize new opportunities. The Scheduler will collect results and team performance against the schedule and provide details as a key performance indicator (KPI) to evaluate schedule management effectiveness, and to foster future improvements. The Scheduler role and activities is critical to successful project execution in the areas of technical, cost, schedule, and risk management. The scope of this position may later be expanded to include development and tracking of project soft deliverables including CDRLs, procedures, reports, manuals, and other documents.
Basic Qualifications
Employment Pre-requisites The following requirements must be met to be eligible for this position: successful completion of a background investigation, and drug urinalysis. SOC, a Day & Zimmermann company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer, EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability. #DZFED #INDSOC Estimated Min Rate: $18.53 Estimated Max Rate: $26.47 | |