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Production Scheduler **Job details** **General information** **Entity** Safran is an international high-technology group, operating in the aviation (propulsion, equipment and interiors), defense and space markets. Its core purpose is to contribute to a safer, more sustainable world, where air transport is more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. Safran has a global presence, with 100,000 employees and sales of 27.3 billion euros in 2024, and holds, alone or in partnership, world or regional leadership positions in its core markets. Safran is in the 2nd place in the aerospace and defense industry in TIME magazine's "World's best companies 2024" ranking. Safran Helicopter Engines is the world's leading manufacturer of helicopter engines, with more than 75,000 produced since being founded. It offers the widest range of helicopter turboshafts in the world and has more than 2,500 customers in 155 countries. **Reference number** 2025-167629 **Job details** **Domain** Production **Job field / Job profile** Purchasing - Purchasing administration **Job title** Production Scheduler **Employment type** Permanent **Professional category** Employees / Staff **Part time / Full time** Full-time **Job description** Summary of Job Purpose: The Production Scheduler will be responsible for creating and maintaining the manufacturing schedule to ensure timely and efficient production to meet the demand of the customers. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: - Collaborate with cross-functional teams to track progress, mitigate risks, and drive schedule compliance aligned with contract and program requirements. - Contribute to process improvement initiatives to enhance scheduling accuracy and efficiency. - Ensure compliance with company scheduling procedures to set and maintain baseline schedules - Prepare schedule narratives describing the status of assigned projects with weekly deliverables - Work closely with all departments to ensure best reactivity to situations such as QA rejections, Quote approval, part shortages, engineering stoppage, etc. - Ensure consistent and effective production planning and inventory control with particular emphasis on improving material productivity, manufacturing productivity, and inventory management - Participate in continuous monitoring of internal controls where necessary and ensure compliance. - Prepares required reports for external customers, internal customers and others in order to comply with contract reporting requirements - Develops and implements short and long-term procurement strategies - Outline objectives & milestones for weekly production target - Identify roadblocks and mitigation strategies to meet deliverables - Travel may be required - 5%, including international. Required Competencies; Education / Knowledge / Skills and Abilities: - 5 years experience with Bachelors in related field or a High School Diploma or equivalent and 5 years relevant experience. - AS9100 experience and ERP (SAP knowledge is a plus). - Knowledge of professional practices, sources of information, and rules and regulations that must be interpreted, adapted and applied to the unique requirements of the organization and process - Must have experience and knowledge with Microsoft office. - Excellent organizational skills and strong attention to detail. - Strong understanding of production workflows and scheduling best practices. **But what else? (advantages, specificities, etc.)** Physical Requirements: - Office environment. - While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. - The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision. - Noise level in the work environment: Quite office environment to manufacturing environment requiring hearing protection. Additional Information: - The duties and responsibilities described are not a comprehensive list and that additional tasks may be assigned to the employee from time to time; or - The scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands. **Candidate skills & requirements** All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status. **Annual salary** TBD **Job location** **Job location** North America, United States, Texas **City (-ies)** 2709 North Forum Drive TX 75052 Grand Prairie **Applicant criteria** **Minimum education level achieved** Bachelor's Degree **Minimum experience level required** More than 5 years **ITAR Controlled Position: Select "Yes" if role requires U.S. citizenship/permanent residency** Yes

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