Orion Test Scheduler - Operations Planning

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We are seeking a highly organized, proactive, and adaptable Test Scheduler to manage and optimize Orion Test Personnel scheduling in our fast-paced production facility. In this role, you will be responsible for building, updating, and balancing complex schedules across a 24/7, 3-shift operation. You will serve as a central coordinator across cross-functional teams, ensuring that our staffing and operational plans align with technical production requirements and program milestones.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build, maintain, and continuously adjust personnel scheduling for multiple teams and roles across 3 shifts in a dynamic, rapidly changing environment.
• Ensure team skill sets and staffing matches production line needs.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional organizations to ensure test schedules are communicated and accommodate changing production priorities.
• Monitor daily shift labor demands, track absences, manage rotation schedules, and forecast coverage needs to minimize downtime and avoid operational bottlenecks.
• Maintain accurate scheduling records, track real-time shift changes, and update operational planning tools to ensure transparent communication across all departments.

• 2+ years of experience in workforce, production, or operations scheduling within a manufacturing, logistics, or dynamic production environment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with a strong ability to coordinate across diverse teams and resolve scheduling conflicts effectively.
• Ability to read basic technical task requirements, process flows, or equipment needs to ensure qualified personnel are assigned correctly.
• Strong organizational and critical-thinking skills with a calm approach to handling high-pressure, fast-changing scenarios.
• Must be a U.S. citizen.

• Bachelor's degree
• Experience managing complex shift rosters (24/7 or 3-shift operations) and rapidly responding to sudden schedule changes or shift disruptions.
• Experience using UKG Schedule Pro (or related UKG workforce management tools) for shift building, labor tracking, and coverage management.
• Familiarity or proficiency with MS Project for tracking timelines, task dependencies, and project-level resource allocation.
• Experience identifying bottlenecks in scheduling workflows and implementing smoother operational handoffs.