Production Scheduling Manager (Advanced Manufacturing)

Location: Sanford, North Carolina; onsite five days per week. Temporary offices may be used during the transition to the new facility. High travel of 50–75% may be required during construction planning, supplier reviews, equipment installation, commissioning, startup, and production ramp-up. US domestic relocation is available. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Salary: $128,470–$192,710 per year.

Company

hirify.global is developing a technology-enabled advanced manufacturing campus for compact track loaders and telehandlers, incorporating automation, robotics, digital production systems, and integrated logistics.

What you will do

• Lead the development, coordination, execution, and control of complex production schedules for CTL and telehandler product lines.
• Translate customer demand, capacity, inventory, labor, equipment, material, and quality constraints into executable production plans.
• Oversee fabrication production calendars and inventory levels supporting main assembly operations.
• Analyze bottlenecks, capacity conflicts, delivery risks, and scheduling problems, then develop recovery plans and process improvements.
• Partner with manufacturing, supply chain, logistics, procurement, quality, engineering, and sales and operations planning teams.
• Improve scheduling through workflow analysis, cycle-time evaluation, standardized work, root-cause problem solving, continuous improvement, and JIT inventory strategies.

Requirements

• Experience leading production scheduling, master scheduling, production control, or manufacturing planning in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of production scheduling and control, manufacturing processes, capacity planning, inventory management, demand planning, material planning, and supply-chain execution.
• Strong accuracy, attention to detail, problem-solving, communication, organization, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel, data visualization, or production-performance reporting skills.
• Experience with S&OP and leading schedulers, planners, production-control professionals, or cross-functional planning teams.
• Ability to work onsite five days per week and travel extensively during the facility launch.

Nice to have

• Experience with Glovia, CMOPS, and SAP.
• Knowledge of prime products and attachments.
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing, value-stream mapping, structured root-cause analysis, and continuous improvement.
• APICS or Association for Supply Chain Management certification, such as CPIM.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to launch a new advanced manufacturing operation and shape production strategy.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits, paid time off, parental and adoption benefits, and life and disability insurance.
• 401(k), HSA, FSA, wellness programs, employee assistance, and voluntary benefits.
• Career development, tuition reimbursement, and incentive bonus opportunities.
• Drug screen required as a condition of employment.