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Master Scheduler
Job Title: Master Scheduler
Function: Manufacturing Location: Glenrothes, Fife (or Livingston) Position Type: Onsite Duration: 12 Month Fixed Term Contract (FTC) Hours: Full Time (37 hours per week)
About the Role
Raytheon UK is a leading powerhouse in defence and aerospace innovation. This Master Scheduler role offers a unique opportunity to work on critical programs within an internationally recognised organisation. The position supports integrated programme teams, ensuring adherence to customer commitments and operational excellence across manufacturing and logistics environments.
Security Clearance:
- Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) – Must be eligible to work in the UK without sponsorship.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop, maintain, and update the Master Production Schedule for assigned programs, ensuring continuous alignment with customer demands and business objectives.
- Act as the primary liaison between the Integrated Program team, Operations, Engineering, Logistics, and Sales to optimise supply chain coherence.
- Chair monthly Master Production Schedule reviews for assigned programs and generate corresponding Monthly Production dashboards as top-level output.
- Prepare and communicate weekly work schedules (weekly targets) during daily production briefings to coordinate operational workflows effectively.
- Ensure schedule alignment with inventory targets and On-Time Delivery (OTD) commitments, addressing realignment needs as part of the Monthly Production Reviews.
- Provide labour resource plans to Operations management, ensuring smooth load levelling across production programmes and sub-assembly components.
- Develop ‘What If’ capacity simulation models for end-to-end manufacturing processes to support strategic decision-making.
- Collaborate with Programme Management to forecast the 18-month order outlook, translating future demand into headcount and operational resource predictions.
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Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Support efforts to achieve:
- Customer Order On-Time Delivery targets
- Reduction in Aged Work-in-Progress (WIP)
Essential Requirements
- Proven record of success in Master Scheduling, with exposure to Operations, Engineering, Logistics, and Sales.
- Essential hands-on SAP experience for ERP management.
- Excellent communication (verbal & written), capable of engaging with cross-functional teams and stakeholders at all levels.
- Strong analytical and numerical skills with a problem-solving mindset.
- Ability to prioritise tasks, manage time effectively, and deliver results in a high-pressure environment.
- Self-driven, with a quality-and results-focused approach.
- Collaborative and innovative, with strong judgment and solution-oriented skills.
- Proficient Microsoft Office user, including Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- UK permanent residency and eligibility to undertake refreshed security checks (BPSS).
Why Join Raytheon?
Raytheon UK blends cutting-edge defence capabilities with innovation in digital training, offering meaningful work that delivers impact for military and commercial clients.
Career Growth & Development
- Work with leading-edge technologies, shaping the future of aerospace and defence.
- Collaborate with a global team of experts, driving professional advancement.
- Join a dynamic organisation investing in UK prosperity, contributing over £2.7bn annually to the UK economy.
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What We Offer
Competitive Benefits
- Competitive salaries aligned with experience and market benchmarks.
- 25 paid vacation days + public holidays (+ ability to buy/sell up to 5 extra days).
- Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 10.5% employer contribution).
- Discretionary bonus scheme based on performance.
- 6× Annual Salary Life Assurance with pension integration.
- Flexible Benefits Scheme, including:
- Health Cashplan
- Enhanced dental schemes
- Cycle-to-Work scheme
- Enhanced sick pay for added financial security.
- Family-friendly policies, including:
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave provisions.
Culture & Flexibility
- Operate within a flexible working culture (remote, hybrid, or onsite) based on role and employee preference:
- Evaluated on output, not presence, with provisions for further discussions on needs.
- Earn 5 paid volunteering days annually to support community interests.
- 37-hour working week (with adjustment based on project demands or site requirements).
Inclusion & Commitment
Raytheon UK adheres to equal employment principles and ensures fairness in hiring:
- All applications receive careful consideration.
- Commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion across gender, ethnicity, disability, veteran status, and more.
For more information, visit the Raytheon Privacy & Policy Page.
Raytheon Technologies Corporation is part of the wider RTX organisation, driving global impact through aerospace, defence, and commercial innovation.
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