Advanced Manufacturing Operations Specialist

Divergent is building the new industrial age. Every day, our teams design, manufacture, and assemble advanced systems for some of the world’s most demanding industries. Our integrated engineering and manufacturing platform transforms complex designs into production-ready solutions, helping customers move faster, build smarter, and deliver critical systems when they matter most. Divergent is a qualified Tier 1 supplier to global automotive OEMs and supports leading U.S. aerospace and defense companies.

Join us and help push the boundaries of what can be built.

Purpose

We are seeking a detail-oriented and strategic Production Scheduler (known internally as Advanced Manufacturing Operations Specialist) to provide both tactical scheduling support and long-range production planning expertise for our advanced manufacturing team. This role helps drive schedule accuracy and operational efficiency by aligning inputs from the Demand team to ensure on-time delivery of machined hardware thru Machining, Assembly & Final inspection. The ideal candidate brings deep experience in MRP/MES systems, strong cross-functional collaboration skills, and thrives in dynamic, high-volume production environments.

• Provide scheduling expertise for machining, inspection, and assembly work centers to support forecasted build plans and production readiness.

• Aid in developing and maintaining work center schedules specifically for machined parts, in-process inspection, assembly, & final inspection operations.

• Help prepare and update daily, weekly, and monthly production schedules for these critical work centers, ensuring alignment with Program and Planning Teams.

• Actively host daily production standups and cross-functional readiness meetings to communicate status, resolve blockers, and adjust work center priorities.

• Proactively push/pull jobs within machining, inspection, assembly, and shipping phases to reduce WIP stagnation and to meet build targets.

• Validate that Material Requirements Planning (MRP) dates reflect actual shop floor conditions, making corrections with Planning Teamt to avoid misalignment in downstream workcenters.

• Help Investigate part shortages and labor constraints impacting these work centers; coordinate with planning and manufacturing engineering to resolve gaps.

• Provide schedule visibility and performance updates to shop leads and senior leadership, highlighting risks and opportunities within assigned work centers.

• Support the development and implementation of tools to improve real-time tracking, capacity planning, and resource forecasting in machining, inspection, and assembly.

• Identify and implement initiatives to improve product quality, throughput, and efficiency within the focused work centers.

• Identify and execute flow improvements across machining and assembly areas to streamline operations and reduce WIP.

• Clearly communicate daily execution priorities to machine shop, inspectors, and assembly supervisors to maintain alignment with production goals.

• Ability to lawfully access information and technology that is subject to US export controls

• 5+ years of production planning or scheduling experience in aerospace or high-complexity manufacturing environments

• Strong knowledge of ERP/MRP and MES systems

• Expertise in production planning, forecasting, and schedule optimization

• High proficiency with Microsoft Excel, project management tools (e.g., MS Project, Smartsheet), JIRA, and Confluence

• Ability to navigate and influence in cross-functional teams (engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, production, quality)

• Strong analytical, communication, and leadership skills

• Experience