Scheduler (Part-Time)

Chant Engineering Co. (a Doylestown area manufacturing company) is seeking a part time scheduler for our Calibration and Service team. The scheduler will be responsible for coordinating production and service workflows and material allocation.  Analyze service orders and translate customer demands into actionable work/service orders, and adjust schedules to meeting deadlines.  The scheduler must be a positive can-do person that is self-motivated, thrives in an environment that allows you to work both independently and collaboratively and has a willingness to learn our products.

Check us out at www.chantengineering.com

Job description:

Chant Engineering, based in the Doylestown, PA area, is seeking a part-time scheduler (entry level). We are a leading diversified engineering company that designs, manufactures and services custom testing machines and aircraft hydraulic test stands for industrial and military customers worldwide. We manufacture standard machines as well as a lot of unique custom engineered testing equipment.

This position will report in-office.

Scheduler Responsibilities:

• Acknowledge and schedule technicians to meet customer requests.


• Coordinate/expedite service orders to ensure schedules/services are achieved.


• Create efficient, executable daily or weekly schedules based on machine capacity, labor availability, material requirements, and customer needs.


• Act as the central hub between sales, production floor supervisors, and shipping, communicating timeline updates.


• Track the progress of active jobs, expedite delayed materials, and identify production bottlenecks


• Update Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) or MRP systems to accurately reflect work order status, capacity planning, and lead times.


• Complete status reports, progress, and customer information for each service request/order.


• Close out jobs as they are completed.


• Establish customer file history.


• Exercise judgement within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action.


• Review open service orders to determine customer requirements.


• Must be good on the phone talking to customers and technicians on a daily basis.

Scheduler Qualifications:

• High School diploma or equivalent.


• Minimum 1 years' experience in a manufacturing/scheduling field.


• Organization and multi-tasking a must.


• Knowledgeable in Microsoft Word, Excel.


• Must be able to communicate both verbally and in writing.