Senior Scheduling Specialist (Third Shift)

Role Summary

Rivian is seeking a Senior Scheduling Specialist to support overnight production scheduling across General Assembly, Paint, Body, Drive Unit, & Battery manufacturing shops. This role helps maintain a stable production plan by managing production orders, supporting Paint-to-General Assembly sequencing, monitoring execution, and escalating downtime risks quickly and accurately.

The ideal candidate combines manufacturing scheduling or production-control experience with strong systems, data, communication, and problem-solving skills. This position works cross-functionally with Operations, Material Planning, Engineering Change Management, Quality, Maintenance, Controls, Manufacturing IT/Systems, and other support teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain production orders across all manufacturing shops, ensuring orders are accurate, available, and aligned to the current production plan.
• Support order creation, release, sequencing, rescheduling, holds, and other order-management activities in accordance with established daily build plans.
• Develop and maintain the General Assembly sequence, including Paint sequencing activities that ensure the correct painted vehicle components are available for GA consumption at the required time.
• Coordinate Paint and GA sequence changes caused by production constraints, material availability, quality concerns, rework, kick-outs, reinserts, or system interruptions.
• Monitor order flow, production sequence, WIP, and shop conditions throughout the overnight shift to identify risks before they affect production.
• Partner with shop-floor leaders and support functions to resolve order, sequence, system, and execution issues in real time.
• Track & assess downtime events, production losses, sequence disruptions, and recovery actions.
• Work closely with Production Scheduler to support recovery plans and mid-shift replans when production conditions, downtime, supply, or quality issues change the expected build plan.
• Follow all safety, quality, environmental, attendance, and standard-work requirements.
• Work is performed in a combination of office and active manufacturing environments.
• The role may require standing, walking, climbing stairs, and navigating production areas while following required personal protective equipment and safety procedures.
• The role requires sustained attention to live production conditions and the ability to respond calmly and accurately during escalations.

Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing operations, production scheduling, production control, logistics, supply chain, or a related environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Working knowledge of Google Sheets, Google Slides, Google Docs, & other related programs.
• Ability to work the assigned overnight shift, 10:00 PM–6:30 AM, and additional hours or alternative schedules as business needs require.
• Ability to work effectively in a manufacturing environment and move between office & shop-floor if needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with order management, production sequencing, manufacturing execution systems, or shop-floor control applications.
• Experience coordinating downtime escalations and documenting operational impacts.
• 3+ years experience in manufacturing, supply chain, logistics, or similar environment.

Pay Disclosure

The salary/hourly range for this role is $27.31 - $30.34 for Illinois based applicants. This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, shift, and organizational needs. The successful candidate may be eligible for annual performance bonus. We offer a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time employees, their spouse or domestic partner, and children up to age 26, including but not limited to paid vacation, paid sick leave, and a competitive portfolio of insurance benefits including life, medical, dental, vision, short-term disability insurance, and long-term disability insurance to eligible employees. You may also have the opportunity to participate in Rivian’s 401(k) Plan and Employee Stock Purchase Program if you meet certain eligibility requirements. Full-time employee coverage is effective on their first day of employment. Part-time employee coverage is effective the first of the month following 90 days of employment. More information about benefits is available at rivianbenefits.com. You can apply for this role through careers.rivian.com (or through internal-careers-rivian.icims.com if you are a current employee). This job is not expected to be closed until filled.