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Manufacturing Production Scheduler at Precision Gears, Inc

Precision Gears, Inc Pewaukee, WI
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JOB DESCRIPTION

Postion Overview:

A gear manufacturing production scheduler creates and manages daily/weekly manufacturing schedules to optimize machine capacity, labor, and material availability. They ensure on-time delivery by coordinating with production teams, monitoring WIP, adjusting for shop floor disruptions, and maintaining inventory levels to meet customer demands.

Responsibilities:

  • Production Planning: Develop, maintain, and update daily/weekly production schedules for gear hobbing, shaping, grinding, and finishing operations.
  • Capacity Planning: Maximize machine and labor efficiency by balancing workloads, managing backlogs, and adjusting for bottlenecks.
  • Material Coordination: Ensure necessary raw materials (steel blanks, alloys) and tooling are available before production starts. Work with vendors on quality and price.
  • Customer Service & Expediting: Monitor high-profile jobs, adjust schedules for unforecasted demand or customer changes, and provide status updates.
  • Inventory & Data Management: Monitor inventory levels and maintain data integrity within the MRP/ERP system.
  • Communication & Reporting: Act as the liaison between production, sales, procurement, and quality control, reporting daily on progress and issues.

    • Required Skills and Qualifications

  • Experience: Previous experience in manufacturing, specifically in CNC machining, gear cutting, or related metalworking industries.
  • Technical Skills: Proficiency in ERP/MRP systems and Microsoft Office products.
  • Communication: Strong interpersonal skills to effectively communicate with shop floor personnel and management.
  • Problem-Solving: Ability to quickly re-schedule jobs in response to equipment failures or raw material shortages.
  • Education: High school diploma required; a bachelor's degree in supply chain, logistics, or industrial engineering is often preferred.

    • Typical Work Environment

  • Office-based, but requires frequent presence on the production floor (shop floor) to monitor progress.


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    Typical mid-level pay: $58k for Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks nationally

    National salary averages
    Expected mid-level
    $58k
    Entry
    Mid
    Senior
    Expected
    $39k Market range (10th-90th percentile) $85k

    Hot hiring, constrained wages

    Employers are hiring actively, but pay hasn't caught up with demand. Focus on competing offers and non-salary benefits.

    Hiring leverage
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    Limited
    Mobility
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    Durability
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    Why this market feels harder than it looks

    This market is hiring aggressively, but compensation hasn't caught up and most openings are backfilling churn, not expansion. Employers are filling roles, but not bidding wages up.

    Who this leverage applies to

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    Where to negotiate

    Base salary
    Sign-on bonus
    Title / level
    Remote flexibility
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    Start date / PTO

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    Does this path compound?

    Job Growth →
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    Growth, flat pay
    🚀 Compound
    Growth + pay upside
    ⚠️ Plateau
    Limited growth
    ⭐ Specialize
    Experts earn more
    Pay Upside →
    Stable but flat

    Steady work, but limited growth in both jobs and pay.

    -2%
    10yr growth
    Most openings come from retirements and turnover, not new positions.
    Typical: High school diploma or equivalent

    Openings come from turnover, not new growth. Differentiate to advance.

    Labor data: BLS 2024

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