Production Scheduler

Custom Metal Fabrication | TuscoMFG

Location: Gnadenhutten, OH --- serving the New Philadelphia, Dover, and Uhrichsville area

Pay: $28.00 -- $36.00/hour (Non-Exempt, Hourly)

Schedule: Full-time, primarily on-site

Reports To: Director of Operations & Facilities Management

Direct Reports: None

About the Role

TuscoMFG is a custom metal fabrication job shop in Gnadenhutten, OH. We're hiring a Production Scheduler to own the master production schedule across Laser/Turret, Form, Press Direct, Weld, Finishing, and Assembly --- sequencing jobs, tracking status floor-wide, and serving as the shop's single source of truth for what should be running and when. This is a schedule-ownership role with real authority and floor-wide visibility, even without direct reports.

What You'll Do

Scheduling

Build and maintain the daily/weekly production schedule across all departments based on due dates, capacity, and material/tooling availability

Sequence and re-sequence jobs as priorities, rush orders, or capacity constraints change

Keep job status, routing steps, and due dates current and accurate in our ERP system

Coordinate with Purchasing on material availability that affects schedule feasibility

Floor Visibility & Follow-Through

Walk the floor regularly to verify actual job status against the published schedule

Follow up directly with Team Leads and operators when a job is behind, and document why

Raise schedule-adherence concerns with the Production Manager and request a specific recovery plan when a department or job is at risk

Flag recurring or unresolved issues to the Director of Operations & Facilities Management

Communicate schedule changes clearly and with enough lead time for departments to react

Reporting

Publish daily schedule-adherence and on-time-delivery metrics

Provide capacity and load visibility to support staffing and overtime decisions

Schedule & On-Site Expectations

Primarily on-site during production hours to maintain real-time visibility into the floor. Some flexibility for schedule-planning, ERP, or reporting work that doesn't require floor presence, with manager approval.

What We Offer

Health, vision, dental, & life insurance

401k with company match

Paid Time Off in first year

10 Paid Company Holidays (two days at Thanksgiving & Christmas)

Paid training and opportunities for advancement

What You'll Bring

Required

3+ years of production scheduling, planning, or production control experience in a manufacturing environment

Strong ERP/MRP proficiency (Epicor or comparable) --- comfortable owning schedule data directly in the system

Working knowledge of job-shop, high-mix/low-volume production flow and routing logic

A confident, direct communication style --- you'll ask pointed questions of people across every level of the floor and expect a straight answer

Preferred

Prior experience in a role with schedule authority but no direct reports

Familiarity with metal fabrication process flow (laser/turret, forming, welding, finishing)

Physical Requirements

Frequent walking of the full production floor to verify job status

Hybrid office/floor role; exposure to shop floor noise during floor checks

Extended periods at a desk/computer workstation for schedule building, ERP data entry, and reporting

Occasional

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