Master Scheduler

Eaton Corporation•South Milwaukee, WI

13d•$86,000 - $126,000•Onsite

About The Position

Eaton’s Power Reliability Division is seeking a Master Scheduler for its South Milwaukee, Wisconsin facility. The role is responsible for planning, scheduling, and customer support for Switchgear, Padmount, and Engineer to Order (ETO) Assembly operations. The Master Scheduler coordinates customer orders, manufacturing schedules, material availability, and delivery commitments in partnership with operations, engineering, supply chain, customer service, project management, and product line teams. The position develops and maintains production schedules aligned with customer demand, manufacturing capacity, and material availability. It also supports customer and operational coordination by communicating schedule and order updates, supporting production planning decisions, and reporting performance metrics. The expected annual salary range is $86,000–$126,000. Salary is guided by candidate skills, experience, qualifications, market conditions, and business considerations. No relocation benefit is offered. Candidates generally must currently reside within 50 miles of South Milwaukee, Wisconsin; active-duty military candidates are exempt from this geographical limitation. Eaton will not provide employment immigration sponsorship or support, and candidates must be able to work in the United States without corporate sponsorship now or in the future.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Management, or Operations; alternatively, a high school diploma or GED and at least five years of relevant experience in a related field.
At least two years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
At least two years of experience in materials planning, production scheduling, capacity planning, inventory management, or related supply chain activities.
Must be able to work in the United States without corporate sponsorship now or in the future.
Must currently reside within 50 miles of South Milwaukee, Wisconsin, except active-duty military service member candidates.

Nice To Haves

APICS CPIM and/or CSCP certification.
Experience with SAP ECC, MRP planning, purchasing, or production scheduling modules.
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
Strong analytical, project management, problem-solving, and facilitation abilities.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain a rolling 13-week master production schedule.
Schedule multiple production lines.
Analyze production capacity, material availability, and customer demand to establish production priorities.
Coordinate production rescheduling and Revised Goods Issue Dates (RGID) to support changing customer requirements and material constraints.
Manage order releases and support plant On Time to Release (OTR) objectives.
Drive accountability for past-due production orders and schedule performance metrics.
Process Engineering Change Notices (ECNs) and Engineering Change Requests (ECRs), ensuring production orders reflect bill of materials (BOM) updates.
Maintain planning BOM accuracy and support Material Requirements Planning (MRP) activities.
Use SAP reports to monitor scheduling performance, inventory accuracy, serial number allocations, aged orders, and backflush transactions.
Liaise among manufacturing, supply chain, engineering, customer service, and project management teams.
Communicate schedule changes, expedite requests, shipping delays, and order status updates to internal and external stakeholders.
Support production planning decisions based on business priorities and customer commitments.
Report metrics including scheduled units, revenue, lead times, and schedule attainment.