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Regal Rexnord's $300 million aerospace division was facing a critical talent shortage that threatened their 40% growth plans. With 170+ direct labor workers across three facilities manufacturing precision bearings for commercial and military aircraft, they couldn't afford to have skilled positions sitting vacant.
The numbers were stark: 80% of their roles require expertise in high-precision CNC machinery for aerospace applications. Traditional recruiting was failing—generic job boards generated unqualified applicants, while agency fees reached $10,000-$12,000 per hire with no guarantee of success. Each vacant position cost $9,000 weekly in lost production capacity.
When HR Director Ira Levinsky heard about FactoryFix through internal networking, he was skeptical but desperate. "I was willing to try anything that wasn't a million dollars," he recalls.
The results came immediately. Within the first week and a half, they filled an engineering position that had been open for 3-4 months.
"What I like about FactoryFix the most is it's so easy to use and user-friendly. The starring system and screening questions save me so much time—I get valuable information without having to go through entire resumes." — Lora Kellogg, HR Manager, Monticello Facility
The platform's manufacturing focus delivered exactly what they needed: qualified CNC machinists, quality technicians, and engineers with aerospace backgrounds—the specialized talent pool that had been impossible to access through traditional channels.
Nine months later, the results were undeniable:
Investment: $33,780 over nine months
Value Delivered: $477,600
Return: 14X
The value broke down into immediate agency fee savings ($132,000) and opportunity cost recovery ($345,600) from filling positions 3+ weeks faster.
"From my perspective, it's a no-brainer. Each direct labor position earns us about a half million dollars a year in top line revenue, so for each week that a position sits open, it's $9,000 of opportunity cost. FactoryFix helps us get more candidates. If I compare FactoryFix to what I would be paying for agency fees at 20%—that's about $10 to $12,000 per hire—the ROI is immediate." — Ira Levinsky, Director of HR, Aerospace Division
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