Manufacturing ERP Systems Administrator

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Salary: $80,000 - $90,000 per year

A bit about us:

Highly respected manufacturer specializing in engineered stainless steel solutions for demanding industrial applications. Our operation relies on strong coordination between production, engineering, supply chain, purchasing, inventory, and manufacturing teams to deliver complex stainless tank products efficiently, accurately, and on time. As we continue to strengthen our manufacturing systems, production planning, MES connectivity, and ERP processes, we are looking for an ERP System Administrator who can help improve visibility, scheduling discipline, material flow, and shop-floor execution across the business.

Why join us?

This is an opportunity to play a key role in the systems backbone of a manufacturing operation. The ERP System Administrator will help connect planning, production scheduling, material availability, inventory control, shop orders, MES data, and reporting into a more efficient and reliable operating model. This role is ideal for someone who understands manufacturing, enjoys working closely with shop-floor teams, and wants to use ERP tools to solve real operational challenges around capacity, materials, scheduling, inventory, and production performance.

Job Details

The ERP System Administrator is responsible for supporting, maintaining, and improving the ERP environment within a stainless tank manufacturing operation. This role works closely with Operations, Production Control, Supply Chain, Purchasing, Engineering, IT, and end users to ensure the ERP system supports accurate planning, production scheduling, material availability, inventory management, reporting, and shop-floor execution.

This individual will provide functional ERP expertise, support users, troubleshoot issues, develop dashboards and reports, assist with system changes and upgrades, and help integrate automated equipment and real-time manufacturing data through MES. The role is highly cross-functional and requires someone who can understand both the system and the manufacturing process behind it.

Key Responsibilities
ERP Administration & Functional Support

Serve as a key ERP resource for the manufacturing operation, providing functional support, system guidance, and day-to-day troubleshooting for end users.

Learn and understand the existing ERP environment, business processes, and manufacturing practices to provide practical support and recommendations.

Provide end-user training and assist employees with ERP questions, issues, workflows, and process improvements.

Collaborate with end users, Production Control, IT, and management on ERP system upgrades, enhancements, configuration changes, and ongoing system improvements.

Create and delete user accounts, update account permissions, maintain user profiles, manage page layouts, and support system security information.

Provide guidance for system changes and enhancements that improve usability, accuracy, and operational performance.

Production Scheduling & Manufacturing Planning

Develop production schedules for finished goods, component items, machined parts, and build-to-stock subassemblies based on equipment, labor, raw material availability, and customer requirements.

Provide daily production schedules to manufacturing teams and ensure shop-floor execution is aligned with the factory plan.

Coordinate production scheduling of lower-level items, components, and machined parts to support final assembly and customer ship dates.

Work with Production Control to ensure the daily operation schedule is met and materials are available when needed.

Communicate capacity availability and ensure work orders are loaded appropriately based on labor, equipment, material, and schedule constraints.

Resolve conflicts related to capacity, manpower, equipment, materials, and timing to support target ship dates.

Materials, Inventory & Supply Chain Coordination

Drive component material demand for Purchasing and monitor availability, lead times, current production schedules, and capacity requirements.

Balance production and inventory levels with customer demand, inventory turn goals, service levels, and staffing requirements.

Establish and follow protocols for inventory controls, ordering processes, cycle counts, and visual inventory management.

Compile inventory reports and provide accurate data to support planning, purchasing, production, and management decisions.

Implement and manage the internal kitting process to improve material flow, production readiness, and shop-floor efficiency.

Identify and resolve material, manpower, and capacity availability issues before they impact production schedules or customer delivery dates.

MES, Automation & Shop-Floor Data Integration

Support integration between automated equipment, MES, and ERP systems to improve real-time manufacturing data visibility.

Help connect shop-floor activity, equipment data,…