Planner, Manufacturing ​/ Production, Operations Engineer

Uses lean techniques to plan and schedule equipment, human and material resources for all jobs. Drives on time delivery and profitability using a customer-focused approach in all decisions. Acts as the liaison between all departments in the company and customers to execute an order after it has been placed.

Tasks and responsibilities include scheduling all production orders and developmental jobs using visual and computer communications, maintaining and refining tools for monitoring equipment and labor capacity, driving on time delivery, acting as a key promoter of the customer, preparing master production schedule and work orders for Production and Engineering Orders, establishing priorities for specific customer orders, releasing work orders to manufacturing, providing dates for customer orders, attending daily operations meetings, coordinating material requirements with purchasing/inventory control and manufacturing operations, analyzing manufacturing data and preparing reports, reviewing work orders prior to closing to ensure accuracy, completing required documentation accurately, reviewing purchase orders and performing all actions associated with processing a customer order including contract review, order acknowledgment, internal order notification, customer confirmation, order entry, issues in-house shop orders as required, coordinates with shipping and invoicing, using Lean Enterprise methods to reduce waste and complexity in all processes, reviewing and managing kanbans, and managing expired material.

Education and experience required:
High School Diploma, or equivalent, and 3 years of manufacturing experience. Desired: 2-4 year degree in Business, Engineering or related field, experience with clean room manufacturing, and production leadership experience.

Competencies include ability to read, write, speak and understand the English language, ability to communicate clearly by conveying and receiving ideas, information and direction effectively, ability to demonstrate adequate job knowledge to deliver a world class performance, ability to challenge oneself to consistently meet all goals and deadlines, willingness to strive for excellence by producing work that is free of errors and mistakes, desire to delight both customers and coworkers by offering encouragement, fostering teamwork and addressing conflict appropriately, commitment to making improvements company wide, demonstrated competence using Microsoft Office, polished customer service skills, well developed organizational and time-management skills, ability to successfully plan and collaborate with various team members to fulfill a common goal, and familiarity with manufacturing operations.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran, disability, or any other status protected by state or federal law.