Manufacturing Technology & Continuous

The Manufacturing Technology & Continuous Improvement Specialist is responsible for developing, implementing, and supporting technology-enabled solutions that improve manufacturing operations, material flow, planning, execution, communication, and overall business performance.

This role serves as a hands‑on continuous improvement and technology resource for the operation. The position combines manufacturing knowledge, data analysis capability, ERP/MRP understanding, Microsoft application expertise, and practical process improvement skills.

Analyze operational data, identify areas of opportunity, prioritize improvement actions based on business impact, and support implementation across multiple levels of the organization. Works directly with hourly production employees, supervisors, functional leaders, and executive leadership.

Strong understanding of how cross‑functional areas within a manufacturing business interact, including operations, supply chain, planning, purchasing, inventory, engineering, quality, finance, customer service, and IT. Solutions developed in this role must consider the full system impact, not just isolated process improvements.

This position is intended to be the technology‑savvy continuous improvement resource for the operation, with a particular focus on using data, systems, and practical process improvement to improve value delivery.

Develop, implement, and support technology-based solutions that improve manufacturing operations, production visibility, planning, scheduling, material flow, inventory control, and performance management.

Use Microsoft tools, ERP/MRP systems, and other business applications to create practical solutions that improve speed, accuracy, visibility, accountability, and decision‑making.

Support the development of dashboards, reports, workflows, trackers, planning tools, and operational management systems that improve daily execution and leadership visibility.

Evaluate current processes and systems to identify gaps, manual workarounds, data integrity issues, reporting limitations, and opportunities for automation, standardization, or simplification.

Work with operations, supply chain, planning, engineering, quality, finance, customer service, and IT to ensure technology solutions address real business needs and can be sustained in daily operations.

Analyze manufacturing, inventory, supply chain, quality, delivery, labor, and financial data to identify areas of opportunity.

Translate data into clear insights, recommended actions, priorities, and expected business impact.

Help prioritize improvement activities based on value, urgency, feasibility, risk, and timing of benefit delivery.

Develop methods to measure the effectiveness of implemented improvements, including baseline performance, target conditions, and follow‑up performance tracking.

Present data and recommendations in a clear, practical manner that supports decision‑making at multiple levels of the organization.

Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on manufacturing performance, material flow, lead time reduction, inventory accuracy, schedule adherence, labor productivity, quality, and on‑time delivery.

Apply Lean, problem‑solving, root cause analysis, and process improvement methods to help eliminate waste, variation, rework, delays, and inefficiencies.

Develop practical standard work, process controls, visual management tools, and daily management systems that support sustained improvement.

Ensure improvements are designed with a full‑system perspective, considering impacts across production, planning, purchasing, inventory, quality, engineering, finance, customer service, and the customer.

Support process owners and functional leaders in implementing improvements and sustaining new ways of working.

Analyze and improve material flow in a non‑vertically integrated manufacturing environment, where supplier performance, purchased components, inventory availability, planning discipline, and production execution…