Manufacturing Operations Administrator

Manufacturing Operations Administrator
Administration | Waco, TX | On-site
About Kinetic Custom Trailers

Kinetic Custom Trailers designs and builds custom Class 8 steel trailers and industrial hauling solutions. With nearly a decade of proven success in Canada, we're expanding our manufacturing footprint in Waco, Texas.

Kinetic (Waco) is hiring a Manufacturing Operations Administrator to support production operations inside our steel fabrication and trailer asembly facility. This is not a front-desk role. You will work closely with Production, Engineering, Purchasing, and Finance to ensure the shop has the correct documentation, accurate ERP data, and a current production schedule.

Reports To:

Operations Coordinator

Work Location:

On-site in an industrial manufacturing environment (PPE required).

• Print, release, and distribute engineering drawings, work orders/job travelers, and quality documents to the shop floor
• Maintain and update the production schedule and communicate priority changes to relevant teams
• Track and enter production hours, job costing, and production data using Excel and ERP/MRP systems
• Support document control: drawing revisions, change notices (ECO/ECN), and controlled distribution to production
• Maintain organized digital and physical records for production and technical documents
• Support vendor/customer communications as required to keep production moving
• Follow all safety rules and PPE requirements; promote a safe work environment

• 2+ years of administrative or operations support experience in manufacturing, fabrication, construction, or industrial environments
• Experience working with work orders/job travelers, engineering drawings, and revision-controlled documents
• Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Office, especiall Excel (filters/sorts;pivots/lookups preferred)
• Experience using an ERP/MRP system for transactions/data entry (any system)
• Strong time-management skills and ability to manage multiple priorities under pressure
• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy (prevents rework caused by incorrect documentation/data)
• Clear written and verbal communication skills; able to work effectively with shop and technical teams
• Professionalism, confidentiality, and reliability

• Basic bookkeeping/AP support (processing vendor invoices, matching documentation)
• Job costing/time capture experience
• Purchasing/receiving coordination in an industrial environment

• Pay: $18 - $25/hour (based on experience)
• Benefits:
  Comprehensive Benefit Plan, paid holidays and paid time off
• Growth:
  Opportunities to develop into production planning, procurement, or operations leadership roles
• Stability:
  Full-time, permanent position with consistent hours
• Team:
  Work closely with production and engineering in a fast-paced, hands-on environment
• Hours:
  
  Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
• Location:
  
  Waco, Texas
• Environment:
  On-site, office-based role within an active manufacturing facility(PPE required)

Submit your resume and cover letter to our careers website. We thank all applicants—only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.