Manufacturing Operations Systems Planner

Manufacturing Operations Systems Planner

Picture your morning on the production floor: you review today’s targets, tune the build plan, check SYSPRO/SFI for any data mismatches, and confirm that every station has the right materials to keep work moving. By midday, you’ve cleared a shortage with Supply Chain, coached a technician through a system transaction issue, and aligned Engineering and Software on an update to routings. By afternoon, you’re verifying end-of-line parts, packaging and documentation, securing approvals, and tracking shipments to ensure customers receive on time, every time.

What you’ll do

• Own daily and weekly build plans anchored to output goals, material positions, and crew capacity.
• Detect flow bottlenecks early and adjust plans, routings, or staffing to protect throughput.
• Monitor material availability continuously and drive rapid resolution of any shortages affecting planned builds.
• Stage components at workstations to enable uninterrupted flow and maximize utilization.
• Partner with Supply Chain on procurement status, lead times, and replenishment strategies.
• Maintain SYSPRO/SFI data integrity—structures, routings, BOMs, and work instructions—to reflect true build logic.
• Oversee system transactions to keep WIP, inventory, and shipment visibility accurate and current.
• Serve as the floor’s go-to resource for system errors, user training, and process change rollouts.
• Own end-of-line part verification and shipment tracking, including packaging, documentation, and customer handoff requirements.
• Coordinate cross-functional approvals to hit customer delivery dates.
• Surface planning, documentation, or logic gaps and lead improvements across teams.
• Collaborate with Engineering and Software to evolve manufacturing system functionality.

Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Experience/Education: 4+ years of hands-on experience in production planning, manufacturing systems, industrial engineering, or a closely related function.
• ERP/MES Mastery: Demonstrated experience creating routings and BOMs and maintaining structures within an ERP or MES platform (SYSPRO/SFI strongly preferred).
• Operations Fluency: Deep grasp of build planning, WIP flow, inventory control, and shipping processes in a high-mix, mid-volume setting.
• Systems Thinking: Strong analytical skills and an ability to connect data to decisions.
• Cross-Functional Execution: Proven success working across Operations, Engineering, Software, and Program teams on complex hardware programs.
• Start-up Readiness: Prior manufacturing start-up experience and comfort with rapid change.
• Technical Aptitude: Ability to safely operate and troubleshoot custom manufacturing and metrology equipment.
• Organization & Detail: Exceptional prioritization and attention to detail.
• Team Communication: Clear communicator and collaborative partner who enjoys tackling challenges on a high-performance team.

Proficiencies

• Production Optimization
• Shipping/Receiving
• ERP & MRP Systems
• Production Planning & Scheduling
• Inventory Management & Control
• Experience in a Manufacturing Environment