Manufacturing Coordinator II
Location: Brooklyn Park, MN
Job Type: full-time
Company: Protolabs
Salary: $25.91 - $35 an hour
Category: CNC
Job Description Apply Now
Be yourself at Protolabs
Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to building a diverse team that feels they are valued in the workplace. So do you feel you do not meet every single requirement but still intrigued? We encourage you to still apply! You can help make our company even better. We do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, age, mental or physical ability, or any way you represent yourself. We strongly believe diversity makes for more successful teams.
Why Protolabs?
We are the leaders in digital manufacturing. We hire doers, makers, and creative thinkers who tackle our roles with an entrepreneurial spirit. Our culture is centered around meaningful work that brings new and innovative products to market at unprecedented speeds. We are a diverse team that comes from all walks of life and take pride in our team who is smart, genuine, humble, and passionate about what we do. It’s our people who fuel our creativity and make our culture feel like home.
Join our team as a Manufacturing Coordinator II!
The Manufacturing Coordinator II provides manufacturing operations with a schedule that maximizes efficiency, resources, and capacity to achieve on time delivery within an established budget. The Manufacturing Coordinator II is the primary liaison between production, Customer Service and the supply chain.
Shift: M - F 7am to 3pm
What you will do - Order Planning and Scheduling
- Review manufacturing queues daily
- Work with production and maintenance to understand labor and equipment constraints
- Develop and implement processes and tools to identify, schedule and prioritize large quantity, expedites, short lead time, and remake jobs appropriately.
- Develop, implement, and/or improve processes and tools to analyze demand and make recommendations for flexing machines between product types
- Work cross-functionally to identify root causes of build and reject issues and implement corrective actions
- Lead cross-functional continuous improvement projects
- Customer Service
- Identify potential late orders, communicate to Customer Service and work with production and shipping to mitigate
- Single point of contact for all Customer Service inquiries. Work cross-functionally to formulate response and schedule accordingly
- Work with Customer Service to resolve ship holds or move due dates
- Lead cross-functional projects to minimize potential late orders and improve responsiveness to Customer Service requests
- Inventory
- Identify potential material supply issues and work with Supply Chain to resolve
- Drive inventory accuracy, and optimization projects
- Site AX SME
- Participate in Supply Chain CI projects
- Manage outsourcing activities (i.e Anodizing)
- Lead cross-functional inventory continuous improvement projects
- Manage site consumable material and supply inventory
- Order Management
- Manage outsourcing activities (i.e. Anodizing)
- Collaborate with cross department teams to help improve outsourcing activities processes
- Provide additional support for strategic customers and important orders
- Collaborate with Customer Service Team Leaders to identify process gaps in order handling
- Work with CQE group to mitigate order issues (i.e. Use-as-is quality exceptions)
- Participate in cross-functional continuous improvement efforts
- Minimum of 2 years manufacturing planning/scheduling experience
- APICS certification
- Experience in a manufacturing environment
- Strong information technology skills and knowledge
- Ability to train others on information technology tools and systems
- Ability to analyze data and make informed decisions or recommendations
- Ability to use data to identify opportunities and drive improvements
- Ability to lead cross-functional problem-solving and improvement efforts
- Advanced understanding of production processes and equipment l
- Ability to identify opportunities within ambiguity and rapid change and act on those opportunities
- Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, and to delegate when necessary
- We offer a competitive salary
- In addition, we offer amazing benefits including but not limited to:
- Health Insurance: Traditional OR High Deductible plan
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Health Savings Account (including employer contributions)
- Dental and Vision
- Basic and Supplemental Life Insurance
- Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
- Paid caregiver leave
- You will receive 3 weeks of PTO + Holiday Pay + Volunteer Hours
- 401k with company match and immediate vest
- Employee Stock Purchase Program at a 15% discounted rate
- Matching grants through Protolabs foundation
- And More!
Protolabs offers a competitive total rewards package, and compensation mix vary based on position, such as base wage, as well as other earnings including incentives and commissions. Actual pay offered will vary depending on multiple factors which may include, without limitation, job function, work experience, specialized skills, training, education, and certifications.
Proto Labs maintains ITAR-compliant operations in all of our United States based facilities. Due to ITAR regulations, this role is only open to U.S. Citizens, lawful permanent residents (green card holders) or foreign nationals granted refugee or asylee status. Individuals with temporary visas (e.g. E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, TN or OPT) are not eligible for hire in this role.
Proto Labs, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Physical Demands:
While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to sit; use a computer keyboard, monitor and mouse, telephone and printer; reach with hands, and arms, talk, see and hear. The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, stoop or kneel and must be able to lift and/or move up to 70 pounds.
Work Environment:
Indoors (A/C); nonsmoking; the majority of this job function is performed in a manufacturing area exposed to machinery and noise; with eye protection and safety shoes required. Occasionally works in outside weather conditions. Occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and in high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate.