Manufacturing Operations Coordinator

The Operations Coordinator will support Mini-Circuits’ High Reliability (Hi-Rel) and Up-screening program. The candidate will partner with engineering, test, manufacturing, and production planning to drive excellence into the operations processes with a focus on production planning and product transfer to manufacturing. The primary goal is to manage the execution of manufacturing operations, including preparation and initiation of manufacturing orders.

Salary Range: $80,000 - $100,000 per year

• Hi-Rel Program Management & Manufacturing Coordination
  • Work cross-functionally with various teams including Applications, Account Managers, Operations and Quality on Hi-Reliability products.
  • Assist in overseeing daily operations to ensure efficiency and alignment with company goals.
  • Support lead time and best ship calculations.
  • Lead material analysis and project requirements analysis by product including collaboration with engineering test and fixturing teams to ensure test materials are available.  
  • Daily prioritization, expedition and maintenance of the manufacturing schedules to ensure timely completion of all deliverables.
  • Creating, updating, and approving production routings.
  • Foster continuous improvement for the new product introduction process and product transfer from applications to manufacturing.
  • Support and work very closely with MCL Production departments to ensure proper work distribution and assignments
  • Understand the production flow and how to handle issues that may arise.
  • Work closely with the Manufacturing Control department to assist with production related issues.
• Project Management
  • Develop and maintain project management tools using Microsoft Smartsheet.
  • Review schedules with program management, manufacturing departments, production control, purchasing and engineering to ensure resource availability and on-time deliveries.
  • Escalate any issues to relevant stakeholders including Applications, Quality which impacts schedule and expected on-time completion.

The duties, responsibilities and expectations described above are not a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned to the member, within the scope of the position.

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain (Logistics, Operations Management, Business), a technical field (Mechanical, Electrical or Industrial Engineering) or related field of study. 
• Knowledge of SAP is a plus.
• 3-4 years of manufacturing or operations experience.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing principles, including process improvement and quality assurance.
• Proficient in the use of Project Management, ERP (SAP, MAPICS, Oracle Netsuite or similar), and PLM tools (SmartSheet, Arena PLM desirable).
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, Power point) including database management (sorting, filtering, categorizing are essential).
• Experience in fast paced production environments and/or high-mix low/mid-volume production.
• Detail-Oriented and extremely well organized.
• Strong reading, writing and oral communication skills.
• Technical background including basic understanding of reliability/stress tests are a plus.
• Six Sigma certification (Green/Black Belt) is a plus.
• Aerospace and Defense experience is a plus.
• Having SAP experience is a plus.<