Located in Minneapolis, MN
Pay: $24-28/hr
Job Full Description
Manufacturing Operations Coordinator
Pay: $24-28/hr
Schedule: Mon - Thurs 6AM - 4:30PM
This on-site role strengthens daily execution across Manufacturing Operations by improving job readiness, priority clarity, system accuracy, and follow-through. This position ensures work is prepared correctly, information flows smoothly between teams, and issues are identified early and resolved quickly. By improving execution discipline and visibility at the floor level, this role increases operational capacity, reduces friction and rework, and enables Operations leadership to focus on higher-value decision-making. It serves as a key connector between planning, execution, and follow-up across manufacturing, supply chain, and support functions. This role is well-suited for someone with a few years of manufacturing experience who is highly organized, detail oriented, and interested in growing their impact within operations over time.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare complete and accurate job packets (travelers, prints, routings, tooling notes, special instructions).
- Verify and stage work so jobs are truly ready when scheduled.
- Identify and flag missing or incorrect information early to prevent downstream disruption.
- Support Operations leadership by translating the daily schedule into clear, executable priorities.
- Confirm readiness for near-term jobs and surface constraints early.
- Capture issues, route them to the appropriate owner, and follow through to resolution.
- Enter and maintain timely, accurate production and operations data in the ERP system.
- Ensure job status and system data reflect what is actually happening on the floor.
- Support consistency and discipline in how systems are used across functions.
- Track and close action items from daily operations activity.
- Improve handoffs between planning, operations, supply chain, and support teams.
- Help keep priorities visible and information flowing across functions.
- Collect floor-level data related to job status, bottlenecks, and delays.
- Maintain simple trackers and reports using basic Excel or Sheets tools.
- Identify recurring issues and patterns that inform continuous improvement discussions.
Required Skills & Capabilities
- Strong attention to detail and follow-through
- Manufacturing or job shop experience.
- Comfortable in a fast-paced manufacturing environment with changing priorities
- Organized, reliable, and execution-focused
- Tech-confident; able to learn new systems quickly
- Working knowledge of Microsoft 365
- Clear communicator who flags issues early and asks questions proactively
- Continuous improvement mindset (formal experience not required)
- ERP exposure (Syteline a plus, not required).
- Familiarity with job packets, travelers, routings, and scheduling flow preferred.
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Saint Paul, MN
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1696 Suburban Avenue
Saint Paul, MN 55106
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