Manufacturing Systems Specialist

At Pan-Oston, you’re more than an employee — you’re an owner. For over 50 years, we’ve built retail solutions for some of North America’s biggest brands while building careers people are proud of.

• Employee Ownership (ESOP) – Share in the company’s success
• Work-Life Balance – Flex time for life’s important moments
• Family-Focused Benefits – Childcare assistance & family coverage
• Career Growth – Tuition reimbursement & advancement opportunities
• Supportive Culture – A team built on respect, community, and integrity
• Growing Company – Backed by a $10M facility expansion in Bowling Green

• Competitive Pay
• Health Insurance
• FREE Dental & Vision for Employee & Family
• PTO, Sick Days & Paid Holidays
• Paid Volunteer Time
• Employee Assistance Program
• Gym Membership Discounts

Now Hiring:

MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS SPECIALIST

PURPOSE OF POSITION: 

The purpose of this position is to translate engineering documents and CAD geometry into Bill of Materials (BOM) and routing structures within the company’s ERP/MRP system providing all relevant information generated shop orders and standard cost for all manufactured products.

RESPONSIBILITY AND AUTHORITY:

This position must be able to interpret drawings and apply engineering standards needed to create accurate BOM and routings in the MRP/ERP System.  The MRP/ERP system will utilize this data to generate the shop paper required to direct products throughout the appropriate work centers while consuming the required materials. 

This position must communicate with design, programming, purchasing, customer service, sales, manufacturing, engineering and scheduling to ensure all requirements are met to ensure the structure is complete and accurate based on the product’s intent.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE POSITION:

1) Must be able to interpret design drawings to accurately create BOM and routing structures for product so that the product can flow through the appropriate manufacturing work centers while driving accurate material requirements throughout.

2) Must be able to communicate back to design engineering when prints need to be modified due to error or not meeting Pan-Oston manufacturing techniques.

3) Help develop and maintain work center routing standards to ensure that the product cost is accurately reflecting Pan-Oston’s manufacturing processes/techniques.

4) Must be able to effectively manage multiple projects at once.  If necessary, when information is not available to complete a project, this position will need to be diverted to another project to maintain constant output of work.

5) If necessary, when information is not available this position must actively seek out additional information to complete the project on time with precise input.

6) As needed, perform time studies as product flows through the shop and update routings accordingly.

7) Follow established engineering standards and calculations.

MINIMUM POSITION REQUIREMENTS (Skills & Abilities)

1. Print reading and interpretation
2. Good verbal and written communication skills
3. Strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel
4. Highly Motivated, Goal Oriented, Self-Starter
5. Excellent Organizational Skills
6. Experience with data entry (ability to type: 10-key a plus)
7. Basic MRP/ERP understanding
8. Strong attention to detail
9. Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

WORK EXPERIENCE

Preferred 1-5 years of experience in manufacturing environment.  Need to have experience in reading design prints with strong computer skills.  Sheet metal knowledge preferred but not required.

WHAT ADDITIONAL SKILLS OR ABILITIES WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR THE JOB?

Need to be self motivated with good organizational skills.  Need to be able to prioritize jobs as well as be able to multitask.  Good communication skills (oral and written) are required as this position communicates with the production floor, design, purchasing, customer service, sales, manufacturing engineering, scheduling, etc.