Build a career powered by innovations that matter! At Novanta, our innovations power technology products that are transforming healthcare and advanced manufacturing—improving productivity, enhancing people’s lives and redefining what’s possible. We create for our global customers engineered components and sub-systems that deliver extreme precision and performance for a range of mission-critical applications—from minimally invasive surgery to robotics to 3D metal printing.
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This position is part of Novanta’s Robotics & Automation business unit. Robotics & Automation’s cohesive vision, superior technologies, consultative team approach and best-in-class reliability make us the trusted partner in solving the most challenging motion control problems.
Robotics & Automation’s precision component and subsystem solutions solve application-specific challenges for technology-driven original equipment manufacturers from a range of markets.
Summary
This job is responsible for determining material specifications, creating and maintaining inventory schedules, coordinating with internal departments, and managing external stakeholder relations.
Primary Responsibilities
- Responsible for complex fulfillment and production plans
- Participate in system or process improvement initiatives to ensure the function has the best tools
- Review and revise production and fulfillment plans as required by changes in the manufacturing schedules
- Act as a liaison between Manufacturing, Customer Care, Sales and Product Management, communicating and troubleshooting issues, problems, and concerns
- Analyzes production plans and inventory reports, availability / requirements for long lead time items to provide production guidance to the manufacturing sites.
- Assist in the expediting finished goods, when necessary, to support customer order fulfillment
- Recommend and implement production and transportation actions when products are in out-of-stock or allocation situations.
- Partners with management/departments on matters related to production or fulfillment planning.
- Must maintain a well-balanced focus between external and internal customer requirements and possesses.
Required Experience, Education, Skills, Training and Competencies
- Bachelor’s Degree in a business or technical field (or equivalent experience)
- 2+ years’ experience in manufacturing, production management or production planning
- American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS) certification (preferred)
- Proven ability to ensure material availability, while reducing inventory and increasing inventory turns.
- Systematic approach to analyzing and reducing the supply base to achieve maximize EOQ purchasing for cost effectiveness
- Team player with strong computer, written, verbal and skills
- Ability to multitask and manage changing business conditions is essential
- Previous experience with opto-electronics and PCB commodities,
- Working experience in Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma environments
- International purchasing & planning experience a plus
- Understand and participate in the SIOP (Sales Inventory Operations Planning) process.
Travel Requirements
- None
Physical Requirements
- None
Novanta is proud to be an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action workplace. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, military and veteran status, disability, genetics, or any other category protected by federal law or Novanta policy.
Please call +1 781-266-5700 if you need a disability accommodation for any part of the employment process.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in a business or technical field, or equivalent experience
- 2+ years of experience in manufacturing, production management, or production planning
- APICS certification
- Ability to ensure material availability while reducing inventory and increasing inventory turns
- Experience analyzing and reducing the supply base to maximize EOQ purchasing and cost effectiveness
- Strong computer, written, and verbal communication skills
- Ability to multitask and manage changing business conditions
- Experience with opto-electronics and PCB commodities
- Experience working in Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma environments
- International purchasing and planning experience
- Understanding of and participation in the SIOP process
Novanta Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Novanta and has not been reviewed or approved by Novanta.
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Healthcare Strength — Coverage is described as comprehensive, including medical, dental, vision, mental-health support, HSA/FSA options, telemedicine, and access to on-site clinics in select locations. Plan details indicate broad healthcare support across core needs.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Programs include flexible or unlimited time off for many professional roles and a separate PTO structure for non-exempt roles. Paid parental, family, and medical leave are highlighted as substantial in the U.S.
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Retirement Support — A strong 401(k) match with immediate vesting is emphasized. This structure provides meaningful employer support for long-term savings.
Novanta Insights
What We Do
Novanta delivers innovations that matter for its medical and advanced industrial OEM customers. If you have a passion for solving complex technical problems that lead to breakthrough performance and that enhance people's lives, come join our growing team. Here is a sample of the many exciting applications we serve: • Innovations that ensure the safety of patients and efficient workflows in hospitals using our novel RFID technology • Innovations in additive manufacturing, also known as 3-D metal printing, using our lightning fast lasers and laser beam steering sub-systems • Innovations in minimally invasive surgery using our highly reliable insufflators, pumps and visualization systems • Innovations in robotics and automation using our precision motors, encoders and drives for superior accuracy • Innovations in smartphone production using our fast, accurate lasers and laser beam steering equipment along with our precision motion systems The driving force behind our growth is the team of talented professionals who share our commitment to our values, and our passion for innovation and for our customers’ success. Novanta has deep expertise in precision medicine and manufacturing, medical solutions, and robotics and automation: Precision Medicine and Manufacturing: • Continuous wave, ultrafast and CO2 lasers, along with laser beam steering components and sub-systems Brands: ARGES, Cambridge Technology, Laser Quantum, Synrad Medical Solutions: Minimally Invasive Surgery: • Insufflators, pumps and disposable tube sets; medical visualization systems, video processing and wireless imaging Brands: NDS, Med X Change, Reach Technology, WOM Detection & Analysis: • RFID readers, machine vision solutions, barcode scanning, light and color measurement Brands: JADAK Robotics and Automation: • Motors, encoders, servo drives, air bearing systems and integrated mechatronic solutions Brands: ATI, Celera Motion (inc. Applimotion, Ingenia, MicroE, Zettlex, Westwind)
