Role: Repetitive Manufacturing Coordinator
Pay: $20–$23 per hour
Location: Springfield, MO (On-site)
The Repetitive Manufacturing Coordinator supports material readiness, job execution, production flow, and ERP accuracy within an assigned area of repetitive manufacturing operations. This role helps ensure production has the materials, jobs, documentation, and system visibility needed to maintain schedules, protect customer commitments, and support operational efficiency.
The individual works closely with Production, Purchasing, Engineering, Quality, and Warehouse teams to monitor job and material status, identify risks, resolve constraints, and maintain accurate information across the shop floor and ERP system.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Support production planning by interpreting demand and production schedules and identifying material and job requirements
- Monitor material readiness, validate MRP supply suggestions, follow up on late deliveries, and coordinate with Purchasing and Warehouse to address shortages
- Create, release, maintain, and close repetitive manufacturing jobs in the ERP system with accurate quantities, due dates, materials, routings, and job data
- Monitor jobs on the production floor, verify system status against actual conditions, and help identify stalled jobs, bottlenecks, and work-in-process issues
- Maintain accurate inventory, material transactions, job information, labor reporting, and ERP data; investigate and escalate discrepancies as needed
- Support engineering changes, material substitutions, revisions, quality/rework activities, traceability documentation, and return processes
- Communicate job status, material readiness, delays, and risks across teams while supporting process improvement and standard work
What You Bring
You don’t need to know everything—but you do need the right mindset.
- Strong organizational and observational skills with high attention to detail and data accuracy
- Effective communication skills across shop floor and office environments
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
- Ability to learn and follow standard work and adapt to changing assignments
Experience
- 2–4 years of experience in manufacturing planning, materials coordination, production coordination, purchasing, or related operational roles
- Familiarity with ERP/MRP systems; Epicor Kinetic preferred
- Experience supporting repetitive or production-based manufacturing environments, preferred
- Working knowledge of bills of materials, routings, job operations, and material planning concepts, preferred
- Experience with labor reporting and job costing transactions, preferred
- Intermediate Excel skills, including lookups, pivot tables, and basic analysis, preferred
Why CSI
• Competitive pay: $20–$23 per hour
• Role that directly impacts production—not a back-office job
• Team environment—people work together to solve problems
• Opportunity to grow into planning, purchasing, or operations roles
• Casual workplace with company events and team activities
About CSI
CSI designs, builds, and services stainless-steel process systems used in the food, dairy, beverage, pharmaceutical, and personal care industries.
We do solid work, support our customers, and back our team. It’s a hands-on environment where people step in, figure things out, and keep things moving.
Work Environment / Physical Requirements
This role is primarily office-based with regular interaction on the production floor and with warehouse teams.
It requires extended computer use, communication, and coordination across departments. Light physical activity such as standing, bending, and lifting up to 20 pounds may be required.
CSI provides reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities throughout the application and employment process.
Equal Opportunity Employer
CSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and hires based on qualifications, experience, and the ability to perform the job.
Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. CSI participates in E-Verify.
Skills Required
- Strong organizational and observational skills with high attention to detail and data accuracy
- Effective communication skills across shop floor and office environments
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
- Ability to learn and follow standard work and adapt to changing assignments
- 2-4 years of experience in manufacturing planning, materials coordination, production coordination, purchasing, or related operational roles
- Familiarity with ERP/MRP systems; Epicor Kinetic preferred
- Experience supporting repetitive or production-based manufacturing environments
- Working knowledge of bills of materials, routings, job operations, and material planning concepts
- Experience with labor reporting and job costing transactions
- Intermediate Excel skills, including lookups, pivot tables, and basic analysis
- Authorization to work in the United States
What We Do
Central States Industrial (CSI) provides design, custom fabrication, and distribution of stainless steel products and components for hygienic processes. Serving the food, dairy, beverage, pharmaceutical, and personal care industries, CSI specializes in sanitary process installation, process piping, and MRO supplies. Their mission is to provide value-added process components and systems that meet the specific needs of their customers.
