About Advanced Illumination

Advanced Illumination is a leading designer and manufacturer of innovative machine vision lighting solutions serving industrial automation, inspection, and imaging applications worldwide. Our team is committed to engineering excellence, operational performance, and delivering high-quality solutions that help customers solve complex imaging challenges across diverse industries.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

Production Planning & Scheduling

Develop and maintain daily and weekly production schedules to support customer delivery requirements and operational priorities.
Coordinate production sequencing and scheduling based on labor capacity, machine availability, material supply, and order urgency.
Monitor manufacturing progress and adjust schedules as needed to address changing priorities, supply constraints, or operational disruptions.
Collaborate closely with production leadership to ensure schedule attainment and workflow efficiency.

Materials & Inventory Coordination

Work with Supply Chain and Purchasing teams to ensure raw materials, components, and subassemblies are available to support planned production.
Monitor inventory levels and identify shortages, excess inventory, and potential supply risks.
Support inventory accuracy initiatives through transaction verification, cycle count coordination, and ERP system discipline.
Assist in managing safety stock levels and material replenishment strategies.

ERP & Data Management

Maintain accurate planning data within the ERP/MRP system, including lead times, BOMs, routings, work orders, and scheduling parameters.
Release and manage production work orders in alignment with operational priorities.
Analyze production and inventory data to support planning decisions and operational improvements.
Generate reports and KPIs related to schedule adherence, inventory performance, backlog, and on-time delivery.

Cross-Functional Coordination

Serve as a key communication link between Production, Engineering, Customer Service, Quality, and Supply Chain teams.
Participate in production meetings and operational reviews to communicate priorities, risks, and recovery plans.
Support engineering change implementation activities and coordinate production transitions for new or revised products.
Assist customer service teams with realistic lead times and delivery commitments.

Continuous Improvement

Identify opportunities to improve planning processes, production flow, inventory management, and operational efficiency.
Support Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives focused on waste reduction, throughput, and delivery performance.
Assist in developing standardized planning procedures and operational best practices.

Qualifications Required

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations Management, Business, Engineering, or related field preferred; equivalent experience considered.
3+ years of production planning, manufacturing scheduling, materials planning, or related operations experience in a manufacturing environment.
Experience working within ERP/MRP systems.
Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and data analysis.
Excellent organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Strong attention to detail and commitment to operational accuracy.

Preferred

Experience in electronics manufacturing, industrial technology, engineered products, or configurable manufacturing environments.
APICS/CPIM certification or similar supply chain/planning certification.
Understanding of BOM structures, production routings, and demand forecasting principles.
Must have advanced Excel skills, and familiarity with BI systems (Power BI)
Lean Manufacturing experience-manufacturing processes and inventory replenishment methods such as Kanban, VMI, Consignment, etc.
Experience working with ERP preferably Syteline Experience

Key Success Metrics

On-time delivery performance
Production schedule attainment
Inventory accuracy and turns
Backlog management
Work order accuracy and closure
Reduction in material shortages and production interruptions
ERP data integrity and planning accuracy

Core Competencies

Planning & organization
Analytical thinking
Cross-functional collaboration
Sense of urgency
Operational discipline
Problem-solving
Communication skills
Continuous improvement mindset

Benefits

Enjoy our company's comprehensive benefits package offering

which includes:

- Medical insurance (90% paid by company)

- Dental insurance

- Vision coverage

- 401 company match up to 4%

- Short Term and Long Term Disability

- Life insurance

- Paid holidays

- Paid Time Off

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