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What You’ll Do

• Production Planning & Scheduling

+ Create and maintain daily, weekly, and monthly production schedules across fabrication, assembly, paint, and inspection.

+ Prioritize work orders to meet delivery deadlines and customer expectations.

+ Collaborate with purchasing and warehouse teams to ensure materials are ready when needed.

+ Adjust schedules to respond to changing priorities, equipment downtime, or material delays.

+ Keep team leads and management informed with clear, timely updates.

• Shop Floor Coordination

+ Be hands-on—support workflow, material movement, and troubleshoot bottlenecks directly on the floor.

+ Work closely with supervisors to ensure seamless transitions between departments.

+ Monitor progress and provide real-time job status updates.

+ Help onboard and train new team members.

+ Resolve daily production challenges to keep things moving.

• Quality & Process Control

+ Partner with quality control to ensure products meet high standards.

+ Spot process inefficiencies and recommend improvements.

+ Ensure work orders and specs are followed precisely.

+ Support initiatives to improve first-pass yield and reduce defects.

• Inventory & Material Coordination

+ Track raw materials, subassemblies, and components.

+ Communicate with procurement and warehouse teams to resolve shortages.

+ Manage work-in-progress to avoid overproduction or material buildup.

+ Keep accurate records of material usage.

• Safety & Compliance

+ Champion a safe work environment and follow all OSHA regulations.

+ Ensure proper PPE usage and safe handling of tools and materials.

+ Help maintain a clean, organized shop floor.

What You Bring

+ High school diploma or equivalent (Associate’s or Bachelor’s in Manufacturing or Industrial Management is a plus).

+ 2+ years of experience in production planning or coordination preferred.

+ Solid understanding of manufacturing processes—especially metal fabrication, assembly, and finishing.

+ Proficiency in Microsoft Office and familiarity with ERP/MRP systems.

+ Strong communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.

+ A hands-on mindset and willingness to work on the shop floor.

+ Ability to multitask and adapt in a fast-paced environment.

Why Join Us?

+ Be part of a collaborative team that values your input.

+ Gain exposure to multiple departments and processes.

+ Grow your skills in a supportive, fast-moving environment.

+ Make a real impact on production efficiency and quality.

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Fairmont, MN.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $50000.00 - $65000.00/yr.

• 5 Day Work Week

• Overtime available as the workload demands

• Competitive Wage based on position and experience.

• Health Insurance.

• STD, LTD, Critical Illness, and Accident Insurance

• Life insurance……….

• 15 days paid time off starting

• Simple IRA plan

• Health savings account

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Fairmont,MN.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Nov 14, 2025.

About Aerotek:

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.