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1st Shift Schedule: Monday-Thursday 6am-3:30pm, Friday 6am-10am

Location: 2700 S Custer Ave, Wichita, KS 67217

FLSA Status: Salaried Exempt

• Generate and maintain KPIs cross-functionally identified to be valuable to the business
• Provide Operations Team insight and analysis of Production Schedule
• Evaluate workflow and production schedules for efficiency and recommend discrete action to streamline
• Build and maintain Fixed-Asset capacity planning tool – providing insight to company stakeholders
• Define Direct Labor resources needed for current and future Statement of Work
• Periodically evaluate Statement of Work to determine Department-Level throughput plans
• Simulate effects on potential SOW scope changes and evaluate impact to Fixed Asset and Labor resources
• Leverages manufacturing experience to reconcile and assess data-driven outputs
• Serves as a liaison between Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, and Upper Management

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, Business Analytics, or a related quantitative field or equivalent work experience.
• Experience: 3+ years of production control, scheduling, or capacity planning experience within a high-mix, low-volume discrete manufacturing environment.
• Industry Background: Direct experience in the Military, Defense, or Aerospace (A&D) sectors.
• Software Proficiency: Advanced experience using ERP/MRP systems (e.g., Syteline, Microsoft D365, SAP, Oracle, Epicor) and advanced Microsoft Excel skills (including Pivot Tables, VLOOKUPs, and complex formulas).

• Data Modeling & Simulation: Advanced ability to compile complex data sets to build, maintain, and optimize Fixed-Asset capacity models and Direct Labor resource tools. Ability to run predictive "what-if" simulations to forecast the operational impact of Statement of Work (SOW) scope changes.
• Production Analytics & KPIs: Strong capability to develop, analyze, and track cross-functional Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that provide actionable insights to executive leadership and operations teams.
• Discrete Manufacturing Operations: Deep knowledge of shop-floor workflow efficiency, throughput planning, and discrete manufacturing processes. Ability to identify operational bottlenecks and recommend specific, data-driven corrective actions.
• Regulatory & Quality Frameworks: Familiarity with AS9100 or ISO 9001 quality management systems, Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) rated orders, and FAR/DFARS compliance.
• Cross-Functional Communication: Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with a proven ability to act as a strategic liaison and translate technical data between Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality Assurance, and Upper Management.
• Problem-Solving & Agility: Strong analytical and critical thinking skills to handle fluctuating SOWs, shifting priorities, and tight deadlines in a highly regulated environment.

• Office & Shop Floor Adaptability: Split-environment role requiring frequent sitting and working with a computer in an office setting, balanced with periodic stints walking and standing on the manufacturing shop floor to work with operations teams. May require occasional lifting while supporting production operations.
• Environmental Exposure: Comfort with working primarily in a climate-controlled office environment with occasional exposure to the cold, heat, and variable noise levels found in a manufacturing environment.

Access to our facility (and, therefore, employment) is restricted under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to U.S. Citizens, lawful permanent residents of the United States and properly licensed foreign persons. Applicants receiving a conditional offer of employment will be required to provide information to determine whether they are subject to these regulations and, if so, to assess their country of chargeability for export control purposes.

Leading Technology Composites is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.

All offers of employment at Leading Technology Composites are contingent upon the successful completion of a comprehensive background check and a pre-employment drug screening. These checks will be conducted in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws. Refusal to submit to testing, failure to complete testing within provided deadline, or a verified positive drug result for unauthorized substances, will disqualify a candidate from further consideration for employment.