Manufacturing Operations Analyst at Swinerton in Portland, OR

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Job Description Summary: We are seeking a Manufacturing Operations Analyst to provide dedicated systems support for manufacturing operations, with ad hoc travel to facilities for critical support, process validation, training, and go-live activities. This role focuses on issue resolution, transactional execution, and data integrity to minimize production downtime and keep manufacturing activities aligned with SAP and manufacturing system records, so that data quality supports reliable inventory, costing, and operational reporting. Training in SAP configuration, manufacturing system support, and enhancement processes is provided, with ongoing mentorship from the Manager and the SAP Analyst, making this a growth role with a clear path to expanded SAP and manufacturing systems responsibility. This role will also support connectivity between operational technology utilities, business technology teams, and external vendors to help resolve system or integration issues. Job Description: Key Responsibilities Production Stability and Issue Resolution Provide timely SAP and manufacturing systems production support and enhancements for manufacturing operations, performing triage, escalation, and resolution to minimize downtime, with ad hoc travel when in-person support is required. Resolve transactional issues such as production order errors, material consumption variances, and inventory mismatches, following established triage and escalation procedures to maintain operational continuity. All team members support every SAP module, with a designated primary in each area. Manufacturing Process Execution Execute and support daily SAP transactions, manufacturing system activities, and related manufacturing business processes across production, materials, quality, maintenance, logistics, configuration, and reporting areas, ensuring production data is entered, processed, validated, and reconciled correctly according to established procedures. Support period-end readiness activities and maintain standardized controls to strengthen data accuracy, reporting reliability, and end-to-end manufacturing process execution. Shop Floor Systems and Integration Support Support shop floor systems, production tracking tools, and facility-facing manufacturing applications that integrate with SAP and related manufacturing systems. Validate end-to-end data flow between operational systems, SAP, and manufacturing systems to ensure alignment across production execution, inventory movement, labeling, traceability, quality, and reporting processes. Escalate and document integration issues with clear detail to maintain alignment between physical production activities, facility workflows, and system records. Data Integrity and Inventory Accuracy Validate material movements and inventory balances, flag quantity mismatches, batch errors, and transactional discrepancies, and support master data maintenance to improve confidence in inventory valuation, costing, and reporting. Continuous Improvement Support Support testing and validation of SAP enhancements, manufacturing system changes, and process improvements. Document recurring issues and participate in root cause analysis activities, assist with process standardization initiatives, and identify automation opportunities to enable operational improvement and support continuous growth. Documentation, Training, and Knowledge Scaling Maintain standard operating procedures, issue logs, and knowledge documentation, support training materials and onboarding for plant users, and capture lessons learned to reduce reliance on tribal knowledge. Relationship Building and Stakeholder Management Build strong working relationships with plant users, super users, and process owners across operations. Communicate clearly on issue status, impact, and resolution, and escalate with sufficient detail to support fast resolution. Operate with a “day-in-the-life” mindset and understand real shop floor workflows and constraints and what will d