Operations Planning Specialist — Food Equipment Manufacturing

Location: Omaha, NE | Salary: $65,000–$95,000 | Schedule: Mon–Fri, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM | Employment: Full-Time | Reports To: VP of Operations | Industry: Precision manufacturing of food processing equipment and aftermarket parts

Is This You?

• Do you love orchestrating people, machines, and materials to deliver right-first-time, on-time results?
• Are you at your best when priorities shift and you’re the steady hand realigning the plan?
• Do you take pride in turning complex workflows into dependable schedules the whole shop can trust?

About Stone Enterprises

We build mission-critical equipment and parts that help food processors protect safety, productivity, and uptime. Since 2000, our team has earned a reputation for quality, reliability, and exceptional service. We’re expanding and looking for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative manufacturing environment.

What You’ll Do

Plan & Prioritize

• Translate orders and capacity into clear production schedules.
• Set and adjust delivery commitments for quotes and live jobs.
• Work with the Shop Manager to balance labor, machines, and material constraints.
• Continuously re-sequence work to hit deadlines and customer expectations.

Coordinate Materials

• Validate inventory, calculate requirements, and trigger buys as needed.
• Build kits and stage blanks, components, and hardware for assembly.
• Prevent shortages and resolve material risks before they impact the floor.

Keep Work Moving

• Issue drawings, prints, and travelers to the right stations at the right time.
• Monitor progress through machining, fabrication, assembly, and QA.
• Route completed parts to inventory or shipping; close jobs and report variances.
• Communicate changes, blockers, and solutions to stakeholders across the shop.

Improve the System

• Use data to find bottlenecks and increase throughput and schedule adherence.
• Partner with leadership to reduce cost, improve processes, and elevate quality.
• Promote accountability, safety, and continuous improvement.

What You Bring

• 2+ years in a production/manufacturing setting.
• Experience with production planning/scheduling, inventory/materials control, or shop coordination preferred.
• Comfort reading engineering drawings, blueprints, and manufacturing docs.
• Outstanding organization, attention to detail, and time management.
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines and shifting priorities.
• Analytical mindset with solid judgment and timely decision-making.
• Clear communicator who collaborates well at every level.
• Proactive at identifying risks and maintaining schedule integrity.
• Proficient with computers; quick to learn ERP/MRP, inventory, and scheduling tools.

Nice to Have

• Background in machining, fabrication, metalworking, assembly, or equipment manufacturing.
• Hands-on ERP/MRP experience.
• Knowledge of job travelers, work orders, routings, BOMs, and inventory systems.
• Familiarity with KPIs like OTD, efficiency, throughput, and schedule adherence.
• Experience with engineering specs and drawings.

Role Details

• Compensation: $65,000–$95,000 annually + comprehensive benefits
• Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM
• Environment: Supportive, collaborative team with real ownership of outcomes
• Growth: Professional development with a direct line of sight to impact
• Values: Integrity, innovation, quality, and people

Why You’ll Love It Here

Your planning sharpens our performance and helps our customers keep critical food systems running. If you thrive on organizing complexity and delivering on promises, this is where your work will be seen and celebrated.

Apply Today

Ready to bring order to a dynamic shop and keep product flowing? Join Stone Enterprises.

You Should Be Proficient In

• Continuous Improvement
• Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• Production Optimization
• Production Planning & Scheduling
• Inventory Management & Control
• Scheduling Experience
• Manufacturing