MIS Senior Manufacturing System Analyst (Los Angeles)

Job Title: MIS Senior Manufacturing System Analyst Location: On Site - Los Angeles, California, United States Salary: $90,000-$145,000 Skills: LYNQ MES/APS, SAP Business One, Manufacturing Scheduling, SQL, ERP-MES Integration About the Manufacturing Company / The Opportunity: Join a cutting-edge manufacturing company driving operational excellence through advanced manufacturing information systems. This is an exciting opportunity to play a mission-critical role as the operational bridge between the MIS/IT function and core production processes. You will have a direct impact on boosting plant scheduling performance, supporting a successful SAP Business One ERP go-live, and driving continuous improvement for both system integrity and shop floor execution.

Responsibilities: Function as a core liaison between HQ planners and plant supervisors to ensure realistic production scheduling aligned with actual manufacturing constraints. Configure and support LYNQ APS for finite production scheduling, modeling constraints such as machines, labor, shifts, downtime, and material availability. Maintain and troubleshoot the integration between SAP Business One ERP and LYNQ MES/APS platforms, ensuring accuracy and timely data flow.

Monitor and drive improvement of planned versus actual production outcomes to strengthen schedule stability, lead time accuracy, and OTIF (On-Time In Full) delivery. Support and improve MES shop floor execution tools—terminals, scanners, and labels—to ensure precise data capture and boost user adoption. Lead user training, support critical validation/testing cycles (UAT/EUT), and guide post-go-live stabilization, including deep root-cause analysis.

Identify, resolve, and prevent issues causing unstable schedules or data integrity challenges across manufacturing systems. Enhance data quality for BOM, routing, capacity, and inventory; identify bottlenecks and implement solutions for scheduling efficiency. Must-Have Skills: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Industrial Engineering, Information Systems, or related field (or equivalent hands-on experience). 5+ years’ experience supporting discrete manufacturing systems within a plant environment. 3+ years’ hands-on expertise with LYNQ MES/APS (or comparable shop floor execution/scheduling solutions) and SAP Business One or similar ERP (SQL-based).

Deep knowledge of finite capacity scheduling, multi-level BOMs/routings, and manufacturing order execution. Strong skills in SQL and Excel for advanced data troubleshooting and systems support. Proven track record bridging system logic with physical shop floor constraints and operations feedback.

Nice-to-Have Skills: Experience specifically in the plastics manufacturing sector. Background in supporting ERP-to-MES integrations and data interface projects. Direct involvement with manufacturing process improvement initiatives or change management.

Strong training and documentation abilities for end users and operational teams. Willingness and ability to travel periodically to an Ohio plant location as needed.