Job Title: Continuous Improvement & Production Planner
Location: Reynoldsville, Pa
Industry: Tool making
Employment Type: Full-Time

About the Role:
We are seeking a proactive and analytical professional to lead lean manufacturing initiatives on the shop floor while supporting production planning and scheduling. This hybrid role is ideal for someone with a strong foundation in lean principles—preferably gained in the automotive sector—and a passion for driving operational efficiency.

Key Responsibilities:

• Analyze current manufacturing processes to identify inefficiencies and improvement opportunities.
• Design and implement future state processes using lean tools and methodologies.
• Develop and execute tactical plans to support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with production, quality, and logistics teams to ensure alignment and sustainability of improvements.
• Support daily and weekly production planning and scheduling activities.
• Monitor production performance and adjust schedules as needed to meet delivery and quality targets.
• Review work center capacities and align with keeping resources with work orders.
• Update delivery dates when not on schedule to make delivery date.
• Ensure flow is happening throughout the plant from first to last operation, analyze why if not.
• Develop visual KPI boards for each area/work center in the plant.
• The ability to recognize bottlenecks and recommend needed adjustments.
• Other initiatives and duties as assigned by management. 

Qualifications:

• Experience in lean manufacturing, with a strong understanding of tools such as value stream mapping, 5S, SMED, and Kaizen.
• Background in production planning, scheduling, or operations coordination.
• Automotive industry experience is a strong asset due to its lean maturity.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Proficiency in ERP/MRP systems and Microsoft Excel.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Operations Management, or a related field preferred.

What We Offer:

• A collaborative and improvement-focused work environment
• Opportunities to lead impactful projects
• Competitive compensation and benefits
• Career development and training opportunities

Benefits & Compensation
Seco Tools offers a highly competitive base salary and generous benefit package. Our benefits include life, medical, dental, and vision insurance, paid vacation, and holiday, 14 weeks paid parental leave, and an extremely strong 401(k) retirement savings plan. We are passionate about taking care of our people and the community around us, which is why we provide financial incentives for staying healthy and volunteer days to get employees to volunteer within their community.  To apply, visit www.secotools.com/careers.

Seco Tools, a subsidy of Sandvik is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. Any applicant who, because of a disability, needs accommodation or assistance in completing an application or at any time during the application process should contact Human Resources at [email protected]. Sandvik provides reasonable accommodation for employees with disabilities consistent with its obligations under the law.