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You'll review drawings, release bills of material, optimize and procure steel, build and manage production orders, and develop steel fabrication estimates - all while coordinating materials, inventory, and shipping through to project close. If you're detail-oriented, enjoy juggling multiple concurrent projects, and want to be the person who keeps releases and production moving smoothly, we'd love to talk with you.\nWhat You'll Do\nReview project and sales order drawings for accuracy and completeness, and resolve questions or discrepancies with engineering.\nDevelop and maintain BOMs, material lists, part numbers, and part descriptions for assemblies, weldments, and fabricated components.\nOptimize linear steel requirements, issue RFQs to steel suppliers, and review and compare supplier quotes.\nCreate and manage production orders, including work centers, operations, labor times, and material assignments.\nCoordinate materials, inventory transfers, and scrap/drops tracking to support production and procurement.\nMaintain the Release Tracker and Shipping Schedule, and coordinate the release of completed work to the shop.\nBuild relationships with new and alternative suppliers/vendors for raw materials and manufacturing processes.\nWhat You Bring\nBachelor's degree in Manufacturing, Engineering, or a related field preferred, or equivalent combination of education and experience.\nExperience in production planning, steel fabrication release, or estimating within a metal fabrication or industrial equipment environment strongly preferred.\nAbility to read and interpret engineering drawings and identify errors or missing information.\nProficiency in Acumatica or similar ERP systems, Procore, and Microsoft Excel.\nStrong organizational, problem-solving, and vendor-management skills, with a continuous improvement mindset.\nWhy Koch Finishing Systems\nAt Koch Finishing Systems, our work is guided by Integrity, Respect for People, Customer Focus, Continuous Improvement, and Community Involvement. 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