Position Title: Jr Manufacturing Operations Analyst
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Industry: Food Production
Classification: Non Exempt - Full Time - Direct Hire (On-site)
Reports to: Sr. Enterprise Applications Manager
Work Environment: Production Facility / Warehouse Setting
Jones Networking is recruiting for a Jr Manufacturing Operations Analyst to join a large food production company in San Antonio, TX. This career opportunity is an entry-level, on-site role supporting daily manufacturing and warehouse operations. This position provides hands-on assistance to production and warehouse teams, supports system usage and data accuracy, and helps ensure operational processes are executed consistently on the floor. The role is designed for candidates early in their operations career who want to build practical experience in a manufacturing environment. Our client offers competitive salary, excellent benefits, and career growth potential. Benefits include comprehensive health insurance (medical/dental/vision), 401(k) + 2% match, life and disability insurance, flexible spending account, employee assistance program and corporate discounts.
Jr Manufacturing Operations Analyst Position Summary:
- Provide daily, on-site support for receiving, production, inventory, and shipping activities.
- Assist production and warehouse teams with proper execution of workflows using WMS (Warehouse Management Systems) and Manufacturing Mobile systems.
- Ensure raw materials, work-in-progress, and finished goods are properly labeled and staged on the production floor.
- Support inventory accuracy through participation in cycle counts and physical inventory counts.
- Assist with basic NetSuite transactional activities, including item checks, bin verification and data validation.
- Verify item components, operational steps, and bin locations to support manufacturing readiness.
- Identify and document system or process issues and escalate as needed.
- Support onboarding and training of production and warehouse employees on basic system usage.
- Provide hands-on guidance during live operations under the direction of management.
- Maintain weekly tracking of assigned tasks, issues, and observations.
- Provide regular status updates to management.
Qualifications Summary:
- Bachelor's Degree preferred; Associate Degree or higher in business, operations, supply chain, or a related field required.
- Minimum one year of full-time experience in a manufacturing, warehouse, logistics, or operations environment. Hands-on exposure to production or warehouse floor operations is required.
- Intermediate computer skills and willingness to learn enterprise systems.
- Basic experience using ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) or WMS systems (Warehouse Management Systems). NetSuite or similar platforms are a plus.
- Familiarity with inventory transactions, bin management, or production-related system workflows.
- Exposure to cycle counts, physical inventory processes and/or inventory reconciliation activities.