Job Description

About Kreate

Kreate is a family-owned plastic injection molding company headquartered in Findlay, Ohio, with operations across five states. We design and manufacture consumer products sold through major retailers—everyday items that improve how people live, work, and experience the world around them.

What makes Kreate different is our mindset. We are focused on reimagining familiar product categories and turning “same old” into “better.” That approach influences everything we do—from product development and manufacturing to how we invest in people and technology.

Innovation at Kreate extends beyond engineering or product design. It shows up on the plant floor, in continuous improvement efforts, in how we adopt new systems and tools, and in how we support our teams. We believe great ideas can come from anywhere, and we build an environment where improvement is constant and expected.

As a family-owned business, we take a long-term approach to growth. We value accountability, teamwork, and pride in workmanship. Employees here have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact, learn new skills, and help shape how we operate and grow.

If you’re looking for a place where technology supports real-world manufacturing, where your work directly helps employees stay productive, and where continuous improvement is part of the culture, Kreate offers a strong place to build your career.

Own and optimize end-to-end manufacturing processes within IQMS, ensuring data integrity, system alignment, and operational performance across planning, production, inventory, and shipping. This role bridges operations, IT, and finance—accountable not just for system configuration, but for real-world outcomes on the floor

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

Core Accountability End-to-End Process Ownership

• Own system workflows across: Order → Planning → Production → Inventory → Shipping → Invoicing

• Responsible for how the process actually runs—not just how it’s configured

System Integrity & Data Governance

• Work with new product development team to:

• Ensure BOM accuracy

• Ensure Routings / cycle times Accuracy

• Inventory Configuration (locations, lot control, backflush)

• Work with production to eliminate “workarounds” that bypass IQMS controls

Manufacturing Execution Alignment

• Align IQMS with real plant behavior:

• Machine scheduling

• Labor reporting

• Downtime tracking

• Close the gap between ERP assumptions and shop floor reality

Continuous Improvement

• Identify bottlenecks using ERP + shop data

• Drive measurable improvements in:

• Throughput

• Scrap

• On-time delivery

• Inventory turns

IQMS / ERP Ownership

• Configure and maintain:

• Work orders, BOMs, routings

• E-Plant structures (multi-site logic)

• Inventory transactions (backflush, manual issues, cycle counts)

• IT Ownership for modules such as:

• Production reporting

• Scheduling

• MRP / forecasting

• Shipping & EDI integration

Process Design & Standardization

• Define and enforce:

• Standard operating procedures tied to ERP transactions

• Reduce variability across plants / shifts

• Replace tribal knowledge with documented, scalable processes

Cross-Functional Coordination

• Work with:

• Operations (production supervisors, plant managers)

• Supply chain / planning

• Finance (inventory valuation, WIP, variances)

• IT (integrations, data pipelines)

Data & Reporting

• Build and validate reporting (Power BI / SQL / Oracle backend) and/or Crystal Reporting

Issue Resolution

• Diagnose root causes across:

• Data issues (bad BOM, incorrect inventory)

• Process failures (incorrect scanning, missing transactions)

• System limitations vs. misuse

• Not just fix symptoms—eliminate recurrence

Qualifications

• 3–10+ years in manufacturing operations, ERP ownership, or process engineering

• Deep experience with DELMIAWorks (IQMS):

• Tables (ARINVT, work orders, BOM structures, etc.)

• Transaction flows (production reporting, backflush, shipping)

• Strong understanding of:

• Discrete manufacturing (ideally plastics, injection molding, or similar)

• Inventory control and costing

• Experience with:

• SQL / Oracle (preferred)

• Power BI or similar analytics tools

Company Details:

• Location: REMOTE

• This position will report to the VP of Technology

Kreate is an equal opportunity employer. The Statements used herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by an employee in this position and are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties and skills required. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the Company.