Area Business Engineer

ATI • Albany, OR

12d • Onsite

About The Position

ATI is hiring an Area Business Engineer at its manufacturing plant in Millersburg, Oregon. This day-shift role typically runs from 7:00 AM to 4:30 PM and works with Production Planning to optimize and schedule Operational Area production plans, maximize profit, minimize losses, and align production with operational capabilities. The role converts broader business strategies into actionable daily plans, sets production targets, monitors performance, and identifies opportunities to improve operations. It also collaborates across Operations, Supply Chain, Production Planning, maintenance, and other functions to coordinate scheduling, resource allocation, reliability, and improvement efforts. The position is responsible for awareness of the profit and loss for assigned production lines and for supporting the achievement of financial and operational targets.

ATI describes its work as solving difficult challenges through materials science and advanced, integrated process technologies. The company offers competitive base pay with variable additional compensation opportunities. The stated annual salary range is $65,700 to $104,800. ATI does not provide immigration sponsorship for its positions; employment opportunity may be tracked or limited based on citizenship or immigration status due to the nature of its operations and certain federal contracts. ATI provides equal employment opportunities and reasonable accommodations during the hiring process upon request.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Operations Management, or a related field, or at least 5 years of experience in operational planning, production flow planning, materials coordination, operations management, or a similar role in a manufacturing environment.
• Expertise in operational planning or production planning and supply chain processes.
• Deep understanding of business value drivers and operational requirements.
• Familiarity with supply chain and production work processes.
• Strong experience with production and operations data systems.
• Ability to coach and mentor peers and teams in operational best practices.
• Effective leadership qualities in a cross-functional and collaborative environment.
• Strong communication skills to influence decision-making and facilitate coordination across teams.
• Ability to identify and drive improvement initiatives that deliver measurable operational benefits.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement the Operations Plan and set production targets aligned with strategic business objectives.
• Optimize and schedule Area/Line production plans to maximize profit, minimize losses, and align with operational capabilities and efficiency.
• Translate broader business strategies into actionable daily operational plans for the production area.
• Define and monitor KPIs to track production-area capability and identify improvement opportunities.
• Identify production constraints and collaborate with relevant teams to develop solutions.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain and Production Planning to optimize scheduling and resource allocation.
• Challenge schedule breaks, ensure the product wheel, and work with the OMG to optimize and freeze maintenance outage periods.
• Partner with the Performance Engineer to coordinate the operating plan and reliability issues.
• Assist Operations in troubleshooting and closing gaps between actual production performance and planned targets.
• Promote proactive identification of equipment problems and support long-term improvement initiatives.
• Maintain awareness of the P&L for assigned lines and ensure financial targets are met.
• Provide subject matter expertise to cross-functional teams supporting improvement initiatives and operational excellence.

Benefits

• Competitive base pay with variable additional compensation opportunities.
• 401(k) plan with company match.
• Health insurance, including medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Life insurance.
• Short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Accidental Death and Dismemberment coverage.
• Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Employee Assistance Programs.
• Three weeks of paid vacation time.
• Two personal days.
• Ten paid holidays.
• Performance bonus.
• Optional employee-paid Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, and Pet Insurance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level