Planning Assistant

Killdeer Mountain Manufacturing, Inc.; Dickinson (ND); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Killdeer Mountain Manufacturing, Inc. is seeking a Planning Assistant to support Contracts and Planning by preparing, verifying, and organizing production paperwork, assembling totes, and ensuring documentation meets customer, regulatory, and KMM requirements.

The role collaborates with Planners, Planning Team Lead, Contract Administrators, and production personnel to maintain schedule adherence and smooth data flow, with hands-on use of Dynamics for job releases, scanning, and archiving records.

Qualifications

• Strong attention to detail and organized record-keeping.
• Experience in production, logistics, or document control is a plus.
• Good time management and clear communication.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and organize production paperwork.
• Assemble totes for manufacturing.
• Verify and archive records to ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Maintain schedule adherence and configuration integrity.
• Collaborate with planners, contract administrators, and production personnel.
• Handle job releases in Dynamics and scanning/archiving records.

Skills

Documentation & records

Attention to detail

Time management

Analytical thinking

Clear communication

Lean principles

Tools

Dynamics

Job description

The Planning Assistant supports the Contracts and Planning team by preparing, verifying, and organizing production paperwork; assembling totes for manufacturing; and ensuring all documentation is accurate, complete, and compliant with customer, regulatory, and KMM requirements. In this role, you'll work closely with Planners, the Planning Team Lead, Contract Administrators, and production personnel to maintain schedule adherence, configuration integrity, and smooth data flow from customer to production. You'll be hands‑on with job releases in Dynamics, scanning and archiving records, verifying engineering documents, and keeping production moving with precision and consistency.

What You'll Bring To The Team

Success in this role comes from applying core quality principles like Customer Focus, Process Approach, and Continuous Improvement. You'll assemble and sequence paperwork, maintain accurate records, support Lean initiatives, and collaborate across departments to ensure workflow efficiency. Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, time management, and clear communication will help you thrive-whether you're new to manufacturing or bringing prior experience in production, logistics, or document control.

Salary: $18.50 per hour