We are looking for a Production Planner to support a growing manufacturing operation in Franklin Park, Illinois. This contract opportunity with potential for a permanent role is ideal for someone who can balance daily production priorities, coordinate across multiple departments, and keep schedules moving in a fast-paced environment. The person in this role will help organize high-volume work orders, respond quickly to shifting shop floor conditions, and use planning data to improve output and efficiency.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Build and maintain production schedules that align labor, machine capacity, materials, and delivery targets.<br>• Review a high volume of line items each day and adjust priorities to keep manufacturing activities on track.<br>• Partner closely with purchasing, operations, machine operators, and plant leadership to coordinate production timing and resolve scheduling conflicts.<br>• Monitor shop floor activity and quickly revise plans when equipment issues, urgent orders, or other disruptions affect output.<br>• Use planning systems and Excel-based reporting to track key performance indicators and evaluate production results.<br>• Sequence work in a way that supports efficient machine usage and minimizes unnecessary downtime or changeover disruption.<br>• Translate demand and order requirements into clear daily and short-term production plans for the team.<br>• Support ongoing planning processes as the operation expands capacity and adds additional shift coverage.
<p>We are seeking an experienced Communications Manager / Brand Transition Lead to support a major brand integration and portfolio transition initiative. This role will be responsible for driving internal and external communications, coordinating brand transition activities, supporting content development, and ensuring consistency across messaging, assets, and materials.</p><p>The ideal candidate is a strategic communicator and strong project manager with significant experience leading complex brand, communications, and go-to-market initiatives. <strong>Experience in the semiconductor industry is required.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Lead internal communications efforts to ensure alignment with organizational strategy and key business initiatives</li><li>Keep employees engaged and informed throughout brand and portfolio transition activities</li><li>Develop and publish content across websites, blogs, videos, photography, presentations, and related communication channels</li><li>Ensure consistency across all communications, branding, and messaging</li><li>Manage brand transition assets and coordinate with external agency partners as needed</li><li>Support website content development for a unified portfolio and brand presence</li><li>Coordinate trademark and brand registration processes in partnership with legal teams</li><li>Oversee brand transition activities across multiple office and building locations</li><li>Develop and update sales enablement materials, including brochures, customer-facing collateral, pitch decks, and landing pages</li><li>Create thought leadership and media messaging to support broader communications goals</li><li>Partner with leadership and cross-functional teams to determine what information should be shared, when it should be released, and how it should be communicated</li><li>Measure, analyze, and present the effectiveness of communication efforts</li><li>Publish timely company information including memos, directives, and organizational updates</li><li>Support value proposition development and articulation for combined offerings</li><li>Lead project management activities including weekly meetings, timelines, progress reporting, and stakeholder coordination</li></ul><p><br></p>
We are looking for an experienced project finance leader to support a growing organization from Chicago, Illinois by overseeing the financial performance of complex initiatives across a broad portfolio. This Long-term Contract position is ideal for someone who can guide budgeting, forecasting, capital planning, and executive reporting while partnering closely with project leaders and business stakeholders. The role focuses heavily on enterprise project financial management, with many initiatives tied to technology and operations, while also supporting programs in other functional areas. Success in this position requires sound judgment, strong analytical ability, and confidence translating financial data into practical recommendations for leadership.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Guide financial planning activities for a portfolio of enterprise projects, advising teams on budgets, capital needs, forecasts, and overall spend management.<br>• Perform detailed analysis for multi-year initiatives by tracking actuals, evaluating variances, and updating projections to support informed business decisions.<br>• Determine appropriate capital and operating expense treatment for project costs in accordance with accounting standards and internal controls.<br>• Review and support invoice processing, maintain complete financial documentation, and help ensure readiness for audit and compliance reviews.<br>• Partner with finance, accounting, and operational stakeholders to improve and standardize project financial processes across the organization.<br>• Develop executive-facing reports, dashboards, and portfolio summaries that communicate key performance indicators, investment status, and spending trends.<br>• Build financial models and business case support for large capital investments, including initiatives involving integration work related to acquisitions or major business changes.<br>• Oversee financial coordination with external vendors by monitoring contract-related costs, validating billing accuracy, and assessing the budget impact of scope changes.<br>• Contribute financial documentation for governance and approval checkpoints, including analyses used to evaluate new projects and funding decisions.<br>• Identify emerging budget risks, resource cost pressures, and forecast gaps across concurrent projects, then escalate findings with actionable recommendations.