**IT/Technical** **Mfg Operations Analyst 4** Portland, OR Posted: 7/23/2025 Job Description Job ID#: 212275 Job Category: IT/Technical Position Type: Associate - W2 Duration: 13 Shift: 1 **PDS Defense, Inc. is seeking a Manufacturing Operations Analyst 4, in Portland, OR. Job ID#212275** **Job Description:** Leads complex group work sessions selecting and using advanced Lean principles, processes and tools to implement the Production System for internal or external customers. Conducts assessments of processes and practices for comparison to applicable standards and criteria. Analyzes and interprets data. Provides feedback on assessment results and identifies opportunities for improvement and potential areas of risk. Works with organizations to develop strategies, plans and metrics to achieve business objectives. Works at the appropriate level in the organization to implement strategies and plans. Works under minimal direction. Describe the project/day-to-day activities they will be working on: Staffing and Compliance. This role will heavy analytical admin work. Focusing on staffing and compliance for the majority of the work statement. Experienced to Master in Excel would be a huge plus. Needs to be ok with lots of note taking and loading notes into data bases. Ability to handle and process confidential information when it comes to staffing. Comfortable in manufacturing environment and ok with wearing PPE in the factory. 100% on site here in Portland, 6AM - 2:30PM, with some flexibility in those hours. Comfortable in a dynamic and quick changing work environment. **Technical/Software Skills needed:** Excel, data analytics **Education / Experience:** Bachelor's degree and typically 10 or more years' related work experience, a Master's degree and typically 8 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Benefits offered to vary by the contract. Depending on your temporary assignment, benefits may include direct deposit, free career counseling services, 401(k), select paid holidays, short-term disability insurance, skills training, employee referral bonus, affordable medical coverage plan, and DailyPay (in some locations). For a full description of benefits available to you, be sure to talk with your recruiter. Job Requirements Minimum Security Clearance: No Clearance **VEVRAA Federal Contractor / Request Priority Protected Veteran Referrals / Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled** To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please visit **http://www.tadpgs.com/candidate-privacy/** or **https://pdsdefense.com/candidate-privacy/** The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable: + The California Fair Chance Act + Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance + Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers + San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance VEVRAA Federal Contractor / Request Priority Protected Veteran Referrals / Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled