Milacron is looking for a skilled Operational Planning & Business Analyst to join our Roboshot/Q-Series team in Batavia. OH. The role focuses on supporting organizational effectiveness by integrating operational planning, scheduling, business analysis, capacity planning and financial forecasting.  This role analyzes data, forecasts operational needs and partners with stakeholders to develop plans, improve processes and support informed decision-making

Work You'll Do:

• Develop and maintain operational plans, schedules, and forecasts aligned with business objectives
• Gather, analyze, and validate operational and business data from multiple sources
• Conduct business and process analysis to identify gaps, risks, constraints, and improvement opportunities
• Translate operational and business needs into actionable insights, requirements, and recommendations
• Build out analysis and develop initial plans, scenarios, and options for leadership review
• Support capacity, resource, and demand planning efforts
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align planning assumptions and priorities
• Create dashboards, reports, and presentations to communicate performance, trends, and risks
• Support data quality, verification, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Assist with implementation, monitoring, and refinement of operational plans
• Manage and update company financial targets and forecasting

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Operations Management, Supply Chain, Analytics, or a related field
• Experience in operations planning, scheduling, business analysis, or a related role
• Strong analytical, modeling, and problem-solving skills
• Experience with planning, scheduling, and data analysis tools (e.g., Excel, SQL, BI tools, ERP systems)
• Ability to synthesize complex data into clear recommendations
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Experience with forecasting, capacity planning, or resource optimization
• Prior experience with FP&A

Who we are:

Milacron is a global leader in the manufacture, distribution and service of highly engineered and customized systems within the $27 billion plastic technology and processing industry. We are the only global company with a full-line product portfolio that includes hot runner systems, injection molding, extrusion equipment. We maintain strong market positions across these products, as well as leading positions in process control systems, mold bases and components, maintenance, repair and operating (“MRO”) supplies for plastic processing equipment. Our strategy is to deliver highly customized equipment, components and service to our customers throughout the lifecycle of their plastic processing technology systems.

EEO:

The policy of Milacron is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual's age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or veteran status.  We are committed to being an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer and offer opportunities to all job seekers including individuals with disabilities.  If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, email us at [email protected]. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.