Departmental Analyst (Trainee, 9-P11) (Production Planner - Hartwick Pines Sign Shop) at State of Michigan – Grayling, Michigan

This position oversees all logistical aspects of the sign production process, including but not limited to planning and organizing resources, materials, and people to ensure quality product and effective operation, encompassing everything from procurement to delivery. This position gathers, compiles, analyzes, and reviews data to develop actionable steps to improve processes and procedures to optimize the sign production process. This position serves as the main point of contact and subject matter expert for the DNR Sign Shop and all sign related inquires. This employee must have a working knowledge of various types of sign production methods using various sign materials. This position must have knowledge of production improvement methodologies, and supply chain and logistics concepts. This position creates and implements various production and inventory tracking systems to improve operational data collection and reporting. This position analyzes various data sources to continuously improve production processes and procedures. This employee is also responsible for ensuring adherence and updates to the division signage standards manual, including leading the Parks and Recreation Division (PRD) sign committee and collaborating with Marketing and Outreach division (MOD) staff on best practices and plan requirements for accessibility, DEI&J, and limited English proficiency, as well as overall DNR brand standards.

Position Description

The preferred candidate will have experience in a manufacturing environment, ideally pertaining to the production of signs; experience with Supply Chain Management including planning, material acquisitions, production, production reporting and analysis, warehousing, shipping, and distribution; and experience using and implementing process improvement methodologies to standardize and improve production processes.
Education for Departmental Analyst 9-P11
Possession of a bachelor's degree in any major.

Experience for Departmental Analyst 9-P11

Departmental Analyst 9
No specific type or amount is required.

Departmental Analyst 10
One year of professional experience.

Departmental Analyst P11
Two years of professional experience, including one year of experience equivalent to the intermediate (10) level in state service.

Education and Experience for Departmental Analyst (Departmental Trainee) 9 (FOR CLASSIFIED STATE EMPLOYEES ONLY)

Education
Educational level typically acquired through completion of high school.

Experience

Four years of experience as an advanced 9-level worker in an ECP Group One classification.

OR

Three years of experience as an E9, E10, or E11-level worker in an ECP Group One classification.

OR

Two years of experience as an experienced level worker in an ECP Group One technician or paraprofessional classification.

OR

Two years of experience as a first-line supervisor in an ECP Group Three classification.

OR

One year of experience as a second-line supervisor in an ECP Group Three classification.

*Paraprofessional classifications are those requiring an associate's degree or two years of college.

Educational Substitution
College credits may be substituted on a proportional basis (one year of college education may substitute for one quarter of the required experience) for up to one half of the required experience.

Departmental Analyst (Departmental Trainee 9) 9 - P11

Educational level typically acquired through completion of high school and the equivalent of at least two years of full-time active-duty experience at or above the E-6 level in the uniformed services may be substituted for the education requirement.

View the job specification at: https://www.michigan.gov/mdcs/-/media/Project/Websites/mdcs/JOBSPECS/D/DepartmentalAnalyst.pdf