14 Month Contract Production Coordinator
Role Overview
Puratos is hiring a Production Coordinator for its Mississauga, Ontario location on a 14-month contract.
The role supports efficient food manufacturing operations and production quality, safety, and productivity.
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About Puratos
Puratos develops food solutions for health and well-being and supplies bakery, patisserie, and chocolate ingredients globally.
Role overview
Puratos is hiring a Production Coordinator for its Mississauga, Ontario location on a 14-month contract.
The role supports efficient food manufacturing operations and production quality, safety, and productivity.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate production scheduling, budgets, standard operating procedures, and resource allocation.
- Support operational excellence reporting, including batch yield and variance data collection.
- Coordinate production training and maintain training logs; work across departments to resolve production issues.
- Plan and track schedules with customer service, supply chain, and other functions; provide daily progress updates.
- Prepare loading sheets, schedules, and reports using SAP, PCS7, and MS Office.
- Liaise with vendors, suppliers, and contractors; monitor production expenses and report discrepancies.
- Ensure safety and industry-standard compliance; maintain the production communication board and action log.
- Lead daily operations review meetings and coordinate bulk ingredient receiving.
- Back up the Production Supervisor during vacation; maintain OEE and master data and update reports.
- Manage operator time logs in DayForce and support food waste management and improvement projects.
Requirements
- Post-secondary education in Business Administration or a related field.
- Industrial Millwright Licence (433A) required.
- One to two years of relevant experience, preferably in food manufacturing.
- Proficiency in MS Office and ERP management; practical knowledge of operations, safety, and HACCP standards.
- Working knowledge of equipment safety standards and a fast-paced, multitasking environment.
- Able to plan and execute work independently, solve problems, facilitate change, and communicate and negotiate effectively.
Compensation
- Advertised salary is $55,000 to $60,000; the pay cadence is not specified.
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