Operations Coordinator

Role overview

Key responsibilities

• Enhance the building maintenance program, manage work orders, and plan and schedule preventive equipment maintenance.
• Update facility layouts; research vendors, obtain quotes, arrange contracts, and communicate with vendors.
• Prepare maintenance progress reports, maintain the Production Tracking System, and manage production reports across departments.
• Support production-floor organization, project management, system runoff preparation, daily visual meetings, and general tidying.
• Ensure proper PPE use and adherence to health and safety guidelines.

Candidate requirements

• Previous experience in a similar operations or project coordinator, assistant, or administrative role.
• Knowledge of policy and procedure development, outgoing machining processes, and quality control.
• Experience creating and updating facility and building layouts; ability to document information and prepare reports.
• Strong organization, time management, communication, customer service, critical thinking, problem-solving, teamwork, and adaptability.
• Understanding of manufacturing health and safety; physical stamina for extended standing and lifting up to 50 pounds as needed.
• Verifiable Reach and Counterbalance forklift experience; certification is preferred.
• CSA-approved safety shoes are required.

Additional qualifications

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office programs, including Excel, Outlook, and Word.
• Understanding of project management principles and experience in an industrial or manufacturing environment are assets.

Schedule

• Full-time schedule, Monday to Friday, day shift, 8.5 hours per day; on site by 8:00 AM.
• Unpaid lunch is 12:30–1:00 PM; overtime is paid after 40 hours, with a minimum of 40 hours per week.

Pay and benefits

• Hourly rate is $26.00–$28.00, depending on experience.
• Benefits include medical and dental coverage, health spending account, life insurance, DPSP matching, annual bonus, PPE allowance, paid education and training, and paid holiday shutdown.
• Other listed offerings include a paid birthday off, casual dress, and provided lunchroom food and drinks.

Work conditions

• Role is 100% on site at the Grimsby facility in a manufacturing setting.
• Work includes exposure to loud shop-floor noise and prolonged or frequent standing, as well as office work involving prolonged or frequent sitting.
• Own vehicle or reliable transportation is required because the facility is not transit accessible.