Expertise and Repair Centre Coordinator

Kontron Canada Inc.; Boisbriand; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Generous vacation

Insurance with telemedicine

RRSP program

Work-life balance

Sports facilities

Professional development

Career path

Innovation days

Modern facility

Job summary

Kontron Canada Inc. is seeking an Expertise and Repair Centre Coordinator to oversee avionics material returns and repairs, ensuring a compliant and efficient lifecycle.

You will coordinate with customers and internal teams to meet turnaround times and maintain excellent status visibility. The role requires strong organizational and communication skills, experience with ERP/MRP systems (SAP preferred), and a background in avionics or regulated environments.

Qualifications

• Strong organizational, coordination, and communication skills.
• Experience in planning, return and repair coordination, avionics operations, MRO, or similar regulated environments.
• Knowledge of material return processes and repair flows, traceability, quality documentation, and compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Repair lifecycle coordination: Coordinate all activities related to avionics material returns and repairs, including case opening, receiving, sorting, internal routing, follow-up, and closure.
• Operational follow-up and visibility: Ensure daily follow-up of repair cases (WIP, status, bottlenecks, priorities, delays) and maintain clear visibility for all stakeholders.
• Planning and prioritization: Plan and prioritize repair cases in collaboration with the shop floor, quality, engineering, and customer service teams to meet repair turnaround times (TAT) and ensure an optimized flow.
• Communication and cross-functional coordination: Act as the primary point of contact for repair cases and ensure effective communication with internal teams, as well as with customers.
• Reports and performance indicators: Produce periodic status reports, track KPIs, and escalate critical cases.
• Escalation Management: Identify at-risk situations and ensure proper follow-up until resolution.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify root causes of delays or inefficiencies and propose corrective actions.
• Deliverables compliance: Validate work matches customer requests, follow up on POs, and approve repair reports against regulatory and contractual requirements.
• Other Related Duties: Perform any other related tasks as required.

Skills

Organizational skills

Coordination

Communication

Autonomy

Prioritization

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Technical bachelor’s or technician diploma

Tools

SAP ERP

Microsoft Office

Job description

Expertise and Repair Centre Coordinator

Do you want to be at the heart of Operations and Sales? Join Kontron Canada as an Expertise and Repair Centre Coordinator.

Kontron's embedded computing systems interact with a wide variety of devices in rugged environments such as avionics, transportation, defense, and telecommunications.

To get a taste of the work environment at Kontron Canada, watch the following video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dY0VkPs39o

AN OVERVIEW OF THE CHALLENGES AHEAD:

Job Purpose

Under the supervision of the RMA Director, the Expertise and Repair Centre Coordinator is responsible for coordinating and monitoring the complete avionics material return and repair lifecycle. He/ She acts as a central point between customers, internal and external functions to ensure an efficient flow that is compliant and aligned with contractual and regulatory commitments.

Key Responsibilities

• Repair lifecycle coordination: Coordinate all activities related to avionics material returns and repairs, including case opening, receiving, sorting, internal routing, follow-up, and closure;
• Operational follow-up and visibility: Ensure daily follow-up of repair cases (WIP, status, bottlenecks, priorities, delays) and maintain clear visibility for all stakeholders;
• Planning and prioritization: Plan and prioritize repair cases in collaboration with the shop floor, quality, engineering, and customer service teams to meet repair turnaround times (TAT) and ensure an optimized flow;
• Communication and cross‑functional coordination: Act as the primary point of contact for repair cases and ensure effective communication with internal teams, as well as with customers;
• Reports and performance indicators: Produce periodic status reports, track key performance indicators (KPIs), and promptly flag critical cases requiring escalation;
• Escalation Management: Identify at‑risk situations (delays, quality or technical issues) and ensure proper follow‑up until resolution;
• Continuous Improvement: Participate in continuous improvement initiatives by identifying root causes of delays or inefficiencies and proposing corrective actions;
• Deliverables compliance: Validate that work performed matches the customer request, follow up on required POs, and approve repair reports against regulatory and contractual requirements;
• Other Related Duties: Perform any other related tasks as required.

YOU WILL IMPRESS US IF YOU HAVE:

• Education: Technical bachelor’s degree or technician diploma with relevant experience, or any equivalent combination of education and experience;
• Specialization / Training: Avionics or regulated industrial environments;
• Experience: Relevant experience in planning, return and repair coordination, avionics operations, MRO, or a similar regulated environment;
• Profile: Strong organizational, coordination, and communication skills, high level of attention to detail, autonomy, and prioritization ability, proven ability to work effectively with cross‑functional teams, comfortable managing multiple files in a fast‑paced environment;
• Knowledge: Material return processes and repair flows, traceability, quality documentation, and compliance requirements, use of ERP/MRP systems and office tools (Microsoft Office);
• Assets: Specialization/training in avionics or repair operations (MRO), knowledge of SAP (ERP), exposure to regulated environments (FAA Part 145 / Part 21);
• Languages: Proficiency in French and English (spoken and written). English is required for communication with our international customers.

HOW ABOUT AN EXCEPTIONAL WORK ENR…

• A competitive salary;
• A generous vacation policy and a large number of personal days;
• An advantageous collective insurance program, including telemedecine;
• A collective RRSP program in which Kontron Canada contributes;
• Good balance between work-family-personal life;
• Social and sports activities, including access to a volleyball and soccer field;
• Various training for your professional development;
• A stimulating career path in various sectors of activity;
• Dedicated days for individual and team innovation projects;
• A modern facility with state of the art equipment;
• And much more…

By submitting a resume, the candidate acknowledges that Kontron will have access to the personal information contained therein and that Kontron may share this personal information in accordance with the Policy regarding the management of personal information published at https://www.kontron.com/en/terms-and-conditions for the purposes of evaluating his(her) application.