Process Coordinator

Sws-Warning-Lights-Inc; Niagara Falls; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

SWS Warning Lights Inc. is seeking a Process Coordinator to analyze manufacturing processes, identify inefficiencies, and implement improvements on the production floor.

You will work with Engineering, Quality, and Production to turn ideas into practical changes that enhance reliability and efficiency. Your role includes creating clear process documentation, supporting quality initiatives, and helping introduce new processes and technologies.

Qualifications

• Post Secondary degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or related field.
• Experience with CAD software, process simulation software, and data analysis tools.
• Manufacturing environment experience and strong analytical/problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Find better ways to build by continuously analyzing existing manufacturing processes to identify inefficiencies, bottlenecks, and opportunities to improve productivity and cost-effectiveness.
• Turn improvements into action by developing and implementing practical process improvements that make the operation more efficient and repeatable.
• Build the playbook by developing and maintaining manufacturing process documentation, operating instructions, and product instructions for knowledge transfer and training.
• Strengthen quality by helping develop and maintain quality control systems to ensure products meet client expectations and industry standards.
• Connect the teams by working with Production, Engineering, Quality, and other departments to integrate new processes and technologies smoothly.
• Get hands-on with equipment by helping maintain, calibrate, and verify the quality of production machinery.
• Design with manufacturing in mind by providing input during product design to ensure manufacturability.
• Build smarter tools by designing and maintaining production build jigs, test jigs, and fixtures.
• Break bottlenecks by conducting capacity and debottlenecking studies to identify constraints and improve flow.
• Own the details by maintaining accurate records of process improvements and outcomes.
• Manage engineering changes to ensure changes are controlled and communicated.
• Protect design accuracy by maintaining the engineering drawing database.
• Keep learning to continually improve manufacturing knowledge and improvement methodologies.

Skills

Manufacturing experience

Process optimization

Quality control

CAD software

Data analysis

Education

Mechanical Engineering

Electronics Engineering

Related field

Tools

CAD software

Process simulation

Data analysis tools

Job description

Role Title: Process Coordinator

Are You Wired to Make Things Better?

Do you naturally spot inefficiencies, question how things are done, and look for a better way? If you’re curious, technically minded, and driven to improve how things work, we want to meet you.

At SWS Warning Lights Inc., our Process Coordinator helps turn ideas into better ways of working, improving efficiency, strengthening quality, solving production challenges, and capturing critical knowledge so our team can learn, repeat, and continuously improve.

Role Summary: As our Process Coordinator, you’ll analyze manufacturing processes, identify opportunities for improvement, create clear manufacturing documentation, support quality initiatives, troubleshoot production challenges, and help introduce new processes and technologies into our operation.

You’ll work closely with Production, Engineering, Quality, and other teams to turn ideas into practical improvements on the manufacturing floor.

Your documentation will transfer knowledge. Your problem-solving will remove roadblocks.
Your attention to detail will protect quality. And your improvements will help SWS manufacture smarter, more consistently, and more efficiently.

We’re Looking for Someone Who Is:

• Curious: You don’t accept “that’s how we’ve always done it” as the end of the conversation. You want to understand the why.
• Process-minded: You naturally see workflows, bottlenecks, inconsistencies, and opportunities to make things better.
• Hands-on: You’re comfortable moving between a computer, an engineering drawing, a piece of equipment, and the production floor.
• Analytical: You gather information, look for patterns, ask the right questions, and make decisions based on what the process is actually telling you.
• Detail-oriented: Documentation, drawings, instructions, engineering changes, and production standards need to be accurate, and you take that seriously.
• A problem solver: When something isn’t working, you don’t just point it out. You investigate, collaborate, test solutions, and help drive the fix.
• A strong communicator: You can take technical information and turn it into clear instructions that others can understand and use.
• Collaborative: You understand that the best process improvements happen with team support
• Growth-minded: You’re always learning, improving, and looking for ways to strengthen both your own skills and the systems around you.

What This Role is NOT:

• Not a Desk-Only Role: If you want to analyze manufacturing from behind a screen without spending time where the work actually happens, this probably isn’t the role for you. You need to understand the process firsthand.
• Not Change for the Sake of Change: Process improvement isn’t about making things more complicated. Every improvement should have a reason, better quality, greater efficiency, clearer training, improved safety, increased capacity, or stronger consistency.
• Not a Lone-Wolf Position: You’ll bring ideas and technical knowledge to the table, but successful improvements require input from the people designing, building, testing, and supporting our products.
• Not Someone Who Hates Documentation: A great process isn’t truly scalable if nobody knows how to repeat it. Clear manufacturing instructions, records, drawings, and process documentation are a major part of this role.

What You’ll Do:

• Find Better Ways to Build: Continuously analyze existing manufacturing processes to identify inefficiencies, bottlenecks, and opportunities to improve productivity and cost-effectiveness.
• Turn Improvements into Action: Help develop and implement practical process improvements that make our manufacturing operation more efficient, reliable, and repeatable.
• Build the Playbook: Develop and maintain comprehensive manufacturing process documentation, operating instructions, and product instructions that support knowledge transfer and training.
• Strengthen Quality: Assist with developing and maintaining quality control systems that help ensure our products meet client expectations and industry standards. When something goes wrong, help identify the cause and support corrective action.
• Connect the Teams: Work closely with Production, Engineering, Quality, and other departments to integrate new processes and technologies smoothly into our manufacturing environment.
• Get Hands-On with Equipment: Help maintain, calibrate, and verify the quality of a broad range of production machinery used throughout our operation.
• Design with Manufacturing in Mind: Provide input during the product design stage to help ensure products and processes can be manufactured effectively and consistently.
• Build Smarter Tools: Assist with the design, development, and maintenance of production build jigs, test jigs, and fixtures.
• Break the Bottlenecks: Conduct capacity and debottlenecking studies to identify constraints and uncover opportunities to improve production flow.
• Own the Details: Maintain accurate records of process improvements, project outcomes, progress, and results.
• Manage Engineering Changes: Help administer engineering changes for both new components and products already in production, ensuring changes are controlled and communicated effectively.
• Protect Design Accuracy: Maintain the engineering drawing database and help ensure manufacturing teams are working from accurate, current design documentation.
• Keep Learning: Continue developing your knowledge of manufacturing processes, quality systems, technology, tools, and improvement methodologies so you can bring stronger solutions to the team.

What You Bring

• Previous experience in a manufacturing environment is important.
• A strong understanding of manufacturing processes, quality control systems and process optimization techniques, paired with excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Post Secondary degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a related field is an asset.
• Experience with tools such as CAD software, process simulation software, and data analysis tools.
• A positive attitude, a willingness to learn, and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Ask Yourself This:

• Do you notice inefficiencies that other people walk past?
• Do you enjoy figuring out why something isn’t working instead of simply working around it?
• Do you get satisfaction from turning a complicated process into something clear, repeatable, and easier to follow?
• Would seeing an improvement you helped develop being used on the production floor make your day?

SWS Warning Lights Inc. is an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Vacancy Status: This job posting is for an existing vacancy, we are actively hiring to fill this role now.

Compensation: $60,000 - $70,000
per year (plus benefits), depending on experience.

Hiring Process & AI Use: We use standard applicant tracking systems and do not use artificial intelligence to screen applicants.