Production Assistant

OSCO Rebar Limited; Bedford; On-site; CAD 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental coverage

Life insurance

RRSP

Tax-free savings account

Education scholarships for dependents

Health & wellness programming

Team celebratory events

Job summary

OSCO Rebar Limited in Bedford, Nova Scotia, is seeking a Production Assistant to support day-to-day operations in a fast-paced manufacturing setting. The role acts as the central contact for customers, vendors, and internal teams, coordinating orders from entry through production and delivery.

The successful candidate will be highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities while ensuring documentation is accurate and up to date.

Qualifications

• Experience in administrative, customer service, or office support roles.
• Post-secondary education in business administration or related field is an asset.
• Reliable, highly organized and detail-oriented with ability to manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Be a key point of contact for customers, vendors, and internal teams, providing friendly, professional service and accurate information.
• Process customer orders and coordinate order details and timelines with customers and production.
• Prepare and maintain production, shipping, and project documentation, ensuring information is accurate and up to date.
• Coordinate new job setup by working with Project Managers to gather project details, create job folders, maintain databases, and coordinate job numbers.
• Maintain accurate records and tracking logs, including control codes and daily sales information, ensuring documentation is current and well organized.
• Coordinate shipping documentation by preparing shipping bills, drawings, bar lists, and delivery packages.
• Prepare and distribute weekly production reports and other operational updates for management.
• Keep the office running smoothly by monitoring and ordering office supplies as needed.
• Enter and maintain change orders in the system, ensuring information is complete, accurate, and up to date.
• Support day-to-day office operations, including supply management and internal communications as needed

Skills

Customer service

Administrative support

Data entry

Communication

Organization

Proactive

Education

Post-secondary education in business administration or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Established in 1993, Allstar cuts, bends, and installs reinforcing steel for poured-in-place concrete construction projects. Its annual plant capacity exceeds 10,000 tons. Estimating, detailing, shop scheduling, tagging, and shipping are managed through a computerized production management system. Rebar shop drawings are prepared using the latest 3D CAD technology in accordance with CSA, CRSI, and ASTM specifications. Rebar installation is completed using in-house and subcontracted field crews, depending on project requirements. Over the years, Allstar has completed projects throughout Atlantic Canada. Allstar has been a proud member of the OSCO Construction Group since 2008.

Job Summary

The Production Assistant plays a key role in supporting the day-to-day operations of a fast-paced manufacturing environment. Acting as a central point of contact for customers, vendors, and internal teams, this position is responsible for coordinating customer orders, maintaining accurate production and shipping documentation, supporting project setup, and ensuring information is organized and up to date. The successful candidate is highly organized, detail-oriented, and capable of managing multiple priorities while helping ensure projects move efficiently from order entry through production and delivery.

This role is to cover for an 18-month maternity leave.

Responsibilities

• Be a key point of contact for customers, vendors, and internal teams, providing friendly, professional service and accurate information
• Process customer orders and coordinate order details and timelines with customers and production
• Prepare and maintain production, shipping, and project documentation, ensuring information is accurate and up to date
• Coordinate new job setup by working with Project Managers to gather project details, create job folders, maintain databases, and coordinate job numbers
• Maintain accurate records and tracking logs, including control codes and daily sales information, ensuring documentation is current and well organized
• Coordinate shipping documentation by preparing shipping bills, drawings, bar lists, and delivery packages
• Prepare and distribute weekly production reports and other operational updates for management
• Keep the office running smoothly by monitoring and ordering office supplies as needed
• Enter and maintain change orders in the system, ensuring information is complete, accurate, and up to date
• Support day-to-day office operations, including supply management and internal communications as needed

Qualifications

• Previous experience in an administrative, customer service, or office support role
• Post-secondary education in business administration or a related field would be considered an asset
• Reliable, highly organized, and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced and changing environment
• Strong attention to detail in data entry, document control, and administrative processes
• Good numerical and basic math skills, with a focus on accuracy
• Proactive and responsive, with good workflow awareness and the ability to prioritize effectively
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and customer service skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and confidence learning new systems and software
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work collaboratively with customers, production teams, Project Managers, and other departments
• Dependable, proactive, and able to work independently while contributing to a team environment

As a member of the OSCO Construction Group, Allstar Rebar offers a comprehensive compensation package including health and dental coverage, life insurance, RRSP and tax-free savings account options. Additionally, we offer educational scholarships to dependents of employees, health & wellness programming and team celebratory events.

About OSCO

The origins of the OSCO Construction Group go back to 1955 when Ocean Steel & Construction Ltd. was founded in Saint John, New Brunswick. Since that time, the OSCO Construction Group has grown to encompass four main operating sectors: Steel, Concrete, Construction and Corporate. Within these sectors lie an ever-expanding number of companies and divisions, serving a growing market area and employing over twelve hundred employees.