Overview
Project Release Coordinator – Drafting
Posted Friday, January 23, 2026 at 5:00 AM | Expires Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 4:59 AM
TORO ALUMINUM GROUP
Job Description
Position: Project Release Coordinator
Date: May 2024
Reports to: Drafting and Release Manager
Responsibilities
- Purchasing & production coordination (35%)
- Conduct optimization of material take-offs to generate material orders of aluminum stock length, metal panel sheets, and other SCW system components
- Request quotes and issue POs to order project materials including glass, aluminum extrusions, metal panels, misc. metals, doors, and coordinate delivery
- Enter material orders on ERP software
- Assign tracking numbers and release work orders to production
- Coordinate material lead times and ensure timely deliveries as per project schedules
- Work with management to update project schedules and track project progress
- Shop drawings, fabrication release, and MTOs (25%)
- Provide a technical review of shop drawings and guidance to junior drafting staff
- Participate in internal reviews for shop drawings
- Check fabrication releases for accuracy, ensuring all required info for production is available and correct
- Create fabrication releases when required
- Advise on project release breakdown in coordination with drafting, production, site supervision, and PM
- Check material take-offs for accuracy, including finishes, quantities, components, sizes, glass make-ups, etc.
- Check site laser scan reports for accuracy, and cross check them against fabrication releases
- Inventory (20%)
- Enter material quantities received and consumed in M1 ERP
- Site & shipping coordination (10%)
- Coordinate material and delivery schedule with site supervisor, installers, and production team
- Coordinate with suppliers shipping project materials directly to project sites
- Investigate and trouble-shoot issues that arise during installation including remakes due to errors, materials damaged on site, revisions requests from site
Qualifications
Education: Supply chain management related degree is an asset. Project management degree is an asset.
Experience: Experience working for building envelope products manufacturer (especially aluminum products) in a similar role (project release/breakdown, material procurement, production planning) is a must.
Skills / Competencies
- Understanding of stick-built curtain wall shop drawings
- Ability to create and check material take-offs
- Production scheduling of multiple projects simultaneously
- The successful candidate will have excellent communication and people skills
- Strong attention to detail, and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment
Demonstrate Company Values
- Do what you say – act with integrity so our customers and internal partners trust us to deliver results
- Get it done – find solutions to ensure the job gets done right
- Be better every day – take pride and be passionate about improving our business, safety, and quality and strive to be the best
- Think big picture – think long-term, be strategic and have a vision. Your investment in our business, is critical to our success.
- Build strong relationships – value our employees, suppliers, and advisors as an essential part of our business. Develop and maintain strong relationships with our customers, contractors and stakeholders.