Quality & Production Operations Coordinator

P&P Optica; Southwestern Ontario; On-site; CAD 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

P&P Optica in Waterloo, Ontario is hiring an Operations and Quality Coordinator for its growing hardware team. The role focuses on coordinating daily production activities, managing quality systems, and driving continuous improvement to meet ISO 9001 standards.

You'll work with Engineering, Procurement, Production, and external partners to keep schedules on track, ensure materials availability, and maintain product quality across PPO's manufacturing operations.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in production coordination, operations, QA or manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of ISO 9001 and QMS.
• Experience with audits and CAPA processes.
• Familiarity with Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma and root cause analysis.
• Experience with ERP systems such as NetSuite and BOM management.
• Excellent organizational, planning and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily production activities and ensure alignment with schedules.
• Manage quality systems and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Lead audits and CAPA to resolve quality issues.
• Develop and communicate production schedules across teams and partners.
• Maintain BOM and product data management; manage EOL processes.
• Coordinate with vendors and external manufacturers for timely materials.
• Monitor inventory and optimize production flow.
• Support Lean and other improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with Engineering and Procurement on AI-enabled productivity.

Skills

Production coordination

Quality assurance

ISO 9001

QMS

CAPA

Auditing

Lean manufacturing

Six Sigma

Root cause analysis

ERP systems

NetSuite

BOM management

Vendor coordination

Communication

Analytical skills

AI tools

Tools

NetSuite

Job description

P&P Optica in Waterloo, Ontario is hiring an Operations and Quality Coordinator for its growing hardware team. The role focuses on coordinating daily production activities, managing quality systems, and driving continuous improvement to meet ISO 9001 standards.

You'll work with Engineering, Procurement, Production, and external partners to keep schedules on track, ensure materials availability, and maintain product quality across PPO's manufacturing operations.