Process Improvement Coordinator Manufacturing, Star Building
Top Benefits
About the role
STAR BUILDING MATERIALS1 day ago
Calgary, Alberta
Mid Level
full_time
Top Benefits
Competitive compensation and benefits package
Company matching RRSP/DPSP program
Employee home purchase program
About the role
Title: Process Improvement Coordinator, Manufacturing
Location: 292109 Prime Close, Rocky View County, AB (behind the Century Downs Racetrack/Casino in Balzac). This is not on a bus route.
At Star, our people make the difference. We offer an exciting place to build your career with competitive compensation and benefit packages, company matching RRSP/DPSP program, employee home purchase program and employee discounts.
Job Overview Reporting to the Manager, Process Improvement, as the Process Improvement Coordinator, Manufacturing you support the coordination of continuous improvement within the production environment by documenting workflows, analyzing bottlenecks, and initiatives that enhance efficiency, accuracy, and quality on the plant floor. You help embed Lean practices, sustain improvements, and ensure accountability for process changes across manufacturing teams.
Your Day-to-day Responsibilities Will Include
- Documenting and mapping manufacturing workflows, identifying inefficiencies, bottlenecks, and opportunities for standardization.
- Supporting Lean and Six Sigma initiatives on the plant floor, helping reduce waste, improve flow, and strengthen cross-department handoffs.
- Monitoring operational KPIs and provide trend reporting to the Manager, Process Improvement.
- Validating inspections, audits, and corrective actions, and ensuring accountability at the source while working directly with supervisors and leads.
- Maintaining manufacturing process documentation (checklists, SOPs, Site Docs entries) to ensure clarity and consistency.
- Coordinating improvement workshops/events with manufacturing teams, capturing outputs into actionable improvements.
- Assisting with training and adoption of new processes or standards, ensuring changes are understood and consistently applied by frontline employees.
- Identifying recurring production issues and escalating them into formal improvement projects.
- Ensuring documentation and process records are complete, accurate, compliant and audit ready.
- Sharing best practices in manufacturing efficiency and quality, helping strengthen Star’s culture of operational excellence.
As our ideal candidate, you are…
- A strong communicator; you clearly express your thoughts in conversation as well as write and present in a persuasive and influencing manner.
- An active listener; you seek to understand and listen to others in a non-judgmental way.
- Detail oriented; you focus on detailed accuracy when dealing with a high volume of work.
- A creative thinker; you identify new ideas, techniques and opportunities to improve performance and productivity.
Essential Requirements
- Diploma or Degree in Business Administration, Operations Management, Industrial Engineering, or related field.
- 3 years’ experience in a process improvement, quality assurance, or operations coordination role (Manufacturing or construction environment is an asset).
- Knowledge of or Certification in Lean, Six Sigma, or other continuous improvement methodologies.
- Experience with auditing practices, compliance standards, and performance metrics.
- Satisfactory verification of criminal record check.
Practical/ Technical Requirements
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams, Outlook).
- Experience with workflow mapping tools (Visio, Lucidchart, or equivalent).
- Familiar with SharePoint, SiteDocs, ERP/operations systems
- Ability to document workflows and create clear SOPs, checklists, and process maps.
- Skilled in tracking and reporting KPIs (error rates, throughput, rework, delivery).
- Knowledge of Lean tools.
What We Value
- Creating trusting and successful working relationships.
- Setting clear, measurable and achievable goals.
- Cooperating with team members in an open, positive and respectful manner.
- Taking responsibility for the outcomes of decisions and actions.
- Consistently meeting customer expectations.
- Staying current on technical job skills.
Working Conditions You primarily work in an office setting during regular business hours.
About Us Star Building Materials is an independent, wholly owned division of Qualico. Since 1958, Star Building Materials has sourced, manufactured, and supplied quality building materials to builders, developers, renovators, and homeowners. It is our mission to innovate within the construction industry, exploring new methods to help you reduce waste, increase efficiency, and manage project costs.
None of this would be possible without people. We hire only the most forward-thinking, experienced, and passionate staff to serve your building needs. We care deeply about the quality of the products and service you receive, and we invest in our relationships both with our employees and our customers. We aim to reach beyond minimum standards of safety and environmental concerns.
We serve our clients with some of the most innovative building solutions available, including framing and finishing materials, engineered wood floor systems, trusses, drywall, insulation, and a wide selection of related supplies. To learn more, click here .
Qualico welcomes applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.
Candidates being considered will be contacted. We thank you for your interest. Join our Talent Community to stay up to date on job opportunities and to find out why we have the best reason to come to work every day.
Closing date: October 14, 2025
#starbuildingmaterials
About STAR BUILDING MATERIALS
Construction
51-200
From our humble beginnings as a lumberyard to becoming one of the largest building industry suppliers in the region, we have continued to define ourselves by the quality of products and services we offer.
About STAR BUILDING MATERIALS
From our humble beginnings as a lumberyard to becoming one of the largest building industry suppliers in the region, we have continued to define ourselves by the quality of products and services we offer.
Process Improvement Coordinator Manufacturing, Star Building
Top Benefits
About the role
STAR BUILDING MATERIALS1 day ago
Calgary, Alberta
Mid Level
full_time
Top Benefits
Competitive compensation and benefits package
Company matching RRSP/DPSP program
Employee home purchase program
About the role
Title: Process Improvement Coordinator, Manufacturing
Location: 292109 Prime Close, Rocky View County, AB (behind the Century Downs Racetrack/Casino in Balzac). This is not on a bus route.
At Star, our people make the difference. We offer an exciting place to build your career with competitive compensation and benefit packages, company matching RRSP/DPSP program, employee home purchase program and employee discounts.
Job Overview Reporting to the Manager, Process Improvement, as the Process Improvement Coordinator, Manufacturing you support the coordination of continuous improvement within the production environment by documenting workflows, analyzing bottlenecks, and initiatives that enhance efficiency, accuracy, and quality on the plant floor. You help embed Lean practices, sustain improvements, and ensure accountability for process changes across manufacturing teams.
Your Day-to-day Responsibilities Will Include
- Documenting and mapping manufacturing workflows, identifying inefficiencies, bottlenecks, and opportunities for standardization.
- Supporting Lean and Six Sigma initiatives on the plant floor, helping reduce waste, improve flow, and strengthen cross-department handoffs.
- Monitoring operational KPIs and provide trend reporting to the Manager, Process Improvement.
- Validating inspections, audits, and corrective actions, and ensuring accountability at the source while working directly with supervisors and leads.
- Maintaining manufacturing process documentation (checklists, SOPs, Site Docs entries) to ensure clarity and consistency.
- Coordinating improvement workshops/events with manufacturing teams, capturing outputs into actionable improvements.
- Assisting with training and adoption of new processes or standards, ensuring changes are understood and consistently applied by frontline employees.
- Identifying recurring production issues and escalating them into formal improvement projects.
- Ensuring documentation and process records are complete, accurate, compliant and audit ready.
- Sharing best practices in manufacturing efficiency and quality, helping strengthen Star’s culture of operational excellence.
As our ideal candidate, you are…
- A strong communicator; you clearly express your thoughts in conversation as well as write and present in a persuasive and influencing manner.
- An active listener; you seek to understand and listen to others in a non-judgmental way.
- Detail oriented; you focus on detailed accuracy when dealing with a high volume of work.
- A creative thinker; you identify new ideas, techniques and opportunities to improve performance and productivity.
Essential Requirements
- Diploma or Degree in Business Administration, Operations Management, Industrial Engineering, or related field.
- 3 years’ experience in a process improvement, quality assurance, or operations coordination role (Manufacturing or construction environment is an asset).
- Knowledge of or Certification in Lean, Six Sigma, or other continuous improvement methodologies.
- Experience with auditing practices, compliance standards, and performance metrics.
- Satisfactory verification of criminal record check.
Practical/ Technical Requirements
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams, Outlook).
- Experience with workflow mapping tools (Visio, Lucidchart, or equivalent).
- Familiar with SharePoint, SiteDocs, ERP/operations systems
- Ability to document workflows and create clear SOPs, checklists, and process maps.
- Skilled in tracking and reporting KPIs (error rates, throughput, rework, delivery).
- Knowledge of Lean tools.
What We Value
- Creating trusting and successful working relationships.
- Setting clear, measurable and achievable goals.
- Cooperating with team members in an open, positive and respectful manner.
- Taking responsibility for the outcomes of decisions and actions.
- Consistently meeting customer expectations.
- Staying current on technical job skills.
Working Conditions You primarily work in an office setting during regular business hours.
About Us Star Building Materials is an independent, wholly owned division of Qualico. Since 1958, Star Building Materials has sourced, manufactured, and supplied quality building materials to builders, developers, renovators, and homeowners. It is our mission to innovate within the construction industry, exploring new methods to help you reduce waste, increase efficiency, and manage project costs.
None of this would be possible without people. We hire only the most forward-thinking, experienced, and passionate staff to serve your building needs. We care deeply about the quality of the products and service you receive, and we invest in our relationships both with our employees and our customers. We aim to reach beyond minimum standards of safety and environmental concerns.
We serve our clients with some of the most innovative building solutions available, including framing and finishing materials, engineered wood floor systems, trusses, drywall, insulation, and a wide selection of related supplies. To learn more, click here .
Qualico welcomes applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.
Candidates being considered will be contacted. We thank you for your interest. Join our Talent Community to stay up to date on job opportunities and to find out why we have the best reason to come to work every day.
Closing date: October 14, 2025
#starbuildingmaterials
About STAR BUILDING MATERIALS
Construction
51-200
From our humble beginnings as a lumberyard to becoming one of the largest building industry suppliers in the region, we have continued to define ourselves by the quality of products and services we offer.
About STAR BUILDING MATERIALS
From our humble beginnings as a lumberyard to becoming one of the largest building industry suppliers in the region, we have continued to define ourselves by the quality of products and services we offer.