Modern Niagara

Fabrication Coordinator

Modern Niagara  •  $62k - $74k/yr  •  Ottawa, CA (Onsite)  •  2 months ago
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Job Description


We are seeking a Fabrication Coordinator to join our team in Ottawa! The Fabrication Coordinator supports shop and field operations by translating fabrication drawings into accurate work orders, optimizing manufacturing workflows, and integrating VDC outputs with fabrication systems. This role plays a key part in improving efficiency, quality, and data accuracy across the fabrication process while supporting shop leadership with reporting, coordination, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Why This Role Matters to Modern Niagara
Fabrication is a critical link between design and installation. The Fabrication Coordinator helps ensure that virtual designs are translated into efficient, accurate, and constructible outputs for shop and field teams. By improving workflows, supporting automation, and maintaining reliable production data, this role contributes directly to schedule reliability, cost control, and safe, high‑quality project delivery.

Key Impact / Purpose

  • Enable efficient and accurate fabrication through clear work orders and optimized release files
  • Improve productivity and reduce rework through automation and VDC feedback
  • Support shop leadership with data‑driven reporting and production insights
  • Strengthen integration between VDC, fabrication software, and shop equipment

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Develop cut lists from CAD and hand‑drawn fabrication drawings
  • Run orders through internal estimating programs
  • Prepare and release work order packages to the shop floor
  • Develop scripts to correct errors in release files received from the VDC team
  • Provide feedback to the VDC team to improve fitting optimization and constructability
  • Lead initiatives to develop automated manufacturing processes that drive time savings
  • Build workflows integrating VDC models with fabrication software and shop machinery
  • Enter work orders and job details into internal databases and Webduct systems
  • Scan and organize packing slips for shop consumables
  • Prepare weekly shop production reports for review with the Shop Manager
  • Create monthly planned vs. non‑planned order reports
  • Submit approved timesheets to accounting on a weekly basis
  • Assist with developing and monitoring preventative maintenance schedules for shop equipment
  • Prepare monthly productivity reports, including project‑specific consumables and production metrics
  • Support the Shop Manager with day‑to‑day coordination and continuous improvement initiatives
  • Assist with safety, efficiency, and innovation initiatives within the shop

Must Haves:

  • 3+ years of experience in an industrial, fabrication, machine shop, or manufacturing environment
  • Post‑secondary diploma or degree in a technical or business field, or equivalent experience
  • Proficiency in one or more programming languages (Python, C#, or .COD scripting preferred)
  • Strong computer skills, including advanced Excel
  • Ability to interpret fabrication and shop drawings
  • Strong organizational skills with high attention to detail
  • Ability to work independently and solve problems proactively
  • Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate with shop, field, and office teams

Nice to Haves:

  • Experience working with ERP systems
  • Familiarity with fabrication software and automated manufacturing processes
  • Experience supporting VDC‑to‑fabrication workflows

This is a new position. Expected annual compensation; $62,000 - $74,000.

Modern Niagara offers a competitive total compensation package including:

  • Performance based bonus opportunities
  • Defined Contribution Pension Plan with a generous employer contribution
  • Flexible Health and Dental benefits with tiered options to meet the needs of you and your family
  • An annual health spending account to support your overall wellness
  • 24/7 confidential support through our Employee and Family Assistance Program with access to comprehensive resources and professional services
  • A competitive vacation package with additional vacation granted throughout your tenure with the organization.
  • Employer Paid Parental Leave Top Up
  • Annual Community Day dedicated to volunteering and giving back to the communities where we live and work
  • Corporate Discounts through various vendors across Canada for programs such as fitness, mobile phones, travel, home and auto insurance and many others

Here at Modern Niagara, because we know our people are the best in the industry, we pride ourselves on providing a total compensation package that rewards employees for their hard work and supports employees and their families in their overall wellbeing. 

About Modern Niagara

Who We Are

Modern Niagara helps building owners, managers, and general contractors meet the mechanical, and electrical needs of their buildings across Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Southwestern Ontario, and Ottawa. We are committed to having a positive and meaningful impact on Canada’s infrastructure — and on the communities where we live, learn, work, and heal. We build for life.

Our Culture & Values

We value passion, initiative, determination, professionalism, and teamwork. Health and safety are embedded in everything we do, and our award-winning safety culture consistently performs well above industry standards.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Modern Niagara

We are committed to building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organization where everyone has access to opportunity, feels a sense of belonging, and can thrive. We actively work to remove barriers faced by members of equity-seeking groups (including women, Indigenous, Black, racialized, 2SLGBTQIA+ people, people with disabilities, and newcomers to Canada) in the construction industry. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and lived experiences and are committed to a barrier-free hiring process. If you require accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us at careers@modernniagara.com so we can make appropriate arrangements.

We appreciate every applicant’s interest in joining Modern Niagara. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Modern Niagara

About Modern Niagara

We build for life.

We build for the life that happens indoors. We know that Canadians spend the vast majority of their time inside buildings. From receiving healthcare to legislating and representing citizens to participating in sports and other activities, we make any space comfortable and healthy for those who use it. We are committed to providing exceptional occupant experiences.

We build for the life of the building. Buildings can best reach the objectives they were set out to achieve when we look at them over the course of their entire life, including design, construction, operation, maintenance, and improvement. For us, using data and evidence to inform decisions provides us and our partners with an effective path towards high-performing, sustainable facilities.

We build for the life of our communities. We know that buildings do not exist in a vacuum. Buildings, streets, and the people that occupy and use them are but a few of the ingredients that make up our cities and communities. We believe that nurturing social equity, enabling economic activity, and reducing our impact on the environment in all that we do – including how we build and maintain our buildings – is integral to playing a positive role in sustaining our communities for us and for future generations.

Modern Niagara helps building owners, managers, and general contractors achieve their objectives by meeting the mechanical, electrical, integrated building technology, and building services needs of their buildings across Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Southwestern Ontario, and Ottawa. We also develop custom, turnkey solutions to help reach the desired outcomes.

Recognized by SMACNA and Canadian Occupational Safety Magazine among Canada’s safest employers since 2019, Modern Niagara has been a Platinum Club member of Canada’s Best Managed Companies since 2002.

Industry
Construction & Skilled Trades
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Kanata, CA
Year Founded
1959
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