Scheduler

Sybridge Technologies•Lakeshore, ON

33d•Onsite

About The Position

SyBridge Technologies is seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Scheduler to support mold manufacturing operations while upholding the Mission, Vision, and Values of the SyBridge Technologies Group of Companies. This role is ideal for an individual with strong planning, coordination, and problem-solving skills who understands the sequencing, dependencies, and resource requirements involved in the manufacture of complex plastic injection molds. Reporting directly to the Operations Manager, the Scheduler is responsible for developing, maintaining, and communicating production schedules across the full mold manufacturing process, including design, engineering, material preparation, machining, gun drilling, EDM, benching, assembly, spotting, tryout, corrections, and final delivery. The Scheduler works closely with manufacturing leadership, program management, engineering, purchasing, quality, and production departments to ensure labour, machines, materials, subcontracted services, and project requirements are aligned with customer commitments. This position focuses on maintaining accurate and achievable schedules, identifying bottlenecks and capacity constraints, monitoring mold progress, and adjusting priorities as operational conditions change. Success in this role requires a strong understanding of mold manufacturing workflows, excellent communication skills, attention to detail, sound judgment, and the ability to coordinate multiple high-priority projects within a fast-paced custom manufacturing environment.

Requirements

College diploma, certification, skilled-trades background, or equivalent experience in mold manufacturing, production planning, operations, engineering, machining, or a related field.
Previous experience in production scheduling, manufacturing planning, program coordination, or project scheduling within a mold, tool and die, machining, or custom manufacturing environment.
Strong understanding of plastic injection mold manufacturing processes and the sequence of work required to complete a mold build.
Familiarity with CNC machining, gun drilling, EDM, grinding, welding, polishing, benching, assembly, spotting, and mold tryout processes.
Ability to understand manufacturing routings, bills of material, work orders, engineering drawings, mold designs, and project schedules.
Experience using ERP, MRP, production scheduling, or manufacturing management systems.
Strong understanding of capacity planning, resource allocation, critical-path scheduling, and production dependencies.
Strong attention to detail and analytical skills.
Excellent organizational, planning, and time-management skills.
Ability to manage multiple mold programs, competing priorities, and tight customer deadlines.
Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to respond effectively to production delays and changing project requirements.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to build positive working relationships with production teams, program managers, engineering, purchasing, quality, and other internal customers.
Able to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, drawing, or schedule form.
Ability to work independently while contributing effectively within a collaborative team environment.
Computer proficient in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Outlook, and Excel.
Successful applicants will be required to complete a background check.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of mold components, mold bases, cores, cavities, lifters, slides, inserts, electrodes, hot runner systems, and related tooling is preferred.
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and experience with scheduling software are considered assets.

Responsibilities

Develops, maintains, and updates detailed production schedules for plastic injection mold manufacturing projects.
Plans and sequences work through key manufacturing stages, including design, engineering release, material procurement, rough machining, semi-finish machining, finish machining, gun drilling, EDM, benching, assembly, spotting, tryout, corrections, and shipment.
Reviews project timelines, customer delivery dates, manufacturing capacity, labour availability, material readiness, and machine requirements when developing schedules.
Coordinates scheduling priorities across machining, EDM, gun drilling, grinding, welding, polishing, benching, assembly, and tryout departments.
Works closely with program management, engineering, production leadership, purchasing, quality, and subcontractors to confirm project requirements and milestone dates.
Monitors mold progress against planned schedules and follows up with department leaders regarding delays, incomplete work, quality concerns, or changing priorities.
Identifies potential bottlenecks, capacity limitations, resource conflicts, and delivery risks before they affect project timelines.
Adjusts schedules as required based on engineering changes, customer revisions, material delays, machine downtime, staffing levels, quality issues, tryout results, or other operational conditions.
Communicates schedule changes, priority shifts, critical-path concerns, and delivery risks to relevant stakeholders in a timely manner.
Participates in daily production meetings and provides clear updates regarding mold status, departmental workloads, upcoming priorities, and at-risk milestones.
Reviews work orders, mold designs, bills of material, manufacturing routings, program schedules, and technical documentation to confirm scope, sequencing, and timing requirements.
Ensures project schedules and manufacturing progress are accurately maintained within the company’s ERP, scheduling, or production management systems.
Tracks key project and scheduling metrics, including schedule adherence, departmental performance, machine capacity, project milestone completion, and on-time delivery.
Coordinates with purchasing and materials teams to confirm mold bases, steel, components, hot runner systems, purchased items, and subcontracted services are available when required.
Supports capacity planning by reviewing current and upcoming workloads across departments, machines, and skilled trades.
Works with production leaders to balance workloads and determine the most effective allocation of employees, machines, and external resources.
Coordinates subcontracted machining, heat treatment, coating, texturing, polishing, welding, and other external processes to align with internal production schedules.
Monitors tryout dates, correction work, customer approvals, and final shipment requirements to ensure downstream activities remain aligned.
Identifies scheduling inefficiencies and recommends improvements to production flow, departmental handoffs, resource allocation, and project visibility.
Maintains accurate scheduling records, production reports, milestone trackers, and supporting documentation.
Escalates significant scheduling conflicts, capacity limitations, missed milestones, and customer delivery risks to the appropriate manager.
Supports continuous improvement initiatives related to mold flow, lead-time reduction, schedule accuracy, capacity utilization, and on-time delivery.
Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.