Assembly​/Fulfillment Project Coordinator

Great Northern Twin Cities, 8600 Wyoming Avenue North, Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, United States of America

Posted Wednesday, July 22, 2026 at 5:00 AM

Why Great Northern

Established in 1962, Great Northern is a local, privately owned paper-based packaging manufacturer with a long history of providing secure, stable, and meaningful positions. You will experience a collaborative team-first, safe, clean, enjoyable, and predictable workplace where team members support and care for one another.

Our team members produce sustainable and eco-friendly products that are supplied to national brands that impact people’s day-to-day lives.

Additionally, Great Northern is continually investing in upgrading or purchasing new, high-speed manufacturing equipment to maximize and increase capacity. Our employees have access to state-of-the-art technology and tools, enabling them to work more efficiently and effectively. These investments not only maximize our capacity and increase production, but also create more opportunities for our employees to learn and grow their careers.

What We Can Offer You In addition to excellent wages, Great Northern has a competitive benefits package including medical; dental; life insurance; paid vacation; paid holidays; profit sharing and 401(k) with company match.
We also offer our employees a safe, clean, friendly environment and room for growth! Are you looking for a career with an established and stable company?

Pay/Schedule

• $24.00 - $33.00/hour – Dependent on experience
• Monday – Friday:
  This is an onsite position

Under general supervision and following established procedures, the Assembly/Fulfillment Project Coordinator is responsible for performing a variety of routine to moderately complex fulfillment work activities in accordance with general work instructions and established fulfillment practices. Coordinates materials and processes necessary for start-up of assembly and fulfillment projects.

Performs various administrative and Assembly/Fulfillment related tasks and demonstrates effective and efficient performance in accordance with Great Northern quality and efficiency standards.

Partial Position Summary

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING. OTHER DUTIES MAY BE ASSIGNED.

• Maintains fulfillment production schedule in Excel to include, but not limited to, adding new jobs by scheduled release date, tracking progress of each job, reconcile against project schedule to ensure that all jobs are included, reconcile with production report, and communicate with Project Management to resolve missing order information and calendar entries/attachments.
• Assists in leading daily transition meeting between shifts. Provides 1 st and 2 nd shift with updated project schedules and communicates any production issues/changes to 2 nd shift in order to facilitate a smooth transition between shifts, citing any deadlines that are approaching.
• Measures product dimensions to determine accuracy of machine operation and performs quality inspection of finished product.
• Provide kitting oversight by ensuring all components required for a specific assembly fulfillment project (hardware, instruction sheets, shippers, parts, etc.) are staged and ready for the assembly team. Coordinate the daily assembly schedule based on open orders, priority levels, and available labor. Monitor order queues to identify bottlenecks and make recommendations on staffing or resources to meet shipping deadlines.
• Work Cell Optimization:
  Organize the physical layout of assembly stations to maximize efficiency and minimize movement waste by applying lean manufacturing principles.
• Collaborates with a cross functional team to perform First Article Inspections (FAIs) and ensures that quality checks are being performed at regular intervals. Verifies that the first unit of any project run meets the exact specifications of the work order prior to releasing to production.
• Develop and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and ISO Quality Work Instructions (QWIs) by collaborating with Quality department and the ISO representative. Assist with training initiatives that includes existing team members, and new…