Manufacturing Manager Jobs

Under the guidance of the Director of Manufacturing, the Manufacturing Manager plans, and oversees the day-to-day production facility at the Huronia Road. To include planning, scheduling, coordinating, and directing of all manufacturing processes.

Education

• Degree in Operations Management from an accredited university or college preferred; will consider 10+ years’ experience as a production/ manufacturing manager or related experience in lieu of a degree.

Knowledge

• Experience supervising hourly employees.
• 5-10 years manufacturing management experience.
• Experience with lean manufacturing.
• Proficient hands-on ERP/MRP systems experience.
• Scheduling, work planning and inventory experience.

Skills and Abilities

• Extremely insightful and a quick learner. Strong environmental market dynamics and business principles.
• Proven ability to effectively communicate and relate to all levels of the organization through all available mediums (verbal, listening, writing, and presenting).
• Proven ability to establish and maintain effective and constructive relationships with internal/external clients and associates, earning trust and respect through demonstrating a commitment to excess expectations.
• Proven success in achieving business results by taking action, improving quality, and focusing on the future.
• Confidence without arrogance, coupled with strong consensus building and influencing skills.
• A strong leader who can effectively influence, lead and motivate individuals and teams across the organization.

Job Responsibilities

• Participate in providing data and input to the Director of Manufacturing for analysis of capital equipment and operating structure changes.
• Engage in building a positive culture, coaching, and mentoring, health and safety and continuous improvement efforts.
• Maintains complete knowledge of and complies with company and departmental policies, procedures, and standards.
• Participate in lean manufacturing initiatives to drive capacity and efficiency within the facility.
• Oversee the safe and efficient operation of the plant through implementing manufacturing action plans to ensure safety, production and quality standards are met in a timely and efficient manner.
• Collaborate and interface with all sales groups (AES and APC) on all order management, scheduling and delivery objectives. To include reviewing raw material and scheduling availability in order to provide accurate and timely responses.
• Accountable for adhering to the operating budget of the Huronia Road facility and participating in analysis of cost reductions.
• Responsible for the coordination of labour and material flow, to ensure all departments within the production facility have the appropriate resources.
• Manages and coordinates the changes to production systems, methods or work and equipment.
• Develop and prepare various reports to manage and drive corporate KPI’s.
• Create and manage the production schedules for the 340 Huronia Road manufacturing facility, in order to achieve business objectives, while ensuring product standards are met.
• Maintains client and company confidence by keeping information confidential and secure.
• Coordination of on-time delivery to ensures orders are made to be shipped, and respond to issues relative to on-time delivery, scrap, etc.
• Manage labour and materials variances within the ERP system, driving accuracy and better utilization.
• Participate in hiring, training, and performance management of production staff.