Production Leadership Role
This leadership role is responsible for managing the day-to-day production of a plant in a safe environment. Key priorities include providing products on time and at cost and quality, as well as delivering against both the lean and safety agendas.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead overall production activity to meet customer requirements
* Support generation of strategic action plans to establish production as a reference partner
* Optimize resources (staff, equipment, scheduling, processes) to produce requested output on time, at required quality level, and planned cost while maintaining inventory targets
* Pilot new projects for improvement and lean manufacturing
People Management
* Bring a new mindset to the factory on safety behaviors and production efficiency through management and Lean methodologies
* Ensure team competency development
* Create a motivated and engaged climate to deliver production goals effectively and efficiently
* Maintain positive and collaborative Employee Relations environment and social climate
Environmental, Safety, Risk & Compliance
* Commit to Group-wide ethics and compliance program, ensuring common approach to doing business the right way and adhering to core elements of the program - values, policies/guidance, training/education, and compliance risk assessment
Qualifications & Experience
* High school diploma accepted if compensated with strong experience; ideally technical background
* Previous experience in production or managerial role; good English language skills; experience in labour relations preferred
* Soft skills: hands-on person willing to do themselves, tenacious, able to build a team, and open relationships; problem-solving attitude; previous experience in lean manufacturing