Manager, Operations, EPA

Reporting into the Process Owner Assembly, this position is responsible for the overall leadership and coordination of the assigned section including financial, operational, and statutory accountability.

Perks at Work:

- no waiting period for medical or dental benefits

- RRSP matching

- subsidized meals

- free access to an EAP

- free parking

- employee discounts such as, Good Life Fitness, TELUS Mobility, Bell Mobility, ROGERS, Dell Computers

- competitive salary, range $90,000 to $105,000 gross annually

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Financial accountability for the section.
• Aligns section assembly process to defined master production schedule.  Maintains Master Production Schedule (MPS).
• Responsible for compliance and improvement with the objectives established, daily monitoring of deviations and following up with corrective actions.
• Meets quality KPI’s and internal and external customer expectations
• Proactively manages team performance
• Resolves conflict and provides solutions
• Sustains and maintains legal/compliance requirements cross health and safety, food safety, security, and gateOPEX (in-house operational excellence programme).
• Instigates and improves continuous improvement initiatives.
• Actively involved in customer engagement
• Develops departmental competence by training and coaching staff/team
• Leads/attends operational meetings, and shift briefings
• Creates a positive working environment
• Accountable for staff numbers (working with HR)
• Staff and production planning (short and medium term)
• Collaborate with the Internal Delivery System (IDS) team to define and align all internal transport activities
• Ensures the correct application of defined 5S
• Identifies potential defects from the application of Internal Feedback Loop (IFBL)

Qualifications

Education:

• Food and hygiene related education/training
• Various management training
• Desirable specification in Operational and People Management
• Degree educated and/or demonstrable continued professional development at a senior level is preferred
• Professional qualifications in operations/logistics preferred
• Certification or demonstrable experience in Lean Six Sigma preferred

Work Experience:

• At least 5 years’ experience working within an Operations environment
• Experience of working in a Food Hygiene/Health & Safety/High Security environment preferred
• Experience of working in a fast-paced unionized environment
• Minimum of 3 years management experience with demonstrable leadership with management activities and responsibilities
• Experience leading projects and people across organizations, and maintain mandatory standards to ensure the safety of products and processes and to improve product quality required
• Experience with applying lean manufacturing techniques system preferred (specific experience can be questioned during interview phases)

Language / Communication Skills:

• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to interact effectively with multiple departments and customers
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English