Manufacturing Operations Manager - Heavy Industrial

Manufacturing Operations Manager – Heavy Industrial

Location: Edmonton Region, Alberta
Industry: Heavy Industrial / Manufacturing

THE OPPORTUNITY

Our client is an established Canadian heavy industrial manufacturer with a long history of operations in Alberta. They are currently seeking an experienced Manufacturing Operations Manager to provide leadership within a complex, high-volume production environment.

This is a key operational leadership position responsible for driving safety, production performance, reliability, quality and continuous improvement while developing and supporting a strong frontline leadership team.

The successful candidate will bring significant manufacturing leadership experience from a heavy industrial, metals, steel, foundry, mining, continuous-process or similarly demanding production environment.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide leadership and direction across day-to-day manufacturing operations.
• Lead, coach and develop supervisors, frontline leaders and production employees.
• Drive a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with established health, safety and environmental standards.
• Deliver production targets while maintaining appropriate standards for quality, cost and operational performance.
• Work closely with maintenance, engineering and other technical groups to improve equipment reliability and production uptime.
• Identify production bottlenecks and implement improvements to increase throughput, efficiency and consistency.
• Monitor operational KPIs and use production data to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives across equipment, processes, labour utilization and workflow.
• Participate in operational planning, shutdown coordination and capital improvement initiatives.
• Develop strong working relationships across operations, maintenance, engineering, quality and senior leadership.
• Ensure established operating procedures, quality requirements and production standards are consistently followed.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Significant leadership experience within a heavy manufacturing or industrial production environment.
• Previous experience managing supervisors and large frontline production teams.
• Strong understanding of production, maintenance, equipment reliability, safety and continuous improvement.
• Experience within steel, metals manufacturing, foundry operations, mining, high-temperature processing, rolling, casting or another continuous-process operation would be highly desirable.
• Demonstrated ability to improve safety, productivity, quality and operational performance.
• Strong leadership, communication and problem-solving skills.
• Comfortable working in a demanding, hands-on industrial manufacturing environment.
• Post-secondary education in engineering, manufacturing, operations, business or a related discipline is considered an asset.

WHY CONSIDER THIS OPPORTUNITY?

This is an opportunity to take on a significant operational leadership role within a well-established Canadian industrial manufacturer. The successful candidate will have considerable influence over plant performance, employee development, continuous improvement and the long-term success of the operation.

A competitive compensation package will be provided based on experience.

This search is being conducted confidentially. Additional information regarding the organization and position will be provided to qualified candidates during the recruitment process.

ABOUT US

JP Recruitment specializes in recruiting engineering, manufacturing, operations, skilled trades, technical sales and leadership professionals across Canada.

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