General Manager (Manufacturer)

Jump! recruiters; Sherbrooke; On-site; CAD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturing company in Sherbrooke is seeking an experienced General Manager to oversee operations and drive growth. The role focuses on optimizing daily operations, building a strong leadership culture, and standardizing processes for future sites. Candidates should have significant experience in managing large manufacturing units and bilingual proficiency in French and English. Salary starts at $160,000 with performance bonuses and generous benefits including 5 weeks vacation.

Benefits

Salary starting at $160,000

Bonus up to 20%

5 weeks of vacation

Group insurance

RRSP

Qualifications

• 10–15 years of experience managing manufacturing operations worth over $30–40 million.
• Direct management of a business unit with over 75 employees.
• Experience in a related environment: steel, processing, manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and optimize daily operations with rigor and efficiency.
• Inspire, coach, and empower key managers and teams.
• Ensure quality, safety, and overall site performance.

Skills

Operational excellence

Leadership and coaching

Bilingualism in French and English

Tools

KPIs and dashboards

Operational management systems

Job description

Are you an operational leader who enjoys maintaining, structured, and efficient operations and driving their growth? Take the helm of a growing company that aims to make its Sherbrooke site a model of excellence and performance, designed to support major expansion projects.

Reporting to the executive, the General Manager (Manufacturer) will be responsible for ensuring the stability and reliability of operations while supporting the company’s continued growth. Your hands‑on approach, practical leadership, and customer focus will be central to the success of this operational and tactical role.

As General Manager (Manufacturing), you will be the field reference and driving force behind:

Operational Excellence

• Supervise and optimize daily operations with rigor, consistency, and efficiency.
• Ensure quality, safety, timeliness, and overall site performance.
• Establish strong operational discipline through KPIs, dashboards, and structured management routines.
• Quickly identify and resolve discrepancies to prevent any impact on operations or customer satisfaction.

Leadership and Culture

• Inspire, coach, and empower key managers and teams.
• Promote a culture of rigor, transparency, collaboration, and respect for processes.
• Maintain a constant presence in the field to understand issues and support teams in their execution.
• Demonstrate credible, humane, and pragmatic leadership focused on problem solving.

Transformation and Growth

• Standardize, document, and evolve processes to create a model that can be replicated at other sites.
• Strengthen systems, technologies, and tools to support productivity and capacity growth.
• Support the evolution of processes in a gradual and controlled manner.
• Prepare the business unit to double in size in the coming years.

Operational Governance

• Ensure clear and structured accountability to executives and shareholders.
• Manage budgets, operational priorities, and resources in line with established objectives.
• Make tactical and operational decisions based on KPIs and site needs.
• Maintain constant alignment with executives to ensure site stability and performance.

The Profile We Are Looking For:

• 10–15 years of experience managing manufacturing operations worth over $30–40 million.
• Direct management of a business unit with over 75 employees.
• Experience in a related environment: steel, processing, manufacturing.
• Proven ability to increase production and support sustained growth.
• Ability to coach, structure, and empower a management team.
• Motivational, people‑oriented, down‑to‑earth, and solution‑oriented leadership.
• Proficiency in systems, technologies, and tools that promote productivity and scalability.
• Bilingualism in French and English.

Why join the team?

• Lead a strategic site undergoing modernization.
• Contribute to the performance and growth of a key business unit.
• Work closely with the executive team of an ambitious company.
• Be part of a structuring project where your decisions will have a real, measurable, and visible impact.
• Salary starting at $160,000 based on your experience and expertise.
• Bonus based on company performance of up to 20%.
• 5 weeks of vacation.
• Group insurance.
• RRSP.

This position is for an experienced operational leader who balances ambition and transformation with consistency, predictability, and execution. We value rigor, collaboration, and respect. We are looking for an authentic leader who can mobilize teams and instill a culture of accountability and sustainable performance.

We subscribe to the principle of employment equity and guarantee the confidentiality of your application.