Halifax Production GM: Lead, Scale & Deliver

clutch; Halifax; Presencial; CAD 120.000 - 180.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Clutch in Halifax seeks a General Manager, Production to lead our reconditioning operation and scale capacity in Atlantic Canada. You’ll own site performance, drive production output, quality, cycle time and safety, and build the leadership bench behind those numbers.

You’ll hire, train and coach Production Managers and Team Leads, partner with cross-functional teams, and implement plans to meet growth objectives while staying on budget and ensuring quality standards across vehicles.

Responsabilidades

• Turn market forecasts into executable production plans across staffing, shifts, bay capacity, equipment, parts and vendor support.
• Own weekly production commitments, balancing inspection starts, work in progress and stage capacity to keep vehicles moving.
• Spot constraints early and clear bottlenecks across inspection, mechanical, body and paint, detail and photography.
• Drive down cycle time through clear priorities, controlled queues, reliable parts supply and fast repair decisions.
• Run daily operating reviews and weekly performance routines with clear owners, recovery plans and follow-through.
• Keep work orders, stage transitions and inventory locations accurate so reporting reflects what's happening on the floor.
• Own the Halifax production budget, cost per unit and labour productivity.
• Build staffing plans and budgets that tie production volume to labour, vendor, parts and facility costs.
• Set vendor rate cards, capacity commitments, turnaround times and quality standards, and hold partners to them.
• Review repair quotes and invoices against approved scope and pricing to eliminate unnecessary work and repeat charges.
• Bring work in-house where internal capacity beats vendors on cost, turnaround and quality.
• Build a dependable partner network across mechanical, dealership, warranty, body, paint, detail, glass and PDR.
• Ensure every vehicle meets Clutch's reconditioning standards and provincial safety inspection requirements before it leaves production.
• Hold managers and team leads accountable for repair quality, complete inspections and verified,
• Stop work or hold vehicles when safety or quality standards aren't met, and release only once the fix is verified.
• Maintain a safe site: working conditions, equipment readiness, technician qualifications and required training.
• Investigate defects, rework and safety incidents, fix root causes and confirm corrective actions hold.
• Partner with VQR on clear handoffs and fast resolution of production-related defects and readiness issues.
• Build a site leadership team with clear ownership of people, performance and daily execution.
• Own hiring, staffing and performance management for the site.
• Develop Production Managers, Operations Supervisors and Team Leads through clear expectations, coaching and succession planning.
• Build a technician pipeline and grow apprentices to strengthen in-house repair capacity.
• Partner with VQR, Customer Care, Logistics, Finance, People and Facilities to align priorities and resolve operating issues.
• Stabilize weekly production delivery while reducing cycle time, excess work in progress and cost per unit.
• Build the staffing, technical bench and operating capacity required to meet Halifax's approved growth plan.
• Strengthen vendor reliability, pricing and turnaround performance while expanding internal repair capability.
• Develop a leadership team that independently manages daily execution and delivers consistent re

Descripción del empleo

Clutch in Halifax seeks a General Manager, Production to lead our reconditioning operation and scale capacity in Atlantic Canada. You’ll own site performance, drive production output, quality, cycle time and safety, and build the leadership bench behind those numbers.

You’ll hire, train and coach Production Managers and Team Leads, partner with cross-functional teams, and implement plans to meet growth objectives while staying on budget and ensuring quality standards across vehicles.