Manufacturing Manager

Flex-N-Gate LLC.; Tecumseh; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Paid holidays

Vacation time

Safety training

Job summary

Flex-N-Gate LLC. is seeking a Manufacturing Manager to lead and optimize our manufacturing operations. You will oversee supervisory staff, drive productivity, and align teams with quality and safety goals.

In this role you will analyze production data, manage overtime decisions, and coordinate with Quality Assurance and HR to ensure smooth, compliant plant performance while fostering teamwork and development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 7–10 years managerial experience in an automotive environment.
• Occupational Health and Safety Act, Labour Laws knowledge.
• Strong communication, organizational, problem solving, teamwork, interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Strong communication, presentation, organizational and leadership skills.
• Effective use of technology, instruments, tools and information systems.
• Ability to seek a team approach and provide guidance and direction.

Responsibilities

• Oversees supervisory staff and supports growth and development of Manufacturing Supervisors.
• Make final decisions on overtime based on production needs.
• Ensure production targets, finished goods, WIP, output, yield and scrap are tracked.
• Participate in continuous improvement projects and establish related plans.
• Adhere to Occupational Health and Safety Act and company safety rules.
• Improve process control efficiency and monitor manufacturing functions.
• Provide feedback on expectations, quality concerns and production activities.
• Assist in supervisory training to maintain competence.
• Maintain equipment and processes to meet customer requirements.
• Ensure compliance with procedures and contractual requirements.
• Manage employees to meet quality, quantity, schedules, and specs.
• Maintain safe, clean work environment at all times.
• Coordinate with Quality Assurance to meet customer PPm standards.
• Report on plant effectiveness to General Manager.
• Collaborate with HR and union management to handle discipline and grievances.

Skills

Customer Focus

Communication

Team Work

Problem Solving

Accountability and Dependability

Ethics and Integrity

Analytical Thinking

Coaching and Mentoring

Enforcing Laws, Rules and Regulations

Managing Change

Social Responsibility

Flexibility

Conflict Management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Management/Technical Science or equivalent Experience

Job description

Job Description

Posted Thursday, August 6, 2026 at 4:00 AM

Flex-N-Gate is a leading manufacturer and supplier of components for the automotive industry, recently ranked 10th of the 150 Top North American Suppliers in “Automotive News.” A growing and vital company, Flex-N-Gate provides a great opportunity for hard-working and skilled individuals.

Summary

The Manufacturing Manager ensures effective and efficient operations of manufacturing processes and functions through regular monitoring of departmental policies, procedures, staff and standards, and responsible for organizing and managing manpower to ensure plant operations achieve both quality and efficiency goals. Provides leadership in the direction of all activities of the division consistent with corporate strategies, objectives and policies.

Core Competencies

• Customer Focus
• Communication
• Energy and Stress
• Team Work
• Problem Solving
• Accountability and Dependability
• Ethics and Integrity
• Analytical Thinking Ethics and Integrity
• Mathematical Reasoning
• Coaching and Mentoring
• Enforcing Laws, Rules and Regulations
• Managing Change
• Social Responsibility
• Flexibility
• Conflict Management

Job Duties

• Oversees responsibilities of supervisory staff. Is responsible for the growth and development of all Manufacturing Supervisors. Identifies training needs. Meets with staff regularly to encourage teamwork and a group effort.
• Final decisions with regards to all facets of overtime with respect to production requirements.
• Ensures production requirements are being met. Analyze production reports, maintain finished good and WIP inventories, complies daily output, yield and scrap reports.
• Participate actively and effectively in continuous improvement teams where requested and establish continuous improvement plans related to position responsibilities.
• Work in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Occupational Health and Safety Act and the company’s safety rules and regulations.
• Monitors and improves efficiencies of process control by ensuring correct and efficient operation of all manufacturing functions.
• Provides feedback to supervisors and hourly employees regarding expectations, quality concerns and production activities.
• Assists in supervisory training to maintain competence.
• Provides and maintains equipment and processes that are capable of producing products and assemblies, which meet all customer requirements.
• Ensures compliance to procedures, functional performance and acceptability to contractual requirements.
• Manages employees by ensuring quality, quantity, customer schedules and specifications are met.
• Ensures the Company provides a safe and clean work environment at all times.
• Coordinates action plans with Quality Assurance to ensure customer requirements on PPM standards are achieved.
• Analyzes and reports to the General Manager on the effectiveness of plant manufacturing operations.
• In conjunction with Human Resources, and adhering to the Collective Agreement administers discipline, and participation in Union-Management meetings dealing with the resolution of grievances and other problems.
• Assists General Manager in forecasting manpower requirements.
• Works with General Manager to analyze and solve operations-related problems and attends operations-related meetings with other departments.
• Co-ordinates production activities with other departmental activities in Company.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Management/Technical Science or equivalent Experience
• 7-10 years managerial experience in an automotive environment
• Occupational Health and Safety Act, Labour Laws
• Strong communication, organizational, problem solving, teamwork interpersonal and leadership skills
• Strongcommunication, presentation, organizational and leadership skills
• Effective use of technology, instruments, tools and information systems
• Ability to seek a team approach
• Ability to give guidance and direction as required

What We Offer

• Medical, dental, prescription, vision, life and disability insurance
• Extensive safety training, new hire orientation, continuous learning and development programs and tuition reimbursement
• Paid holidays and vacation time

What do our employees have to say?

“It engages you professionally, and provides learning opportunities.”
“Lots of growth opportunity.”
"The company’s young enough to be exciting, but old enough to be stable."
"Not just a job—a great place to work!"

Flex-N-Gate is an equal opportunity employer.Ontario Human Rights Code and AODA.