Manufacturing Systems & Apps Leader — ERP & Automation

Toromont Industries Ltd.; Hamilton; Hybrid; CAD 135,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

AVL Manufacturing is seeking a Director of Manufacturing Systems & Applications to lead day-to-day delivery, support, and continuous improvement of business and manufacturing systems across a complex industrial environment. You will collaborate with plant operations, supply chain, finance, and engineering to ensure reliable, integrated systems and drive process improvements.

The role requires hands-on experience with ERP platforms, shop floor systems, integrations, reporting, and governance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience supporting enterprise applications within a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Proven experience with ERP implementation, migration, and support projects for Manufacturing companies.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing operations, production planning, inventory management, supply chain, quality
• Experience supporting ERP solutions such as SAP, D365, Infor or similar platforms.
• Knowledge of manufacturing systems integration, APIs, data architecture, and reporting platforms.
• Demonstrated ability to work directly with business stakeholders and translate operational requirements into technology solutions.
• Strong problem-solving skills with a practical, hands-on approach to delivery and support.

Responsibilities

• Lead the support, enhancement, and administration of ERP and manufacturing systems.
• Manage ERP upgrades, migrations, and business transformation initiatives.
• Partner directly with plant leadership to identify opportunities for process improvement and automation.
• Oversee integration between ERP, MES, warehouse management, production, quality, and other operational systems.
• Coordinate vendors, consultants, developers, and internal support teams to deliver projects on time and within budget.
• Troubleshoot complex business and technical issues affecting production and operational processes.
• Drive adoption of best practices for system governance, master data management, testing, and change management.
• Develop reporting, analytics, and operational dashboards to support business decision-making.
• Provide leadership to analysts, developers, and application support resources.
• Ensure business systems remain secure, stable, scalable, and well-documented.

Skills

ERP systems

Manufacturing domain

SAP

D365

Infor

APIs

Data architecture

Reporting platforms

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Tools

SAP

D365

Infor

Job description

AVL Manufacturing is seeking a Director of Manufacturing Systems & Applications to lead day-to-day delivery, support, and continuous improvement of business and manufacturing systems across a complex industrial environment. You will collaborate with plant operations, supply chain, finance, and engineering to ensure reliable, integrated systems and drive process improvements.

The role requires hands-on experience with ERP platforms, shop floor systems, integrations, reporting, and governance.