Operations Director

Weir; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global organization in Vancouver is seeking a Director of Operations. This role involves overseeing manufacturing and global services while ensuring performance metrics are met. The ideal candidate will have at least 10 years of experience in operations leadership and a Bachelor's degree. Compensation ranges from CAD $150,000 to $190,000 depending on the candidate's fit.

Qualifications

• 10 years of progressive experience in business or operations leadership.
• Ability to implement manufacturing operations strategy.
• Strong ability to balance process discipline with flexibility.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate commitment to a world-class safety culture.
• Manage Motion Metrics operations and team.
• Achieve financial objectives through budget management.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Results-oriented

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering or similar

Job description

Overview

Director of Operations

Weir Motion Metrics

Vancouver, BC

Onsite

Purpose of Role :

Reporting to the Motion Metrics Global Head, the Director of Operations oversees all manufacturing: global field service and support; safety, health, and environment (SHE); sourcing; planning; procurement; warehousing; continuous improvement and facilities management.

Why choose Weir

Be part of a global organization dedicated to building a better future: At Weir, the growing world depends on us. It depends on us constantly reinventing, quickly adapting and continually finding better, faster, more sustainable ways to access the resources it needs to thrive. And it depends on each of us doing the best work of our lives. It’s a big challenge – but it is exciting.

An opportunity to grow your own way: Everything moves fast in the dynamic world of Weir. This creates opportunities for us to take on new challenges, explore new areas, learn, progress and excel. Best of all, there is no set path that our people must take. Instead, everyone is given the support and freedom to tailor-make their own career and do the best work of their lives.

Feel empowered to be yourself and belong: Weir is a welcoming, inclusive place, where each individual’s contribution is recognized and all employees are encouraged to innovate, collaborate and be themselves. We believe in people and their wellbeing, and we strive to be fair, honest, transparent and authentic in everything we do.

Key Responsibilities

• Safety First: Demonstrate 100% commitment to zero harm behaviors in support of a world-class safety culture for the team.
• Leadership: Direct leadership and owner of Motion Metrics operations and team management. Manages the Motion Metrics Operations function, including Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Global Services.
• Business Performance Management: Accountable for Motion Metrics performance metrics for manufacturing, sourcing and purchasing, global services, and SHE. Manage and report on the performance of Motion Metrics Operations and set objectives for direct reports.
• P&L: Achieves financial objectives by forecasting needs, preparing a budget, and managing expenditures.
• Strategy & Planning: Sets and implements the Motion Metrics Operations Strategy including contingency planning. Ensure the strategy is communicated and adopted by the team.
• Stakeholder Management: Identify and manage stakeholders, addressing their needs and concerns by developing stakeholder engagement plans with regional sales and service teams, R&D, products and operations.
• Resilience: Support customers and teams in high-pressure, customer-facing mining environments. Provide great service while managing expectations; often act as the face of Weir Motion Metrics in front of customers.

Job Knowledge / Education and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering or similar applicable field from a four-year college or university.
• Ten years of progressive experience in business, operations, manufacturing, or technical sales leadership with substantial P&L responsibility.
• Ability to balance process discipline with flexibility as Weir scales; capable of implementing manufacturing operations strategy and reading detailed financial statements.
• Proven ability to share and engage others in the vision of the business.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to create short, mid, and long-term strategies.
• Results-oriented with the ability to meet critical metrics.

Compensation : CAD $150,000 to $190,000 (depending on fit)