Operations Manager

Dometic; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

EAP

Pension Plan

Vacation

Company events

Tuition assistance

Employee discounts

Job summary

Dometic is seeking an Operations Manager to lead Vancouver production teams, ensuring safe, efficient manufacturing of quality parts on time and at the lowest cost.

This role emphasizes continuous improvement, coaching, and strong leadership across all levels of production.

Qualifications

• Degree or diploma in Engineering or Operations or equivalent.
• Minimum 5 years in a manufacturing environment.
• Minimum 3 years as a manager with non-technical and technical reports.
• Experience with Lean methods and implementation.
• Lean philosophy, methods, systems and tools, and implementation.
• Strong proficiency with MS Office programs including Word, Excel, Access, Outlook and PowerPoint; ability to learn other applications quickly.
• Strong analytical skills, problem solving and decision making abilities.

Responsibilities

• Ensure production is safe, efficient, and timely, while producing quality parts.
• Review capacity and staffing to meet demand; set schedules to produce parts on time at low cost.
• Identify areas for continuous improvement including labour, cycle times, utilization, scrap and maintenance costs.
• Support new product development.
• Oversee production supervisors; coach, guide, and mentor direct reports to achieve higher performance.

Skills

Leadership

Lean manufacturing

Project management

MS Office

Analytical thinking

Coaching & mentoring

Communication

Cross-cultural teamwork

Education

Engineering degree or diploma

5+ years manufacturing experience

Tools

Lean tools

ERP systems

MS Office Suite

Job description

Dometic is a global market leader in the mobile living industry. Millions of people around the world use Dometic products in outdoor, residential, and professional applications.

Our Marine organization is a trusted provider of innovative solutions for the worldwide boating and boat building industry, and we recently expanded our scope to lead the boating industry into an electrified future. Dometic has won numerous NMMA Innovation Awards over the years and we are always striving for new ways to make boating easier, safer, and more enjoyable.

We are on a journey of continuous growth – now looking for our next star – a passionate Operations Manager This position reports to Director of Operations and will work in Vancouver, BC.

About The Position

Dometic Marine’s headquarters are in Vancouver, British Columbia in Canada. The facility develops and manufactures hydraulic, electronic, and combustion-based products.

As Operations Manager of the Vancouver team, you will be overseeing the tactical activities of assembly production within the facility. Responsible for leading and coordinating the delivery of quality products on time, at the lowest cost, while maintaining a safe and positive work environment. Promote continuous improvement while meeting established annual improvements in safety, quality, delivery, and direct and indirect costs. Provide strong leadership through appropriate and timely feedback, coaching and mentoring all levels of production employees.

Your Main Responsibilities

• Ensure production is done safely, efficiently, and timely, while producing quality parts.
• Use part and product demand information from materials and customer orders to review capacity and staffing levels; determine and implement solutions and schedules to produce required parts on time and at a low cost.
• Identify areas for continuous improvement, including labour, process cycle times, utilization, scrap and maintenance costs.
• Support new product development.
• Oversee production supervisors; coach, guide, and mentor direct reports to achieve higher performance of assigned duties and responsibilities.

What do we offer?

You are offered an interesting role in a dynamic, fast paced and global environment with great opportunities to grow and take on new challenges. The growth at Dometic is continuous – which gives you great possibilities to evolve with the company.

• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Disability insurance (STD/LTD)
• Retirement Programs (RSP and Company Pension Plan)
• Paid Vacation
• Statutory Holidays
• Free on-site parking
• Paid maternity/paternity leave
• Tuition and Professional Designation dues assistance
• Employee discounts on our incredible products
• Company events
• Opportunities to make an impact

A suitable background would

bring demonstrated success in engineering environment. Additionally, they will have acquired the following qualifications and experiences:

• Degree or diploma in Engineering or Operations or a suitable combination of experience and education.
• A minimum 5 years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
• A minimum 3 years of experience as a manager with non-technical and technical reports.
• Experience with Lean methods and implementation.
• Experience with Lean philosophy, methods, systems and tools, and implementation.
• Strong proficiency with MS Office programs including: Word, Excel, Access, Outlook and PowerPoint; and, the ability to learn other applications quickly.
• Strong analytical skills, problem solving and decision making abilities.

To be successful in this role, we believe that you possess the following skills, competencies & characteristics:

• Strong interpersonal skills, able to work respectfully and effectively with a wide range of people from different cultures and educational backgrounds at all levels of a company.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage a variety of tasks.
• Able to drive change while maintaining good working relationships.
• Leading and managing change; inspire, engage and promoter of innovation and continuous improvement.
• Able to teach, guide, coach and mentor.