Plant Manager

Aplin; Airdrie; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Aplin is partnering with a manufacturing plant in Airdrie, AB to hire a Plant Manager. This hands-on leadership role requires taking ownership of day-to-day plant performance, leading a team, and driving improvements in safety, productivity, quality, and cost management.

Key responsibilities include leading operations, coaching cross-functional teams, managing KPIs, and driving continuous improvement initiatives while ensuring safety and ISO compliance.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience in manufacturing or industrial operations.
• Experience leading production teams and multiple functional areas.
• Strong people leadership with ability to drive accountability and engagement.
• Experience with process improvements and change management.
• Proven track record of productivity gains, cost reduction, and safety improvements.
• Solid understanding of workplace health and safety practices and safety programs.
• Familiarity with ISO standards and compliance requirements.
• Strong understanding of operational cost management and profitability.
• Experience with SAP preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for safe, efficient plant operations and performance.
• Lead, coach, and develop production, planning, maintenance, and operations teams.
• Manage direct reports and establish clear expectations and accountability.
• Oversee production, logistics, maintenance, and day-to-day activities.
• Monitor KPIs for productivity, costs, quality, safety; take corrective action.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives to raise productivity and reduce costs.
• Identify operational challenges and implement practical solutions.
• Support ISO standards, processes, and compliance initiatives.
• Address HR matters in partnership with leadership.
• Represent the facility with vendors, customers, and external partners.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Communication

Problem solving

Change management

Tools

SAP

Job description

Aplin is partnered with a manufacturing plant in Airdrie, AB to hire a Plant Manager. This is a hands‑on leadership opportunity for an experienced manufacturing or industrial operations professional who can take ownership of day‑to‑day plant performance, lead a team, and drive improvements across safety, productivity, quality, and cost management.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide overall leadership and direction for plant operations, ensuring safe, efficient, and productive performance.
• Lead, coach, and develop a team of employees across production, planning, maintenance, and operations.
• Manage and support direct reports, including production, planning, maintenance, and operations leadership.
• Establish clear expectations and drive accountability, employee engagement, and performance.
• Oversee production, logistics, maintenance, and day-to-day operational activities.
• Monitor productivity, costs, quality, safety, and operational KPIs, taking action where improvements are required.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives focused on productivity, efficiency, cost reduction, quality, and safety.
• Identify operational challenges and implement practical, sustainable solutions.
• Maintain a strong focus on workplace health and safety and ensure compliance with applicable requirements.
• Support ISO-related standards, processes, and compliance initiatives.
• Address HR-related matters and employee concerns in partnership with leadership.
• Manage relationships with local vendors, customers, and external business partners.
• Represent the organization professionally with external stakeholders and serve as the primary local representative for the facility.
• Partner with senior leadership to support operational and profitability objectives.

Qualifications & Experience

• Proven leadership experience within a manufacturing, industrial, or labour-intensive operations environment.
• Experience managing production teams and multiple operational functions.
• Strong people leadership skills with a demonstrated ability to build accountability, engagement, and high-performing teams.
• Experience leading change and implementing process improvements.
• Demonstrated success improving productivity, reducing costs, and enhancing operational performance.
• Strong understanding of workplace health and safety practices.
• Experience managing safety programs.
• Familiarity with ISO standards and compliance requirements.
• Strong understanding of operational cost management and profitability.
• Experience with SAP is preferred.
• Strong communication, presentation, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills.

At Aplin — together with our brands CompuStaff, Impact Recruitment, and Vantix Systems — we connect great people with great organizations across North America. We believe diverse teams build stronger companies, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We use AI tools to assist in a fair and efficient matching process, helping our recruiters connect the right people with the right opportunities. To be considered, applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada, including holding any required permits. Our recruitment services are always free for job seekers. Accommodation is available upon request throughout all stages of the recruitment process.