Plant Manager

Sanmina; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Plant Manager to oversee its high-tech facility in Kanata. This role is pivotal in driving operational excellence and achieving business goals in sectors like defense and aerospace. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership skills and a proven track record in lean manufacturing. You will be responsible for developing a talented team, ensuring customer satisfaction, and implementing innovative strategies for continuous improvement. Join this forward-thinking company and make a significant impact in a collaborative environment focused on quality and execution.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive management experience in manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of quality systems and lean manufacturing methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead a high-performance production team.
• Ensure compliance with quality, cost, and delivery standards.
• Cultivate strategic customer relationships.

Skills

Leadership

Lean Manufacturing

Problem Solving

Communication Skills

Customer Orientation

Education

Undergraduate degree in business/manufacturing

Post-graduate degree in a related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Description

Job Purpose

The Plant Manager is responsible for managing Sanmina's high technology IMS facility located in Kanata, Ont. This facility supports mission critical products in the defense, aerospace, communications and medical market segments. This role has full P&L responsibility for the facility leading a team including the manufacturing, engineering, quality, materials/purchasing, and facility operations. This position will play a key role in achieving broad based business goals including revenue and profitability growth, customer satisfaction and technology development all built on foundations of world class quality and execution. The successful candidate will be a leader who can communicate with and motivate a talented team that he or she will continue to build and develop. Reporting to the SVP East Coast Operations, the Plant Manager also works closely with the local team to develop an operations strategy. This multi-year strategy should embrace the concepts, principles, and philosophies of Lean Manufacturing.

Nature Of Duties/Responsibilities

• Develops a high performance, leadership-oriented Production Team.
• Provides a high level of leadership and management sufficient to motivate, develop, and guide the organization to achieving operational goals and objectives.
• Directs operations to ensure compliance with prescribed quality, cost, delivery, and other performance standards. Obtains planned results.
• Ensures a high level of customer satisfaction and effective customer relations.
• Fosters an operations environment that provides a safe and environmentally responsible facility.
• Selects, trains, develops, and motivates employees to maximize individual potential, achieve operational effectiveness, and ensure ongoing organizational capability.
• Maintains plant property and equipment in good condition to ensure compliance with governmental regulations and to ensure effective and economical operations.
• Proven track record in a very labour intensive & high mix/low volume production environment.
• Drive For Results - sets high goals for personl and group accomplishment; uses measurement methods to monitor progress toward goal attainment; works tenaciously to meet or exceed those goals, while deriving satisfaction from the process of goal achievement and continuous improvement.
• Establishes Strategic Direction - establishes and commits to a long-range course of action to accomplish a long-range goal or vision after analyzing factual information and assumptions, taking into consideration resources, constraints, and organizational values.
• Change Leadership - continuously seeks (or encourage others to seek) opportunities for different and innovative approaches to addressing organizational problems and opportunities.
• Empowerment/delegation - uses appropriate delegation, creates a sense of ownership of higher-level organizational issues and encourages individuals to stretch beyond their current capabilities.
• Strategic Decision Making - relates and compares; secures relevant information and identify key issues; commits to an action after developing alternative courses of action that take into consideration resources, constraints, and organizational values.
• Team Development - uses appropriate methods and interpersonal style to develop, motivate, and guide a team toward successful outcomes and attainment of business objectives.
• Customer Orientation - cultivates strategic customer relationships and ensures that the customer perspective is the driving force behind all value-added business activities.
• Builds Organizational Talent - attracts, develops, and retains talented individuals; creates a learning environment that ensures that associates realize their highest potential, thereby allowing the organization as a whole to meet future challenges.
  
  

Education And Experience

• Excellent leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• Excellent presentation and influence skills.
• Strong ability to plan at both strategic and operational levels.
• Comprehensive knowledge of manufacturing philosophies, operations, processes, and related technologies.
• Demonstrated competence in lean manufacturing methodologies and continuous improvement systems (e.g., Six Sigma, TOC or Lean Manufacturing).
• Strong knowledge of quality systems, tools, and procedures ISO9001, TL9000 and AS9100, QS14000 and related customer quality standards and requirements.
• Excellent understanding and the ability to manage capital and expense budgets.
• Proven ability to solve complex problems and lead teams to solve complex problems.
• Personal computer skills, with proficiency in Microsoft applications.
• Undergraduate degree in a business/manufacturing related field (e.g. finance, engineering, business).
• Minimum of 10 years’ progressive management experience in a manufacturing environment with a very strong focus in Material Management.
• Able to obtain your Controlled Goods Certification, as well as International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Clearance.
• Post-graduate degree in a related field is an asset.
  
  

Sanmina welcomes and encourages applications from persons with disabilities. In accordance with the guidelines established under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.