Plant Manager

Meritas Advisory Group, LLC; Quebec; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Meritas Advisory Group, LLC in Quebec, Canada seeks a Plant Manager to oversee administrative and production operations for conveyor belt systems in mining and tunneling, ensuring safety, quality, and on-time production.

The role requires five years of supervisory experience, an engineering background, ISO 9001 familiarity, and strong leadership. You will plan schedules, manage budgets, enforce procedures, and coordinate maintenance with weekend flexibility.

Qualifications

• Understanding production operations and mechanical engineering principles to meet deadlines in a high-volume setting.
• Develop and implement production schedules to maintain inventory of raw materials and finished goods.
• Implement quality and safety procedures across all production phases.
• Communicate clearly with staff at all levels of operations and management.
• Gather and monitor information to enable unbiased decision making and problem solving.
• Manage production budgets and cost controls.
• Basic computer skills (MS Office) and knowledge of management software.
• Maintain dependable attendance with the ability to work 40+ hours including weekends.
• Team-oriented mindset with the ability to organize and coordinate others.
• Vision and lifting capability 5–20 lbs required during normal duties.
• Ability to sit or stand as needed to perform job duties.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate plant administrative and production operations to ensure adherence to procedures, quality and safety.
• Develop and monitor procedures to cost-effectively use materials, labor and equipment to meet production demands.
• Coordinate production and quality/safety reporting to ensure ISO 9001 standards are met.
• Coordinate machine/equipment maintenance schedules for cost-effective production.
• Hire and supervise training of employees in the use of machines and processes.
• Submit required reporting to senior management.
• Attend corporate training sessions to adopt innovative procedures to stay competitive.

Skills

organizational skills

production scheduling

quality procedures

communication skills

data gathering

budget management

MS Office

team leadership

flexible schedule

lifting capability

sit/stand flexibility

Education

HS/GED

College/University Degree Preferred

5+ years supervisory/managerial experience

Mechanical or Industrial Engineering experience

Stamping and Forming equipment knowledge

ISO 9001 experience

Job description

Plant Manager - QUEBEC, CANADA

JOB SUMMARY:

High-level managerial position responsible for organizing, directing, controlling, evaluating, and implementing through a functional management team the administrative support and production operations in the manufacture of conveyer belt systems for the mining and tunneling industries to facilitate timely production and safe working conditions.

EDUCATIONAL/EXPERIENCE

• HS/GED Required; College/University Degree Preferred
• Minimum Five (5) Years Supervisory/Managerial Experience Required or Equivalent Combination of Education and Experience
• Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Experience Required
• Knowledge of Stamping and Forming Equipment Preferred
• ISO 9001 Experience, A Plus

QUALIFICATIONS:

Proficient ability to understand instructions and underlying principles of production operations including mechanical engineering comprehension to reason and make judgments to meet deadlines in a high volume production environment

• Proficient organizational skills to develop-implement production schedules to maintain adequate inventory of raw materials and finished products to meet customer demand
• Proficient ability to implement quality/safety procedures and guidelines during all phases of production operations
• Proficient verbal/written communication skills to present information or ideas clearly to personnel at all levels of administrative support, production operations, and senior management
• Proficient information gathering and monitoring skills to facilitate effective, unbiased decision making and problem solving functions
• Proficient mathematical ability to manage production budgets
• Fundamental computer skills (microsoft office) with knowledge of management software
• Dependability to be consistently at work and on time with ability to work 40+ flexible schedule on short notice including weekends
• A “team” mentality with the ability to organize and coordinate the work of others
• Near/far vision and multiple limb coordination with light/medium (5-20 lbs) lifting capability during normal phase duties
• Ability to sit or stand as needed to perform job duties

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate plant administrative and production operations to ensure adherence to standard operating procedures, quality assurance and safety procedures.

• Develop, implement, and monitor procedures to cost-effectively use materials, labor, and equipment to meet production demands.
• Develop and coordinate production and quality/safety inspection reporting procedures to facilitate adherence to production requirements and ISO 9001 standards.
• Develop and coordinate machine/equipment maintenance schedules to facilitate cost-effective manufactured goods production.
• Hire and supervise training of employees in the use of machines/equipment and production processes through management team.
• Submit required reporting to senior management.
• Attend corporate training sessions to acquire innovative procedures to maintain competitive edge in production operations.