Production Manager

IG Machine & Fibers; Kamloops; On-site; CAD 122,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the manufacturing sector is seeking a Production Manager for its plant in Ashcroft, BC. The successful candidate will lead the production team, ensuring safety, quality, and operational efficiency while driving continuous improvement initiatives. This role demands strong leadership skills and a background in Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma methodologies.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Health and benefit plan

Matched retirement savings program

Focus on Diversity and Inclusion

Opportunity in a continuously growing organization

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 -10 years of supervisory experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated experience with continuous improvement initiatives including Lean.
• Excellent communication (written, verbal, and presentation) skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and coaching to production supervisors and employees.
• Partner with Quality Control to ensure finished products meet customer requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement through Lean Manufacturing concepts.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

Continuous Improvement

Management Experience

5S

Operations Management

Production Planning

Production Management

Kaizen

Supervising Experience

Education

Six Sigma Black Belt or Green Belt certification

Tools

MS Excel

MS Word

MS PowerPoint

Job description

IKO Industries Ltd. is a market leader in the manufacturing of roofing and building materials. IKO is a Canadian owned and operated business with production facilities worldwide and has many years of unparalleled success in the roofing materials industry. Quality integrity and trustworthiness are the values that underlie this success and we have built this company by hiring people who hold these values. People like you!

Job Description

We are currently seeking a Production Manager to join our team of skilled professionals based at our plant in Ashcroft BC. This plant is a production facility that processes color and ship granules used for the roofing shingle.

The successful candidate is an experienced results-oriented hands-on progressive leader with the potential to advance within our organization who can drive synergy between technological advancements and workplace performance.

Reporting to the Plant Manager this position will be responsible for coaching educating and motivating production supervisors and coordinating manufacturing activities for the production line. Key metrics are to achieve operational goals in the areas of safety environmental quality cost and productivity.

WHATS IN IT FOR YOU

Competitive salary - with salary range from $122000 to $135000

Competitive health and benefit plan

Competitive matched retirement savings program

The opportunity to join a continuously growing organization with focus on Diversity and Inclusion

The opportunity to work with an industry leader in manufacturing

WHEN YOU JOIN US YOU WILL BE;

Providing leadership and coaching to production supervisors and employees to meet all safety environmental quality cost and service goals and objectives.

Partnering with the Quality Control Coordinator to ensure that finished product meet all customer requirements through continuous improvement and utilization of the plant quality management system.

Partnering with the Maintenance Supervisor to ensure equipment reliability at optimal efficiency and cost.

Providing leadership and support to the overall reliability strategy including the involvement of production employees in TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) .

Providing the leadership to maintain a highly engaged workforce. Partners with HR in areas of performance management employee involvement organizational change staffing and employee development.

Providing leadership to drive continuous improvement through the application of Lean Manufacturing concepts such as Kaizen events working directly with the production and maintenance teams.

Assuring employee training (quality safety process etc.) is effective and completed.

Mentoring immediate direct reports and establishes an effective team that is accountable and capable to achieve all performance goals.

Assuring plant housekeeping meets company standards and implements and maintains a 5S program to sustain improvements.

OUR IDEAL CANDIDATE

Minimum 5 -10 years of supervisory experience within a manufacturing environment

Six Sigma Black Belt or Green Belt certification a plus

Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills

Demonstrated experience with continuous improvement initiatives including Lean

Proficient with MS Excel Word PowerPoint

Proven track record of operational enhancement and improvements through employee engagement

Excellent communication (written verbal and presentation) skills

Demonstrated team building talent and hands-on problem solving skills

Ability to achieve results individually and as a member of a team

INDHP1

LI-DI1

Benefits of Employment : IKO recognizes that its success is due to the strength of its employees. A primary goal of IKO is to promote individual employees sense of accomplishment and contribution so that employees enjoy their association with IKO. The Company invests in its employees so that they are the most knowledgeable in the industry and undertakes great efforts to nurture loyalty to and teamwork at IKO. We are pleased to offer competitive compensation health care a progressive and challenging workplace and a commitment to teamwork and integrity.

Diversity and Equal Opportunity Employment : IKO Industries Ltd. is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to diversity and inclusion and are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without consideration to race religion creed color national origin age gender sexual orientation marital status veteran status or Industries Ltd. encourages and welcomes applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Required Experience :

Manager

Key Skills

Lean Manufacturing,Six Sigma,Continuous Improvement,Lean,Management Experience,5S,Operations Management,Production Planning,Production Management,Kaizen,Supervising Experience,Manufacturing

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Monthly Salary Salary : 122000 - 135000

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