Production Manager

IKO North America; Ontario; On-site; CAD 122,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the manufacturing of roofing materials seeks a Production Manager for their Ashcroft, BC facility. This role offers a competitive salary and is focused on driving operational excellence through leadership and employee engagement. The ideal candidate possesses a four-year degree and at least 5 years of supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment, ready to lead teams in achieving safety, quality, and productivity goals.

Benefits

Competitive health and benefit plan

Matched retirement savings program

Focus on Diversity and Inclusion

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of supervisory experience in manufacturing.
• Six Sigma Black Belt or Green Belt is a plus.
• Demonstrated experience with Lean initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Coaching and motivating production supervisors.
• Ensuring operational goals in safety and quality.
• Driving continuous improvement through Lean Manufacturing.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Leadership

Team building

Problem solving

Communication skills

Education

Technical four-year degree

Tools

MS Excel

MS Word

MS PowerPoint

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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.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

• Competitive salary - with salary range from $122,000 to $135,000
• 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

• Technical four-year degree
• 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

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 employee's 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 disability. IKO 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.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing/Editing

• Industries

  Wholesale Building Materials

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