Production Manager – Engine Component Cleaning at Finning — Edmonton

Culture Alberta; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Pension

Benefits

Employee Share Purchase Plan

RRSP

Paid Vacation

Job summary

OEM Remanufacturing is seeking a Production Manager to lead day-to-day production operations across three shifts at the Edmonton facility. You will drive safety, quality, and productivity while aligning with the company’s strategic goals and continuous improvement initiatives.

The role demands a strong track record in operational management, lean manufacturing, and cross-functional leadership in a unionized plant.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Operational Management Experience.
• Experience leading teams that rebuild/remanufacture heavy equipment components is a plus.
• Experience working in a unionized environment.

Responsibilities

• Oversee Safety, Quality, and Production for the area; provide leadership and supervision, and manage the human resources for the department.
• Coordinate all shifts (3 Shift Rotation), to ensure area is meeting production, quality and safety targets.
• Ensure safety policies and operating practices are implemented, identify deficiencies and take corrective action
• Respond to safety incidents quickly and with appropriate corrective actions
• Proactively look for lean and continuous improvement opportunities
• Problem solve process, quality, and production improvements
• Ensure communication among the shifts is seamless and standardized including a set of weekly / bi-weekly toolbox meetings for each shift including safety topics, corporate messages, and procedural updates
• Develop detailed plans for managing and communicating process changes
• Develop business cases for capital & operational expenditures for departmental projects
• Execution of the weekly Production Plan, including labour load leveling, overtime management and variance tracking
• Weekly production and quality variance analysis, and improvement recommendations
• Provide direct cost oversight (e.g. labour utilization, overtime, consumables and material overages)
• Review all warranty reports, CAR’s and NCR’s generated against the department area and delegate investigations to Team Leaders as necessary.
• Initiate department CARs where appropriate and participate/lead in development and implementation of corrective actions
• Develop technician career progression and training plans within the department
• Ensure assignment and completion of scheduled daily and preventative maintenance responsibilities
• Conduct regular 5S, process, Contamination Controland quality audits
• Perform Performance Management and Progressive discipline as required

Skills

Operational leadership

Lean manufacturing

Production planning

Team supervision

Safety compliance

Job description

Company:

O.E.M. Remanufacturing Company Inc.

Number of Openings:

1

Worker Type:

Permanent

Position Overview:

The Production Manager is responsible for the day to day production operations within their department as well as the weekly/monthly area performance including output, labour productivity, and quality. In this role, you will support OEM’s strategy of building high quality components by relying on strong processes and detailed documentation to improve quality, repeatability, consistency, and execution, by your teams across 3 shifts, for the strategy and department goals provided.

Job Description:

• Oversee Safety, Quality, and Production for the area; provide leadership and supervision, and manage the human resources for the department


• Coordinate all shifts (3 Shift Rotation), to ensure area is meeting production, quality and safety targets


• Ensure safety policies and operating practices are implemented, identify deficiencies and take corrective action as necessary


• Respond to safety incidents quickly and with appropriate corrective actions


• Proactively look for lean and continuous improvement opportunities


• Problem solve process, quality, and production improvements


• Ensure communication among the shifts is seamless and standardized including a set of weekly / bi-weekly toolbox meetings for each shift including safety topics, corporate messages, and procedural updates, etc.


• Develop detailed plans for managing and communicating process changes


• Develop business cases for capital & operational expenditures for departmental projects


• Execution of the weekly Production Plan, including labour load leveling, overtime management and variance tracking


• Weekly production and quality variance analysis, and improvement recommendations


• Provide direct cost oversight (e.g. labour utilization, overtime, consumables and material overages)


• Review all warranty reports, CAR’s and NCR’s generated against the department area and delegate investigations to Team Leaders as necessary. Initiate department CARs where appropriate and participate/lead in development and implementation of corrective actions


• Develop technician career progression and training plans within the department


• Ensure assignment and completion of scheduled daily and preventative maintenance responsibilities


• Conduct regular 5S, process, Contamination Controland quality audits


• Perform Performance Management and Progressive discipline as required

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of Operational Management Experience


• Experience leading teams that rebuild or remanufacture heavy equipment components is considered an asset


• Experience working in a unionized environment


• Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment


• Demonstrated process improvement experience


• The ability to interact with various levels within the organization, conduct interviews with subject matter experts and analyze information to understand the product and procedures


• Have the ability to assimilate and convey technical material in a concise, effective manner


• Know how to find information and identify essential details


• Strong attention to detail


• Familiar with ISO Quality Assurance Program


• Above average process analysis and change management skills
  

  
  Note:

  
  
  • This is a Monday to Friday position based out of our OEM Remanufacturing facility in Edmonton
  
  
  • Competitive salary, pension, and benefits
  
  
  • Employee Share Purchase Plan and RRSP
  
  
  • Paid Vacation
  
  
  
  
  

  Company: OEM Remanufacturing

  
  

  At Finning, we prioritize creating a diverse and inclusive environment. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we actively encourage all individuals to express themselves and achieve their full potential. As a company, we continuously strive to enhance our outreach to individuals of all backgrounds and identities. We do notdiscriminate against applicants based on gender identity, race, national and ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, marital and family status, and/or mental or physical disabilities.Furthermore, Finning is committed to collaborating with and providing reasonable accommodations /adjustments to individuals with disabilities. If you require an adjustment/accommodation at any point during the recruitment process, please inform your recruiter.