Production Manager - Finishing

Safran; Mirabel; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Group insurance

Telemedicine service

Retirement plan

Training and development

Wellness program

Job summary

Safran Landing Systems in Mirabel is seeking an experienced plant operations manager to oversee the finishing department and the broader value chain.

You will ensure delivery, production, efficiency, and HSE, guiding a team of methods agents and manufacturing staff in sandblasting, plating, painting, and finishing grinding.

Qualifications

• Leadership and team guidance across a manufacturing value chain.
• Strong communication in French and English with Safran sites and partners.
• Experience in unionized manufacturing environments preferred.

Responsibilities

• Delegate tasks to the team to meet production objectives and maintain autonomy.
• Guide problem solving and decision-making for efficient operations.
• Ensure execution of the production plan to meet deliveries.
• Identify and escalate issues to maintenance, quality, HR as needed.
• Promote changes to adapt to new realities in the plant.
• Monitor production plans with planning to meet objectives and optimize resources.
• Ensure adherence to company rules, procedures, and collective agreement.

Skills

Leadership

Managerial courage

Teamwork

Communication (French/English)

Decision-making

Interpersonal skills

Autonomy

Stress management

Education

Relevant university degree or equivalent experience

Job description

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Safran Landing Systems is a subsidiary of Safran Landing Systems, a world leader in landing and braking systems for aircraft. The Mirabel plant is dedicated to the manufacturing of major components for landing gear for Airbus A320, A330, and A350 models, as well as the Boeing 787. It features state-of-the-art equipment for machining, polishing, and special processes, including heat treatment, shot peening, and surface treatments.

The manager is responsible for all operations of a value chain to ensure performance in terms of delivery, production, efficiency, quality, and health, safety, and environment (HSE). Under their supervision are the methods agents and manufacturing employees of the finishing department (sandblasting, plating, painting, and finishing grinding).

Main Tasks And Responsibilities

• Delegates tasks and decisions to the team based on their capabilities to foster their commitment to team objectives and autonomy
• Guides and assists the team in solving problems and making decisions simply and effectively
• Implements everything necessary to ensure the execution of the production plan to meet deliveries
• Identifies and anticipates problematic situations and seeks help from a resource person to resolve the issue (maintenance, quality, HR, etc.)
• Facilitates necessary changes to adapt to new realities

Production

• With the Planning team, monitors the production plan and adjusts as needed to ensure objectives are met.
• Ensures the availability and optimization of resources to promote workforce efficiency
• Manages workforce movements by ensuring optimal versatility of manufacturing employees in their area

Human Resources

• Ensures compliance with the company's rules, procedures, and policies, including the collective agreement
• Ensures the development of team members' skills according to current processes and policies

Health Safety Environment

• With the HSE teams, ensures awareness and compliance with HSE rules and policies in their area
• Participates in accident/event investigations
• Ensures the completion of Inspections, Analyses, and associated Action Plans (e.g., 5S, IGP, Ergonomics, OHS, …)

Quality

• With the quality teams, ensures awareness among operators regarding quality (internal and external)
• Ensures the dynamics and performance of operational problem resolutions RPO / 8D
• Ensures the achievement of quality objectives and performance for their area (e.g., NC, Rework, Scrap, Complaints, …)

Let's talk about you

• Relevant university degree or experience
• Approximately 10 years of relevant experience in a similar position
• Unionized manufacturing environment

Behavioral Skills

• Leadership
• Managerial courage
• Teamwork
• Excellent communication, both oral and written, in French and English to interact with other Safran sites and partners.
• Decision-making
• Ability to establish and maintain interpersonal relationships
• Autonomy
• Stress/pressure management

We apply an equal employment opportunity program and invite women, Indigenous peoples, visible minorities, and persons with disabilities to submit their applications. Persons with disabilities may receive assistance for the pre-selection and selection process if they wish.

The masculine form is used without any discrimination and solely for the purpose of simplifying the text. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Candidates who are not Canadian citizens will only be considered if they already hold a Canadian work permit to fill the position within a reasonable timeframe.

By submitting your application, you agree that Safran retains the information contained in your application in a database to contact you for future positions.

But what else? (benefits, specifics, …)

Schedule from Monday to Friday

We Offer

• A competitive salary
• A comprehensive group insurance program fully paid by the employer (medical/dental/vision, short and long-term disability, travel)
• Telemedicine service
• A great retirement plan
• Continuous training to support your professional development
• Health and wellness program up to $300/year
• A stimulating environment, with a variety of technologies and projects that values and recognizes innovation
• A company focused on high standards of quality, health/safety, environment, ethics, and technical excellence
• The chance to work with talented people who share values of respect, integrity, and collaboration
• A company focused on high standards of quality, health/safety, environment, ethics, and technical excellence
• An open management style, where managers are transparent and accessible
• A human-scale work environment, but with the resources of a large company, a leader in its market.

Company Information

Safran is an international high-technology group operating in the fields of aeronautics (propulsion, equipment, and interiors), space, and defense. Its mission: to contribute sustainably to a safer world, where air transport becomes increasingly environmentally friendly, more comfortable, and more accessible. Established on all continents, the Group employs 110,000 people for a revenue of 31.3 billion euros in 2025, and holds, alone or in partnership, leading positions globally or in Europe in its markets.

Safran is the 2nd company in the aerospace and defense sector in the "World's Best Companies 2025" ranking by TIME magazine.

SLS is the world leader in landing gear, wheels & brakes, and associated systems for civil, military, and helicopter aircraft. We control the entire lifecycle of our products, from design and manufacturing to maintenance.

Want to evolve in an international, stimulating, and caring environment within a human-sized company? Join us!

Do you not meet 100% of the criteria? That’s not a barrier for us. What we are looking for above all are creative and committed individuals!

Because we believe that every talent counts, we value and encourage applications from persons with disabilities for our job opportunities.