Production Manager – Welding Fabrication Shop Foreman

Hays; Kitchener; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturer based in Kitchener is seeking a Production Manager – Welding Fabrication Shop Foreman. The role involves overseeing production operations, managing safety and quality, and leading a team in a custom metal fabrication environment. Candidates must have extensive hands-on welding experience and leadership skills.

Qualifications

• 10+ years as a welder/fitter/machinist.
• 7-10 years in leadership roles in metal fabrication.
• Hands-on welding experience mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Oversee two shifts and lead Production Supervisors.
• Manage production budget and scheduling.
• Ensure safety and quality standards are met.

Skills

Leadership

Welding (MIG, TIG)

Fabrication

Production Planning

Material Planning

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Custom Machinery Manufacturing Metal Fabrication

Base Salary: 110K-125K base +bonus benefits

5 days a week on Site

Day shift

Monday -Friday

• Minimum Experience Required (MUST have): Manager / leadership experience in custom metal fabrication under the Canadian Health & Safety Requirements MUST be close to 7-10 years

Our client is a leading manufacturer of custom equipment manufacturing for mining and similar applications and have a job open for Production Manager – Welding Fabrication Shop Foreman

for custom machinery manufacturing to oversee Production, Material & Production Planning , H&S, Shipping and work closely with Quality & Engineering. Hands on Fabrication / machining/ welder experience with 10+ years in running fabrication shops under Canadian H&S requirements is a MUST have.

Production Manager – Welding Fabrication Shop Foreman is fully responsible for giving leadership to the two shifts and lead Production Supervisors, to ensure shift productivity , material labour usage, capacity optimization and work closely with HR, Quality, H&S,and over see the plant shop floor -CNC Lathe, Cutting , bending welding within this custom fabrication plant and be responsible for Production Planning, Production scheduling , Material Planning and supervision. You will be responsible for scheduling, safety, performance management, coaching and mentoring. You will oversee the production budget and work along Quality & Plant Engineering Process Improvement, Continuous Improvement lean initiatives.

Production Manager – Welding Fabrication Shop Foreman will ideally have 10+ years as welder/ welder fitter/ machinist with 10+ years as shop foreman / Production Manager / a minimum of 7-8 years’ leadership experience as Production manager / Plant manager within Canadian Health & Safety requirements within custom machining welding metal fabrication. Hands-on welding experience / experienced welder (MIG TIG ) with leadership / management/ team lead experience highly preferred.

Qualified applicants already in the Guelph- Cambridge -Kitchener, ON area or willing to relocate to the area on their own expense ( candidates must be legally eligible to work in Canada ) ON area are invited to forward their resumes in MS Word format to [e-mail]. Please write “Production Manager – Welding Fabrication Shop Foreman” in the subject line of your e mail.

While we thank all applicants for your interest, only the most qualified candidates will be contacted due to volume of applicants.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Manufacturing and Engineering

• Industries

  Fabricated Metal Products, Manufacturing, and Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing

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