Project Procurement Lead

Ats Automation; Cambridge; On-site; CAD 130,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits from day one

DPSP savings plan

Day shifts (6:30–7:00 AM)

Job summary

Randstad Canada is seeking an experienced Operations Manager for Cambridge, Ontario, to lead stamping and coatings operations, oversee both automation and facility maintenance teams, and drive daily performance across multi-unit facilities.

The role is full-time with day shifts, offering a base salary of $130,000–$140,000 plus bonus potential, company-funded health benefits from day one, and enrollment in an employer-sponsored DPSP savings plan.

Qualifications

• Substantial background as an Operations Manager directing multi-trade technical and production teams.
• Experience navigating union environments within manufacturing facilities.
• Proven history managing capital budgets, schedules and personnel.

Responsibilities

• Direct departmental leaders to ensure daily performance of automation and facility maintenance teams (~20 people).
• Steer cross-functional plant personnel across stamping and coatings units to meet KPIs.
• Provide operational leadership for a department of ~30 specialists (salaried and hourly).
• Lead cross-functional continuous improvement and complex project execution.

Skills

Operations leadership

Multi-trade teams

Budget management

Labour relations

Education

Millwright license

Electrical license

Tools

PLC systems

Automation equipment

Job description

An established manufacturing leader has an opportunity for you to step into a full-time Operations Manager position in Cambridge. Offering an annual compensation of $130,000 to $140,000 plus bonus potential, this leadership role oversees multi-unit production facilities. Enjoy direct daytime working hours, company-funded health benefits from day one, and immediate access to a retirement savings program. Full-time.

Advantages

• Earn a competitive base salary between $130,000 and $140,000 supplemented by an annual corporate performance bonus
• Secure immediate health and dental coverage beginning on your very first day of employment
• Build long-term financial security through enrollment in an employer-sponsored DPSP savings plan
• Maintain work-life balance with standard day shifts starting around 6:30 AM or 7:00 AM
• Direct high-impact initiatives across established stamping and coatings operations

Responsibilities

• Direct departmental leaders to ensure the successful daily performance of both automation and facility maintenance teams (~20 people)
• Steer multi-disciplinary plant personnel across stamping and coatings units to satisfy production KPIs
• Provide overarching operational leadership for a department consisting of approximately thirty salaried and hourly specialists
• Serve as the principal Operations Manager guiding cross-functional continuous improvement and complex project execution
• Navigate internal plant operations smoothly across dual collective bargaining agreements within a multi-union environment

Qualifications

• Substantial background as an Operations Manager directing multi-trade technical and production teams
• Possess a recognized Millwright or an Electrical license
• Demonstrated technical familiarity with automated machinery, PLC systems, or related automation environments
• Prior management background navigating labour relations within unionized manufacturing facilities
• Proven history managing capital budgets, operational schedules, and departmental personnel

Summary

Ready to elevate your career as an Operations Manager in Cambridge?

Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.

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