Team Lead - Machining

Durabuilt Windows & Doors Inc.; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Durabuilt Windows & Doors Inc. is seeking a Production Leader to oversee the line and daily operations in a fast-paced manufacturing facility. You will plan workloads, coordinate with scheduling, and ensure timely production with a focus on quality and efficiency.

In this role you will supervise a team, train new staff, and collaborate with HR and maintenance to optimize performance and safety. A mechanical engineering background and supervisory experience are assets for success.

Qualifications

• Degree or Diploma in Mechanical Engineering is required.
• Supervisory experience in manufacturing (30+ employees) preferred.
• Industrial/manufacturing background is essential.

Responsibilities

• Oversee production line and day-to-day operations.
• Plan day/week work and manpower according to schedule.
• Reply to emails and inform scheduling of delays or issues.
• Review and prepare daily production reports.
• Create spreadsheets to track payroll and units produced.
• Order materials from receiving and manage monthly inventory reports.
• Manage add-on jobs and monitor stock levels with purchasing.
• Collaborate with maintenance on parts and equipment orders.
• Troubleshoot production line and machine problems.
• Work with R&D on new product launches for your lines.
• Monitor product quality and implement corrective actions.
• Set up process improvements and reduce cycle times.

Skills

Problem solving

Communication

Business acumen

Continuous improvement

Multitasking

Autonomy

Education

Degree or Diploma in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Company Overview

Durabuilt Windows & Doors has been a leader in the manufacturing industry for over 30 years, evolving from a small family business into one of Western Canada’s largest privately held companies. Our commitment to hard work, innovation, and customer satisfaction has earned us a place on Canada’s Best Managed Companies list since 2012.

What You’ll Do

Production

• Oversee your line and day to day operations.
• Review paperwork from scheduling, plan work for day / week. Plan manpower accordingto schedule demands.
• Reply to emails – inform scheduling any delay of the product, shipping if any issues (delays).
• Review and prepare production reports daily.
• Create spreadsheet to track regular pay, units produced to monitor costs units produced.
• Order material from receiving for raw materials daily. Prepare reports for monthly inventory,
• Manage add on jobs to check stock daily. Ensure low stock is informed to purchasing.
• Manage inventory for line and machines, and work with maintenance to order parts.
• Trouble shoot problem solving skills with production line and machines.
• Work with Research & Development for new product launch in company for your line(s).
• Monitor product quality standards and implement solutions to corrections.
• Troubleshoot mechanical or process problems to resolve issues.
• Maintain knowledge of related Durabuilt businesses.
• Analyze, design and implement set-up/process improvements and cycle time reductions.

Leadership

• Help lead the team, ensuring adequate staffing levels. Work with Team Leader and Manage to hire new employees.
• Train and supervise the training of new production staff for your line.
• Monitor the completion of tasks and ensure good performance and record on systems.
• Maintain documentation, coach and corrective action when performance issues occur.
• Ensure a positive, creative, diverse and collaborative work environment where employees own the success on the line they work in.
• Establish an engaged workforce through mutual trust, open communication, teamwork, and recognition.
• Review and approve payroll hours for all employees.
• Partner with HR to effectively manage employee issues.
• Work with HSE to develop modified work duties to ensure rapid return to work for injured employees.
• Empower individuals to discover their own solutions.
• Set achievable, measurable and challenging goals for all reports.
• Allocate resource requirements required to achieve zero injuries, including systems, focused programs and leadership.

Competencies – you’re good at:

• Identify problems and execute appropriate solutions.
• Exceptional relationship building, communication (verbal & written) and interpersonal skills enabling interaction at all levels.
• Strong business acumen, including problem solving, critical thinking and self-initiative.
• Solution focused and comfortable working in an environment which demands robust deliverables.
• Drive new approaches that enable continuous improvements in production line.
• Comfortable with high volume workload with the ability to “roll up your sleeves” and jump in.
• Strong work ethic, action oriented and desire to achieve excellence.
• High comfort level working in a fast-paced team environment that is constantly changing.
• Ability to multitask and meet multiple deadlines.
• High comfort level working autonomously and requirelittle day-to-day oversight and direction.
• A degree in Engineering is considered an asset.

Working conditions:

• Lifting and/or carrying anywhere from 0llbs to 100llbs.
• Work in a production facility and in an office.
• Repetitive movements and work.
• Standing for extended periods.
• Involves sitting, walking, standing, bending, stooping on a regular basis.
• Walking near to heavy tool and moving machinery.
• Exposure to all types of weather conditions, and dirt, dust and noise.
• Flexibility in scheduling depending on production demands.

Reporting to: Assistant Manager Machining

Qualifications:

• Degree or Diploma in Mechanical Engineering
• Relevant industrial/manufacturing experience
• Supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment is preferred and has managed a team of 30+ employees.

We embrace diversity and offer equal opportunities to all qualified applicants regardless of origin, culture, ethnicity, age, ability, gender identity, sexual orientation, or faith. Thank you to all those apply and those who are short-listed will be contacted.

Thank you for applying!