Production Manager

Our client in Kitchener is looking for a Production Manager to join the team in a full-time permanent role!

The ideal candidate will have 3-5 years of experience in production/plant management in a manufacturing environment and possess solid leadership skills!

If you are the successful candidate, you will receive a competitive salary of 80K per year, along with a full benefits plan, RSP matching, and paid vacation time!

Job Responsibilities:

• Develop positive attitudes and teamwork.
• Train operators running automatic machines to perform complete quality inspection and documentation.
• Improve quality by ensuring daily quality inspections are completed at the beginning and end of shifts with quality technicians and inspectors.
• Train Shift Leaders, Production employees, Process/Tool Room, Set-up, and Maintenance staff.
• Support and develop company objectives of Safety, Quality, and Productivity.
• Promote continual improvement within the quality department.
• Set daily priorities and develop an efficient daily plan.
• Ensure a safe working environment by providing staff with the resources to complete their work safely and efficiently.
• Understand and train staff on the ISO program.
• Coordinate production in order of priorities and improve plant efficiency.
• Develop a training and mentoring program.
• Work with the team to develop a KanBan system for all raw and finished goods, including a plan to manage material overflow.
• Implement the use of standard process sheets and standardized shift performance reporting.
• Lead, implement, and document continuous improvement solutions identified from performance monitoring.
• Participate in Monthly Non-Conformance and Defect Tracking Meetings.
• Collaborate with the Product Development Group as part of new project launches.
• Monitor daily shift performance reports to investigate output anomalies.

Required Skills:

• 3-5+ years of experience in production management, preferably in injection molding.
• Excellent supervision and leadership skills.
• Superior communication skills with the ability to motivate staff to be productive.
• Set-up and processing capabilities.
• Ability to manage staff, set priorities, assign tasks efficiently, and meet production goals.
• Experience reporting production results.

If you have experience managing people and jobs in a manufacturing/production environment, this role is for you!

Send your resume ASAP to: jayne@grandriverpersonnel.ca

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