CNC & Fabrication Lead
- Altona, MB, Canada
Full-time
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Original job description
At Elmer's, we’ve been equipping farmers with innovative solutions for over 40 years. Owning and operating our own farm we understand what farmers need and want out of our products and our company. We strive to provide our customers with products that will effectively handle even the toughest environments. Harvest after harvest, our mission is to produce world-class farm equipment for the needs of the progressive farmer.
To meet the growing demand for our product we’re looking for a CNC & Fabrication Lead to take ownership of production flow across a wide range of advanced CNC technologies, lead a team of operators and team leads, and drive continuous improvement in safety, quality, and throughput.
This role is ideal for someone with strong manufacturing experience who enjoys solving problems on the floor, optimizing processes, and developing people in a fast-paced CNC and fabrication environment.
What You’ll Do:
Our facility is conveniently situated near Altona, MB - 36km east of Winkler, and only 100km south of Winnipeg. Altona is an attractive, caring, and progressive community with abundant cultural, recreational, and educational opportunities for all ages. With amenities and opportunities that rival much larger municipalities, there’s no better place to be.
Elmer’s Manufacturing Ltd. welcomes applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.
To meet the growing demand for our product we’re looking for a CNC & Fabrication Lead to take ownership of production flow across a wide range of advanced CNC technologies, lead a team of operators and team leads, and drive continuous improvement in safety, quality, and throughput.
This role is ideal for someone with strong manufacturing experience who enjoys solving problems on the floor, optimizing processes, and developing people in a fast-paced CNC and fabrication environment.
What You’ll Do:
- Lead daily production flow across CNC laser, brake, and machining operations
- Coordinate labour, machine capacity, and material flow to meet production targets
- Identify and resolve bottlenecks across cutting, forming, and machining processes
- Monitor production performance and adjust priorities to maintain schedule and quality
- Lead structured problem-solving on quality issues and production disruptions
- Ensure safety standards and operating procedures are consistently followed
- Support training and development of operators and team leads
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to improve throughput, reduce waste, and stabilize processes
- Calm, disciplined leadership and steady decision making.
- Full ownership for results; follows through on commitments and holds others accountable.
- Structured problem solving and uses data, observation, and root cause analysis.
- Planning ahead, anticipating constraints, and making timely, well reasoned decisions.
- Clear communication that builds trust and collaboration across departments.
- Ability to coach, mentor, and develops others.
- A consistent presence to reinforce and follow-up on safety, quality, and standard work.
- Previous experience in a manufacturing environment, with leadership responsibility.
- Experience setting production plans and managing the plan versus actual performance.
- Previous CNC and fabrication experience would be considered an asset.
Our facility is conveniently situated near Altona, MB - 36km east of Winkler, and only 100km south of Winnipeg. Altona is an attractive, caring, and progressive community with abundant cultural, recreational, and educational opportunities for all ages. With amenities and opportunities that rival much larger municipalities, there’s no better place to be.
Elmer’s Manufacturing Ltd. welcomes applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.
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Responsibilities
Lead daily production flow across CNC laser, brake, and machining operations by coordinating labor, machine capacity, and material flow to meet production targets. Resolve bottlenecks and production disruptions, uphold safety and quality standards, develop team members, and drive improvements in throughput, waste reduction, and process stability.
Requirements
Requires manufacturing experience with leadership responsibility and experience setting production plans and managing performance against those plans. The ideal candidate demonstrates disciplined leadership, accountability, structured problem-solving, planning, clear communication, coaching ability, and consistent follow-through on safety, quality, and standard work; CNC and fabrication experience is an asset.
Skills
- Production Flow Management
- CNC Laser Operations
- Brake Operations
- Machining
- Labor Coordination
- Capacity Planning
- Material Flow Management
- Bottleneck Resolution
- Production Scheduling
- Quality Problem-Solving
- Root Cause Analysis
- Safety Compliance
- Team Leadership
- Training and Development
- Continuous Improvement
- Process Optimization
Benefits
- Competitive Salary
- Benefits
- Profit-Sharing Plan
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Categories
- Manufacturing
- Management & Leadership
- Trades
- Engineering
- Agriculture
Keywords
- CNC
- CNC Laser
- Brake Operations
- Machining
- Fabrication
- Manufacturing
- Production Flow
- Production Planning
- Production Targets
- Labor Coordination
- Machine Capacity
- Material Flow
- Bottleneck Management
- Cutting
- Forming
- Quality Control
- Root Cause Analysis
- Safety Standards
- Operating Procedures
- Team Leadership
- Operator Training
- Coaching and Mentoring
- Continuous Improvement
- Throughput Optimization
- Waste Reduction
- Process Stabilization
- Standard Work
- Performance Monitoring