Archived listing. The details below describe a past opening.
Kelly Services' has partnered with a client in North York, ON to recruit for Temp to Perm Production Manager role
Location: North York, ON
Pay rate: $60/hour
Production Operations & Manufacturing
- Lead all aspects of manufacturing operations, including production planning, scheduling, procurement, materials management, assembly, testing, packaging, inventory control, deployment, and logistics.
- Ensure production schedules are achieved while maintaining quality, cost, and delivery objectives.
- Monitor production capacity and develop strategies to support future business growth.
- Optimize manufacturing workflows to improve productivity, efficiency, and throughput.
- Oversee inventory management, production forecasting, and material availability.
- Manage supplier relationships to ensure quality, on-time delivery, and resolution of material quality issues.
- Coordinate production priorities across engineering, purchasing, service, and customer support teams.
- Drive Design for Manufacturing (DFM) initiatives in collaboration with Engineering.
Quality, Regulatory & Compliance
- Ensure compliance with ISO 13485, GMP, FDA, Health Canada, and other applicable regulatory requirements.
- Maintain world-class manufacturing quality standards.
- Develop, implement, and continuously improve Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), work instructions, and production documentation.
- Oversee non-conformance investigations, corrective and preventive actions (CAPA), and continuous quality improvements.
- Monitor manufacturing metrics including yield, defect rates, rework, scrap, and overall equipment effectiveness.
- Support internal and external quality audits.
Strategic Manufacturing Leadership
- Develop and execute manufacturing strategy in alignment with corporate growth objectives.
- Support new product introduction (NPI) activities, ensuring smooth transition from engineering into production.
- Identify opportunities for automation, process improvements, and manufacturing scalability.
- Collaborate with EssilorLuxottica on long-term manufacturing strategy, operational alignment, and best practice implementation.
- Lead manufacturing readiness for future product releases and production expansion.
Operational Excellence & Continuous Improvement
- Establish KPIs and production dashboards to monitor operational performance.
- Lead Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Drive cost reduction initiatives while maintaining product quality.
- Improve manufacturing efficiency through process optimization and waste reduction.
- Develop roadmaps for operational maturity and scalable manufacturing systems.
Leadership & Team Development
- Recruit, develop, mentor, and lead a multidisciplinary production team, including technicians, assemblers, inventory personnel, and manufacturing support staff.
- Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, quality, and continuous improvement.
- Conduct performance reviews, coaching, and employee development planning.
- Promote a safe, organized, and productive manufacturing environment.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Partner closely with Engineering, Regulatory Affairs, Quality Assurance, Supply Chain, Service, and Finance.
- Support engineering change implementation and production readiness activities.
- Participate in executive planning and operational review meetings.
- Provide regular production reporting, forecasts, risks, and improvement recommendations to senior leadership.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations Management, or a related technical discipline (or equivalent industry experience).
- 10+ years of progressive manufacturing or production management experience within medical devices, optics, electronics, precision manufacturing, or similarly regulated industries.
- Demonstrated experience managing full-cycle manufacturing operations from procurement through production, quality assurance, and shipment.
- Strong understanding of:
- ISO 13485
- GMP
- FDA Quality System Regulations
- Health Canada Medical Device Regulations
- Proven leadership experience managing cross-functional teams.
- Experience implementing and improving manufacturing processes within regulated environments.
- Proficiency with ERP/MRP systems (NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, or equivalent).
- Excellent analytical, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- Strong decision-making and project management abilities.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience scaling manufacturing from early-stage product development to commercial production.
- Experience working within a high-growth or startup environment.
- Lean Manufacturing and/or Six Sigma certification or equivalent experience.
- Optical, ophthalmic, imaging, or medical device manufacturing experience.
- Experience supporting Design for Manufacturing (DFM) initiatives.
- Familiarity with manufacturing automation and process optimization.
- Experience collaborating with international manufacturing organizations.
