Operations Manager
- Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Greater Vancouver, BC, Canada
$130,000 to $140,000 CAD / year · Full-time
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- $130,000 to $140,000 CAD / year
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Original job description
Operations Manager
Based in the Greater Vancouver Area, our client has over 50 years in business with a busy, industrial manufacturing facility. They are looking for an experienced Operations Manager to report to the President and oversee the production operations on site.
Responsibilities:
- Provide daily direction, coaching and feedback to shop personnel and manufacturing programmers.
- Lead changes to established work practices.
- Align engineering/programming work with shop requirements so drawings, CNC programs, tooling, materials and work instructions are ready when needed.
- Oversee machining methods, setup practices, tooling and fixture improvements with the engineering/programming team.
- Maintain a safe, orderly workplace through regular floor presence, employee training and timely correction of hazards.
- Create and track a focused set of operating measures, including delivery performance, lead time, work in progress, scrap/rework and labour performance.
- Support implementation of Lean and Continuous Improvement methodologies
- Other as required
Requirements:
- Experience leading CNC manufacturing operations, ideally in custom machining, industrial equipment or another low-volume environment with a highly varied product mix.
- Post secondary, Red Seal Journeyman or related experience in fabrication, operations and related
- 10+ years in a related industrial operation
- Knowledge and training in lean six sigma, 5S, and related functions
- Strong people leader with change management experience
Salary in the 130-140,000 range
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More about this job
Responsibilities
Lead and coach shop personnel and manufacturing programmers, coordinate engineering and programming work with production needs, and improve machining methods, setups, tooling, and fixtures. Maintain a safe and orderly workplace, track key operating measures, and support Lean and continuous improvement initiatives.
Requirements
Requires 10+ years of experience in a related industrial operation and experience leading CNC manufacturing, ideally in custom machining, industrial equipment, or low-volume, varied-product environments. Candidates should have post-secondary education, a Red Seal Journeyman qualification, or related fabrication and operations experience, along with Lean Six Sigma and 5S knowledge and strong people and change-management leadership.
Skills
- CNC Manufacturing Operations
- People Leadership
- Coaching
- Change Management
- Production Operations
- Manufacturing Programming
- Machining Methods
- Setup Practices
- Tooling And Fixture Improvement
- Workplace Safety
- Performance Measurement
- Lean Manufacturing
- Continuous Improvement
- Lean Six Sigma
- 5S
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- Manufacturing
- Management & Leadership
- Engineering
- Trades
- Security & Safety
Keywords
- CNC Manufacturing
- Custom Machining
- Industrial Equipment
- Low-Volume Manufacturing
- Production Operations
- Manufacturing Programming
- Engineering Coordination
- Machining Methods
- Setup Practices
- Tooling
- Fixtures
- Work Instructions
- Workplace Safety
- Delivery Performance
- Lead Time
- Work In Progress
- Scrap And Rework
- Labour Performance
- Lean Manufacturing
- Continuous Improvement
- Lean Six Sigma
- 5S
- Change Management
- Red Seal Journeyman