Purpose: To manage production resources, particularly equipment and staff so that quality parts are produced in the required volume, safely, consistently and on time. Main Responsibilities: - Ensuring production, safety, quality and on-time delivery targets are met or exceeded daily. accordingly to volume, quality and delivery bogeys; immediately meeting Identifying and resolvingoperational challenges while optimizing the use of human, material and mechanical resources in fulfilling daily production goals; - Developing short and long term labour plans to meet customer requirements and the annual business plan. Identifying training gaps and developing training plans to ensure a skilled hourly workforce that enhances the flexibility of our labour force. - Identifying, promoting and sustaining Continuous Improvement efforts at the plant, to drive excellence in the manufacturing discipline and move the plant to the level of a world-class manufacturing facility; regularly teaming with engineering, quality, and materials management teams for continuous improvements optimizing production performance; - Leading the production department in the annual business planning process; setting production department performance improvement targets with the Plant Manager, partnering with Plant Leadership team members, and supervising subordinates to ensure professional execution of improvement plans and realizing superior results; - Supervising, mentoring and coaching production supervisors working in a unionized plant, ensuring that production-employee performance, communications within and across shifts, staff involvement, and health & safety priorities are met or exceeded each day; - Supporting and sustaining maintenance improvements in quality, safety and up-time; - Leading positive production and value-stream operating changes, so that the plant can optimize workplace safety, operational efficiency, productivity and/or cost. Qualifications: Post-secondary education in engineering, engineering technology, business administration or a related discipline. Progressively responsible manufacturing and supervisory experience in the auto parts industry in a unionized setting. Knowledge of Product System principles and processes including Kaizen, Hoshin Planning, visual controls, kan ban, set-up reduction, process mapping and MBF tools. Track record demonstrating success in teamwork, change management and continuous improvement \xe2\x80\x93 planning, establishing performance metrics and success in new-process implementation. Superior communications skills with the abilities to teach, motivate and develop people within this position\xe2\x80\x99s scope. Strong analytical and personal computer skills. Health & Safety certification is an asset. Job Types: Full-time, Permanent Salary: $100,000.00-$130,000.00 per year Benefits:

• Dental care
• Employee assistance program
• Extended health care
• Paid time off
• RRSP match
• Vision care

Flexible Language Requirement:

• French not required

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Mount Forest, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person