Current Opportunities

Manufacturing Manager – PLACED

Our client, a long standing and reputable  industrial Alberta based company with global reach, is in search of hands-on and strategic Manufacturing Manager (Edmonton, Alberta). Your new job will allow you to apply your LEAN/Six Sigma talents, build processes for maximizing efficiencies and deliver exceptional products. Adding to your success in this new position is your proven track record for leading and mentoring staff, setting you up for successive moves in the organization.

FIT Demonstrating your ability to execute and be accountable will build a great rapport with your team and earn you the trust of  your VP who practices an open door policy and promotes your autonomous work style. You enjoy an environment that respects its employees – one where you see the President walking the floor and chatting with production staff. You are an excellent critical thinker and improvement leader, assessing, analyzing and tackling challenges without pause. Your intuitive nature, sense of humour and authentic curiosity have always made it easy for you to connect with a multitude of personalities. You would consider yourself a relationship builder who practices with integrity and leads with transparency. Past team members and peers have regaled you for your decision making talent and capability for garnering and understanding the big picture. This has earned you points with all levels of employees and will set you up for further leadership progression.

RESPONSIBILITES Your responsibilities encompass the full leadership of the manufacturing/production departments. You possess bench strengths for implementing quality, safety and production planning.  Your excellent time management skills and capacity to link in with the sales and supply chain departments has elevated your ability to meet production schedules effectively.  Having both hands-on technical and leadership experience provides you with a unique set of skills that have allowed you to maneuver well in developing and managing budgets, identifying challenges and optimizing production. You are a stickler for on-time delivery and customer satisfaction.  Your communication style lends itself well within the production group ensuring everyone is in the e same page with production goals. You recognize that you have had exceptional mentors in your career and you are committed to ensuring that you are coaching and elevating the supervisory/staff you oversee, aiding in their development and building succession in your department.

REQUIREMENTS Possessing a minimum of 5 years leadership experience in an industrial manufacturing environment along with having a Technical Degree or Diploma, Trade, and/or Certifications in Quality or process related methodologies (Lean Manufacturing/Six Sigma, ISO9001, COR, TQM, Visual Workplace) is required. Your written and oral communication dexterity, advanced level Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Outlook Excel and Project) and your ability to influence others will set you apart in this job competition.

COMPENSATION An excellent six figure comprehensive compensation package awaits the right candidate, including an RRSP match, health spending account, bonus and other perks. Please note that due to various locations, some inter and cross provincial travel (10%) may be required.

INTERESTED? If so, please send your cover letter and resume, in confidence to Cindy Nicholls Smith, Principal, by using the application process provided to you on this site or sending it directly to cindy@avidexec.com.  All information provided is kept in the strictest of confidence, in keeping with all applicable laws and standards.

Please Note: Strong consideration will be given to those candidates who currently reside the Edmonton area, possessing Canadian residency or citizenship. Due to the response volume, only those candidates who “fit” the requirements of our client will be contacted. We thank you in advance for your submission. If not contacted for this job, you may be in the future about an equally exciting opportunity.

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