Kohltech Windows and Entrance Systems has been in business for over 40 years and is proud to produce high-end, high-quality vinyl window products for the North American marketplace. We believe our growth is directly attributed to the emphasis we place on the quality of our products and the involvement, commitment, and enthusiasm of our employees. Kohltech Windows & Entrance Systems has been recognized for overall business performance and sustained growth with the Canada's Best Managed Companies designation.
At Kohltech we are committed to providing equal access to employment opportunities and welcomes applicants from diverse groups including Indigenous peoples, racialized people, persons with disabilities, women, and/or 2SLGBTQI+.
We believe in treating all people with respect and dignity and strive to create a supportive, inclusive, and understanding workplace culture. We are committed to seeking out and retaining the finest talent and recognize that in order to accomplish this we must focus on attracting, motivating, and developing employees from diverse groups.
Due to our continuing growth and success, we are seeking to fill the following position:
Production Manager
The Production Manager, reporting directly to the Plant Manager, is accountable to ensure that manufacturing activities in their department are of exceedingly high quality and are conducted safely, efficiently, and enjoyably. This individual will properly allocate staff to meet sales forecasts and produce on schedule while working closely with other departments on improvement projects. The Production Manager is accountable for department safety, quality, efficiency, rework, training, coaching, and disciplining employees.
Safety
- Develop the safety culture within the team.
- Set high standards and high expectations when it comes to following safety protocols.
- Improve the JOHSC walkthrough in their department to achieve and exceed compliance.
- Actively seek to identify and correct potential hazards or unsafe conditions BEFORE accidents happen.
- Encourage open dialogue with all team members when it comes to safe practices and ideas.
- Work with the safety coordinator and quality team to ensure all OIs include accurate descriptions of safe processes and correct PPE for each task in their department.
Quality
- Accountable for meeting or exceeding the quality expectations of Kohltech’s customers.
- Accountable to achieve the target score for the department on the weekly QI inspection.
- Never let a product leave their department that they would not want installed in their own home.
- Work with the quality team to ensure all OIs are accurate and detailed enough to be used as training documents.
- Continually look for opportunities to improve consistency in the process, e.g. standardization, use of jigs etc.
Efficiency
- Hold the team accountable to production targets.
- Accurately record reasons for downtime at the bottlenecks and fixing or correcting the root causes.
- Challenge the Team Leaders to find efficiencies within the steps of their individual tasks.
- Work with the managers and industrial engineers to streamline processes.
- Remove obstacles and barriers for your team, provide them with the tools, materials, and space they need to be successful.
Rework Cost
- Accurately track rework so resources are applied to fixing the right things.
- Look for ways to decrease rework through process improvements.
Training
- Evaluate the performance of all employees.
- Ensure trainees are paired with the right trainer.
- Carefully and thoroughly explain all safety, quality, and efficiency expectations of each task.
- Consider training from the perspective of the employees who are new to the task.
- Ensure cross training within the department covers all positions with no gaps.
Coaching
- Identify those employees who have potential for further training or responsibilities.
- Mentor those who want to learn more.
- Grow future leaders.
Qualifications:
- Engineering Degree, Business Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Proven leadership skills.
- Experience working with quality systems.
- Knowledge and experience leading lean manufacturing projects is an asset.
- Project management experience is an asset.
- Ability to solve problems through root cause analysis.
- Demonstrated computer skills and aptitude are required.
- Strong written and oral communication skills.
- Strong organizational skills.
To apply:
We are a dynamic company offering competitive compensation and benefits. If you meet the requirements of this opening and are interested in applying, we welcome your application. Please submit a resume and cover letter to this job ad.
We thank all candidates for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Benefits:
- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- RRSP match
- Vision care
Work Location: In person
