Ontario Finishing manager Jobs – 457 Openings This Week

Planer & Kiln Manager
Haliburton Forest and Wild Life Reserve Ltd. (Murray Brothers Lumber Company) —Madawaska, ON
- Full-time
- Management
- Inventory management
- Engineering
- Store discount
- Dental care
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Expert Carpenter
Tucker Homes —Niagara Peninsula, ON
- $34–$40 an hour
- Full-time
- Carpentry
- High school diploma or GED
- Construction experience
- Dental care
- Paid time off
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Millwork Project Manager
Keypoint Millwork —Brampton, ON
- $70,000–$100,000 a year
- Full-time
- AutoCAD
- Microsoft Excel
- English
- Dental care
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Custom Cabinet Maker - Wine Cellar Millwork
Rosehill Wine Cellars Inc —Mississauga, ON
- Full-time
- High school diploma or GED
- Construction experience
- Dental care
- Paid time off
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Experienced Carpenter
TIL-KA Construction DKI —Thunder Bay, ON
- $30–$40 an hour
- Full-time
- Carpentry
- Construction experience
- In-person
- Disability insurance
- Dental care
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Senior Millwork Designer
LS —Ottawa, ON
- $65,000–$85,000 a year
- Full-time
- AutoCAD
- Project management
- Presentation skills
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Print Production Manager
Jukebox Print —Toronto, ON
- $50,000–$70,000 a year
- Full-time
- Management
- English
- Supervising experience
- Paid time off
- Vision care
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Renovation Contractor / Carpenter
Integrated Construction Solutions INC. (ICS Ottawa) —Ottawa, ON
- $20–$30 an hour
- 8 hour shift
- Carpentry
- Power tools
- Construction experience
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Carpenter (5 years experience)
Sylvan Construction INC —Elizabethtown, ON
- $28–$30 an hour
- Full-time
- Carpentry
- English
- High school diploma or GED
- Dental care
- Paid time off
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6d
Restoration Carpenter
Winmar Property Restoration —North Bay, ON
- $28–$32 an hour
- Full-time
- Carpentry
- Assembly
- Construction experience
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General Carpenter, Apprentice, Labour, Subcontractor
KDough Inc —Muskoka Lakes, ON
- $21.68–$48.00 an hour
- Part-time
- Carpentry
- Construction experience
- Internship / Co-op
- Vision care
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Finish Carpenter
Bredin Brothers —Huntsville, ON
- $27–$40 an hour
- Full-time
- Carpentry
- In-person
- Paid time off
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Finish Carpenter
Ridgeway Kitchens & Design Ltd —Greater Toronto Area, ON
- $30–$35 an hour
- Full-time
- Carpentry
- Heavy lifting
- Schematics
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Building Maintenance Technician
Patry Group of Companies —Kingston, ON
- $17.20–$27.00 an hour
- Full-time
- Maintenance
- English
- Windows
- Paid time off
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Inside Sales Representative
Latem Industries —Cambridge, ON
- From $50,000 a year
- Full-time
- CRM software
- Microsoft Excel
- Sales
- Dental care
- Paid time off
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Mechanical Project Engineer
ResourceTek, LLC —Sault Ste. Marie, ON
- $75,000–$110,000 a year
- Weekends as needed
- PMP
- Engineering
- Programmable logic controllers
- Wellness program
- Disability insurance
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9d
Team Lead - Machining
JGW Machine Limited —Princeton, ON
- $25–$32 an hour
- Overtime
- Inventory control
- High school diploma or GED
- Organizational skills
- Disability insurance
- Dental care
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Experienced Lead Carpenter / Renovator
CCR Renovations —Whitby, ON
- From $30 an hour
- Full-time
- Carpentry
- Construction experience
- Leadership
- Dental care
- Vision care
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Sales Consultant & Account Manager
Elite Trimworks Corp —Vaughan, ON
- $22–$25 an hour
- Full-time
- Sales
- Salesforce
- Microsoft Office
- Dental care
- Vision care
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Installer - Roofing & Sheet Metal
Aimed Group —Toronto, ON
- $28–$35 an hour
- Full-time
- Carpentry
- Heavy lifting
- Schematics
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Planer & Kiln Manager

Haliburton Forest and Wild Life Reserve Ltd. (Murray Brothers Lumber Company) -
Madawaska, ON

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Job details

Permanent | Full-time
9 days ago

Qualifications

Management
Inventory management
Engineering
ERP systems
Post-secondary education
Filing
Process improvement
Maintenance
Microsoft Office
Analysis skills
Continuous improvement
Quality Control
Organizational skills
Welding
Budgeting
Manufacturing
Business
Leadership
Class G Licence
Communication skills
Mechanical knowledge
Lean manufacturing
Time management

Full job description

Lead People. Drive Performance. Shape the Future.

Haliburton Forest & Wild Life Reserve Ltd. is seeking an experienced Planer & Kiln Manager to lead our planer and kiln operations at our Murray Brothers Lumber Company division in Madawaska, Ontario. This is an outstanding opportunity for a hands-on leader who is passionate about safety, quality, operational excellence, and developing people.

Your Contribution

As Planer & Kiln Manager, you will provide the leadership, direction, and operational expertise needed to ensure our planer and kiln operations are conducted safely, efficiently, and to the highest quality standards. You will oversee lumber drying, finishing, production flow, quality performance, and employee development while fostering a culture where safety, accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement are at the forefront of everything we do.

Your contributions will include:

Providing visible, hands-on leadership that promotes a culture of safety, accountability, and respect.
Leading, coaching, mentoring, and developing a high-performing team through effective communication, training, and performance management.
Providing overall leadership for the planer and kiln departments to ensure production schedules, quality standards, and customer commitments are consistently achieved.
Coordinating production flow between the sawmill, kilns, planer, and shipping operations to maximize efficiency and throughput.
Overseeing kiln schedules to ensure lumber is dried safely, efficiently, and to customer moisture specifications while minimizing degrade and maximizing recovery.
Ensuring the planer and kiln departments consistently achieve production, quality, recovery, and customer service objectives.
Identifying and implementing continuous improvement initiatives that enhance productivity, quality, efficiency, energy utilization, and cost performance.
Collaborating with maintenance to maximize equipment reliability and minimize downtime through effective preventative maintenance planning.
Monitoring departmental key performance indicators and using data to drive operational decisions and continuous improvement.
Assisting with workforce planning, scheduling, budgeting, capital planning, and departmental performance reporting.
Supporting recruitment, onboarding, succession planning, leadership development, and employee engagement initiatives.
Ensuring compliance with company policies, environmental requirements, and all applicable health and safety legislation.
Building an engaged, empowered team committed to operational excellence and continuous improvement.

Skills & Qualifications

The ideal candidate will bring a combination of technical expertise, leadership experience, business acumen, and a passion for continuous improvement.

Required Qualifications

Minimum five years of progressive leadership experience in a sawmill, planer mill, kiln operation, or wood products manufacturing environment.
Demonstrated success leading, coaching, and developing high-performing teams.
Strong understanding of planer operations, lumber drying processes, lumber manufacturing, production flow, and quality standards.
Proven ability to plan, organize, and prioritize work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build positive working relationships throughout the organization.
Knowledge of production planning, workflow optimization, and manufacturing performance measurement.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office and production reporting systems.
Thorough understanding of the Occupational Health and Safety Act and a demonstrated commitment to workplace safety.
Valid Ontario driver's licence.

Additional Experience We Value

Post-secondary education in Forestry, Wood Products, Engineering, Business, Manufacturing, or a related discipline.
Experience managing dry kiln operations, including kiln scheduling, moisture content management, and lumber drying optimization.
Knowledge of computerized kiln control systems and drying schedules.
Lumber grading certification or extensive knowledge of lumber grades and quality standards.
Experience with Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, Six Sigma, or similar operational excellence initiatives.
Experience with budgeting, production planning, inventory management, scheduling, and performance measurement.
Mechanical aptitude and experience collaborating with maintenance teams to improve equipment reliability and reduce downtime.
Demonstrated success in employee coaching, performance management, succession planning, and leadership development.
High degree of safety awareness and a proactive approach to hazard identification and risk reduction.
Self-motivated with exceptional organizational and time management skills.
Professionalism, integrity, accountability, and a strong work ethic.
Adaptability and the ability to respond effectively to changing production priorities.
Willingness to occasionally work outside regular hours to support operational needs.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

Casual dress
Company events
Dental care
Employee assistance program
Extended health care
Life insurance
On-site parking
Paid time off
Store discount
Vision care

Ability to commute/relocate:

Madawaska, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

Leadership: 5 years (required)
Planer and Kiln: 5 years (required)

Work Location: In person

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Millwork Project Manager

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General Carpenter, Apprentice, Labour, Subcontractor

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