HELT manufactures aluminum entrance doors, windows, and facade elements in St. Catharines to a German engineering standard. We are a small, growing team, and we are hiring a Production Lead to own our production floor.

About the role

You take over full responsibility for production: cutting, machining, assembly, quality control, and packaging. Project planning and work preparation come to you ready — complete fabrication drawing packages with assembly lists, CNC drawings, cut optimization sheets, and cross sections. Your job is execution, quality, and the crew.

Responsibilities
Run aluminum window, door, and curtain wall production from drawing package to finished element
Read and work from fabrication drawings; catch errors before they become aluminum
Operate, set up, and calibrate production machinery: miter saw, copy router, end mill, corner press — and improvise when something doesn't cooperate
Perform final quality inspection and hold release authority on every unit that leaves the building
Own receiving inspection of imported profiles, glass, and hardware
Follow our documented production procedures, improve them where needed, and hold the floor to them
Train and lead a small production crew; build the standards our next hires learn from
Maintain a clean, secure,



organized shop in line with OHSA requirements

Requirements
5+ years in aluminum fenestration production (windows, doors, or curtain wall) — this is non-negotiable
Experience leading people on a shop floor
Fluent reading of fabrication and assembly drawings
Hands-on machine competence: saws, routers, milling, corner crimping
A standard of work where tolerances are not approximate
OHSA fluency and a clean safety record
Legally entitled to work in Canada

Nice to have
Forklift certification
Experience with European aluminum profile systems
Experience building or improving production SOPs

How it works

Your first 90 days are structured: you learn our jobs, take over release authority step by step, and by day 90 the test is easy — if the owner disappears for two weeks, production doesn't notice.

How to apply

Apply with your resume and a short note describing the most complex aluminum element you have built.
We seek dedicated professionals eager to contribute their expertise toward continuous growth and innovation within our organization.

Pay: $70,000.00-$85,000.00 per year

Perks:
Dental care
On-site parking

Work Location: Hybrid remote in St. Catharines, ON

📌 Production Lead – Aluminum Windows & Doors St Catharines (St. Catharines)
🏢 HELT
📍 St. Catharines