Company Overview MDT Sporting Goods Ltd. (MDT) is the market leader in bolt action rifle chassis and accessories. Our products are used worldwide by firearm enthusiasts, manufacturers and law enforcement agencies for accuracy, quality, and reliability. At MDT, we pride ourselves on working hard, enjoying what we do, and setting a high standard in everything we make. With a focus on being legendary, we are looking for strong leaders who are passionate about this industry and excited to build, support, and grow high-performing teams. Summary: The Manufacturing Manager leads the Production Managers and owns everything production delivers. They lead through the Production Managers, not around them, coaching through Toyota Kata and developing each one to grow into the next seat up. They never lie to a customer or an employee. Core Values & Extreme Ownership: How this role leads. The Manufacturing Manager lives these first and expects the same of every production leader:
- Purposeful — does what they are here to do, and keeps every Production Manager focused on the few priorities that matter.
- Capable — keeps learning how to do it better, and grows every Production Manager the same way.
- Legendary — tells the truth and has their managers' backs: raises problems early, gives straight feedback, and stands behind them.
- Extreme Ownership — owns every result in manufacturing, with no excuses and no blame. When a manager misses, they first ask how they failed to lead, train or plan.
- Decentralized Command — gives Production Managers clear intent and decision fences, then lets them execute. Accountabilities: The outcomes this role owns across all production areas, reviewed weekly. If a Production Manager misses, the Manufacturing Manager still owns the result.
- Quality — quality built in at the source in every area: defects are not made, not passed to the next process, and scrap trends down.
- Delivery — every area keeps the inventory it supplies in stock, so no line waits, supporting 100% on-time ship.
- Inventory — kanban cards active and in use in every area, with no missed or lost cards.
- Productivity — labour cost per unit, tooling and consumables to budget across manufacturing.




- Safety — incidents trending down, with near misses reported and closed in every area.
- Flow — continual, visible progress toward one-piece flow and shorter lead time in every area.
- Capacity — every area delivers the capacity the plan needs; no shortfall reaches the plan without warning.
- People — everyone in production stays and grows: turnover trending down, training matrix coverage trending up, and a successor ready for every key seat.

Responsibilities:
The work that delivers each outcome, run to the Playbook and the leader standard work below.
- Quality — andon escalation working in every area, with each Production Manager coached to stop and fix at the source; quality problems that cross areas root-caused together.
- Delivery — each area building to kanban signals with visual management in use; launches taken over at production release, to the Playbook.
- Inventory — kanban card discipline checked across areas; repeat stockouts root-caused with the Production Manager and Scheduling.
- Productivity — labour and skills balanced across areas with Scheduling; what works in one area standardized across all.
- Safety — one safety standard across every area; serious incidents reviewed with the Production Manager and the lessons shared.
- Flow — each Production Manager holding quarterly and monthly flow goals that cover every product, coached through the Kata boards.
- Capacity — capacity shortfalls reviewed across areas; equipment needs prioritized with Technical Operations.
- People — every Production Manager coached and developed, with a development plan and a successor; decision fences set and decisions pushed down to the people closest to the work,



so they act without waiting for approval; Production Managers holding 1:1s and Coach & Connect with their own reports; people issues handled by the Production Managers and Supervisors directly, with HR as a resource; wage bands and performance management applied consistently across areas. Leader Standard Work:
- Daily — walks the gemba in the areas; Kata coaches at each Production Manager's board and takes their own session with the Director of Operations; runs the managers' tier of the huddle; responds to any andon call escalated past a Production Manager the same shift; follows up any stockout or safety event the same day.
- Weekly — leadership coaching with each Production Manager; second-coaches each Production Manager at a Supervisor's board, coaching the coaching; reviews each area's scorecard and commitments and root causes what slipped with the manager; reports on the manufacturing scorecard.
- Bi-weekly — 1:1 with each Production Manager; manufacturing meeting with all Production Managers.
- Quarterly — Coach & Connect (Star Chart) and development plans with each Production Manager, and confirms each has done the same with their Supervisors; reviews each area's quarterly and monthly flow goals; reviews capacity across areas with Scheduling and Technical Operations. Job Effort:
- Kata, leadership coaching and 1:1s | 25%
- Gemba with the Production Managers | 25%
- Flow and labour balance across areas | 20%
- Meetings | 15%
- Coordination and reporting |15% Pay: $120,000.00-$150,000.00 per year

Advantages:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Paid time off
- RRSP match
- Vision care Application question(s):
- What lean manufacturing tools or methods (such as Toyota Kata, kanban, or one-piece flow) have you used regularly, and for how long? How did using them change the way your team worked?
- This role requires regular travel between our three Chilliwack locations. Are you comfortable driving between sites as needed?
- Tell us about your current or most recent leadership role. How many people did you lead, and how many of them were managers or supervisors themselves?

Experience:
- Manufacturing Leadership: 7 years (preferred) Work

Location:
In person

📌 Manufacturing Manager (Chilliwack)
🏢 MDT
📍 Chilliwack