Based in the Greater Vancouver Area, our client has over 50 years in business with a busy, industrial manufacturing facility. They are looking for an experienced Operations Manager to report to the President and oversee the production operations on site.

Responsibilities

Provide daily direction, coaching and feedback to shop personnel and manufacturing programmers.

Lead changes to established work practices.

Align engineering/programming work with shop requirements so drawings, CNC programs, tooling, materials and work instructions are ready when needed.

Oversee machining methods, setup practices, tooling and fixture improvements with the engineering/programming team.

Maintain a safe, orderly workplace through regular floor presence, employee training and timely correction of hazards.

Create and track a focused set of operating measures,



including delivery performance, lead time, work in progress, scrap/rework and labour performance.

Support implementation of Lean and Continuous Improvement methodologies

Other as required

Requirements

Experience leading CNC manufacturing operations, ideally in custom machining, industrial equipment or another low-volume setting with a highly varied product mix.

Post secondary, Red Seal Journeyman or related experience in fabrication, operations and related

10+ years in a related industrial operation

Knowledge and training in lean six sigma, 5S, and related functions

Strong people leader with change management experience

Salary in the 130-140,000 range

📌 Operations Manager (Winnipeg)
🏢 MacDonald Search Group
📍 Winnipeg