Director of Operations

Overview

Lead day-to-day operations, drive continuous improvement and manage staff at Toronto facility

Key Responsibilities

• budget management
• gemba visual
• process improvement
• data analysis
• design review
• iso9001 quality

Tasks

-Monitor departmental budgets and assist in defining annual operating and capital budgets. Has budgetary approval responsibility. -Create and lead PD at Gemba visual management process to support Level 3 PD objectives. -Drive "best practices" in all areas of responsibility. -Provide input and recommendations for the identification and selection of improvement projects. -Manage labor availability to complete workload and work to enhance cross-training for increased labor flexibility. -Assist in data collection and analysis for new business opportunities. -Define manufacturing requirements for suppliers. -Responsible for managing and mentoring of the VSLs, Supervisors, and other professional staff. -Perform benchmarking studies as required. -Assist in the development of the strategic plan in support of area. -Assist in achieving Policy Deployment and Strategic Plan objectives and participate in monthly PD reviews. -Work with Design and Implementation teams on manufacturability, capability, and reliability reviews. -Drive process improvements to achieve goals for safety, quality, delivery, and cost. -Support key account and other special customer requests. -Interface effectively with other business leaders to achieve overall goals using shared resources. -Complete performance and development reviews for direct report associates. -Participate in, facilitate, and/or train kaizen or improvement project teams. -Communicate safety, quality, delivery and cost related objectives in a way that motivates the team to achieve them. -Maintain and support the ISO9001-based quality system.

Requirements

• bachelor's
• lean manufacturing
• microsoft office
• operations management
• team leadership
• kaizen

What You Bring

-Bachelor's degree in a technical field (physical science / engineering) or in supply chain, logistics, operations/production management or related field -Strong leader with proven success managing and mentoring site leaders and other professional staff. -Excellent presentation skills. -Working knowledge of various manufacturing processes with preferences for assembly, injection molding, SMT production, CNC, plating and / or machining. -Strong Microsoft Office skills, data entry ability, and knowledge of databases, spreadsheets, and statistical tools. -Working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing a must. -Ability to effectively interface with a variety of people at various technical and management levels. -Ability to be a proactive lean leader making recommendations for the identification and selection of improvement projects and facilitation, participation, training of kaizen or project improvement teams. -Minimum of 7 years of Operations Management experience in a complex manufacturing environment. -Knowledge of quality principles and tools (problem analysis, statistical tools, design of experiments, control charts, and other quality methodologies). -Experience leading teams larger than 50 employees. -Minimum of one experience leading an organization from the beginning of their lean journey – preference for multiple plant experiences.

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About Qualitrol

-Founded to enhance the performance and reliability of industrial assets through advanced monitoring technologies. -Specializes in providing intelligent solutions for real-time data analysis to improve operational efficiency. -Works across multiple industries, including energy, utilities, and manufacturing, focusing on asset performance management. -Either products such as sensors, monitoring systems, and software to track and optimize critical equipment. -Recognized for its cutting-edge technologies that prevent unplanned downtimes and extend asset life. -Partnered with major power, utility, and manufacturing companies to safeguard high-value assets and reduce operational risks.

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