Operations Manager

Position Description

Job Summary

CertainTeed Canada has an exciting career opportunity for an Operations Manager.

This is a great chance to join a Top Employer and contribute to our growth and success by demonstrating your passion and expertise for achieving Company objectives and being solution driven.

What's the job?

Consistent with Strategic Corporate Objectives, the Operation Manager provides the leadership to safely and effectively manage all plant operations to achieve maximum efficiencies within cost & quality standards. This role is also responsible to know and exceed customer requirements for cost, quality and delivery. This position will be working with some automated equipment as well as responsibility for the distribution of drywall finish good across multiple provinces.

• Champion world class processes through leadership and training;
• Maintains and monitors housekeeping practices;
• Ensures adherence to plant rules and safety regulations and coach employees to achieve high standards;
• Evaluates daily production reports regarding man-hours, machine hours, output, quality and material usage as compared to standards. Reviews non-compliance areas to determine causes of variances from standard and develop solutions to resolve;
• Responsible for elimination of human error losses and the mentoring/development of plant employees;
• Justify, identify, commission and implement capital equipment;
• Works with warehouse personnel to achieve optimum product mix and delivery OTIF;
• Ensure equipment maintenance schedules coincide with production schedules;
• Assist the plant manager in the preparation of the annual budget;
• Recommend capital projects and work with technical service personnel in the engineering, design, procurement and installation/commissioning of capital projects;
• Has wide latitude to exercise independent judgment and discretion relative to production activity and distribution within approved policies and procedures;
• External contacts involve technical, sales, supply chain and marketing personnel, vendor representatives, as well as customer and governmental representatives;
• Problem solving activities involve changes in products, processes, equipment, shipping schedules and training.

Required Qualifications

What do you bring?

• P.Eng. or similar experience;
• Experience managing a team
• Career objective to become a manufacturing plant manager;
• Experience with or trained in ISO standards;
• Experience with HMI applications;
• Experience with self-directed teams;
• Superior written and oral communication skills;
• Excellent mechanical reasoning and practical mechanical skills;
• Innovation and adaptability; and,
• Customer and employee focus.

Saint-Gobain is an inclusive and equal opportunity employer committed to providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process to applicants upon their request.

Company Summary

Here's what we do

CertainTeed is a subsidiary of Saint-Gobain -- the world's largest building materials company with a 350-year legacy of innovation and growth. Saint-Gobain group is leader in sustainable product development and environmental stewardship. We're proud to that Saint-Gobain North America was recognized by Top Employers institute as on the best workplaces in North America & Canada.

For 113 years, CertainTeed has been synonymous with quality, trust, innovation, and service. Our team designs, manufactures and distributes materials and solutions in the construction and building materials market. CertainTeed's broad product offering includes insulation, ceilings, roofing, siding, fence, railing, deck, exterior trim and gypsum board products. We provide comfort, performance and safety while addressing the challenges of sustainable construction, resource efficiency and climate change. Our offerings incorporate and promote the wellbeing for each of us and we are building a future where we collectively work together towards our core purpose to Make the World a Better Home.

Why work with us?

At Saint-Gobain, our employees have pride in belonging to an organization whose culture is made up of these core values: Trust, Empowerment, & Collaboration. Our company encourages diversity and inclusion in all its forms while our products make the world a more beautiful, safer, and sustainable home.

To learn more about us visit www.certainteed.ca

We look forward to hearing from everyone but please note that due to the volume of resumes submitted, only those selected for next steps will be contacted. To stay in touch with CertainTeed, follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.

Legal Statement

Saint-Gobain is an inclusive and equal opportunity employer committed to providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process to applicants upon their request. This commitment is in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).