Operations Manager - Scarborough, Canada - Atlantic Packaging Products Ltd

Atlantic Packaging Products Ltd

Verified Company

Scarborough, Canada

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

POSITION OVERVIEW:

The Operations Manager is responsible for ensuring that plant operations meet production and sales demands in a safe, cost-optimized, and environmentally responsible manner.

What you will be doing:

Manage daily production operations and define direction of plant activities and creates alignment with and among team.
Drive continuous improvement by seeking out opportunities to improve existing manufacturing processes, increase efficiencies and reduce costs
Create and maintains effective analysis and reporting tools to communicate plant performance to all internal and external stakeholders
Take a data driven approach to plant management, deriving insights from data to direct the focus and resources of the operations team and associated partners
Regularly report out to and engage with senior management, sales teams and customers
Have a strong aptitude to learn and upskill quickly
Act as a technical expert on all equipment within the plant, and propose and participate in new equipment and upgrade projects
Provide input related to new and existing safety initiatives to increase plant safety standards
Understand critical factors related to plant operations (e.g., capital projects, hiring, performance, environmental, safety, budgeting etc.) in order to make (or actively support) sound decisions that impact the local site.
Strong communication skills and ability to build relationships with diverse internal and external stakeholders
Equip plant personnel with appropriate tools and processes to enable successful plant operations

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION:

Minimum 5 years' experience in a fast past operations environment (eg. Packaging, food processing, automotive, fulfillment and logistics)
Manufacturing knowledge with highspeed packaging systems
Engineering related university degree (e.g., Mechanical, Process)
Highly skilled in MS Office (especially MS Excel) and other business intelligence tools (eg. DOMO, MS SharePoint)
Experience in leading operationsfocused teams (e.g. performance and conflict management)
Knowledge of best practices in operations management asset effectiveness, reduction in cycle times, flexibility of the workforce, training, and recruitment etc.

KEY SUCCESS FACTORS:

Positive safety performance without safety incidents
Maximized production volume adhering to quality standards at the lowest possible cost
Well trained operations crew that are motivated to achieve safety, quality and environmental targets
Positioning the business to be at the forefront of meeting customer needs, with the highest possible value