Operations Excellence Leader - Toronto, Canada - Metrie

Metrie

Verified Company

Toronto, Canada

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

Why work at Metrie:

_ Meet Metrie's New Mill in

GTA:
The Future of Millwork Solutions_

We are excited to make the news official We have opened a new flagship manufacturing mill in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), which is now fully operational as of January 2024.

Our new mill is 250K sq ft and features the latest technology
and machinery, which will enable us to improve our millwork solutions and satisfy the demands of our customers.

One of the advantages of the new mill, located in Woodbridge, Ontario, is the expanded production capability of our patented Metrie Complete product line, which provides pre-finished moulding and trim that are simple and fast to install.

The opening of our flagship Toronto mill reflects our commitment to being North America's most trusted millwork supplier.

Some fun facts about our new mill:

With our upgraded machinery, the new line will run 20% faster than any of our previous lines.
We will be able to produce enough to wrap around the circumference of the earth annually.

We are delighted with this accomplishment, and we appreciate everyone who participated in it. If you want to be a part of growing company, don't miss out on this Operations Excellence Leader opportunity.

What You'll Do:

As an Operations Excellence Leader will be involved in the identification, analysis, and execution of operational improvement opportunities at Toronto MDF Manufacturing.

You will partner with the Plant Management team to identify, lead, manage, and execute Lean improvement projects from conception to completion.

Location:
You will be based out of Toronto MFG plant

Reporting Relationship:
You will report directly to the Director of Manufacturing.

At a high level you will:

Improve manufacturing safety, quality, service, cost, and delivery lead times.
Develop & implement continuous improvement plans.
Identify improvement opportunities (long and short term)
Teach Lean / CI tools & methodologies.
Facilitate Kaizen/CI Events
Share your learnings and Kaizens by visiting other manufacturing facilities (Calgary, Edmonton, Rocklin, Ferndale, Surrey),15% Travel Possibilities

Key Accountabilities:

The most critical outcomes for this role are to:

Demonstrate leadership in implementing change to institute operational best practices and reduce process variance by driving continuous improvement through Lean activities.
Support the PLANT in all efforts to achieve safety, quality, service, delivery, and cost performance resulting in meeting or exceeding business commitments.
Build and maintain the foundation for continuous improvement.
Teach Lean tools, including Kaizen, 5S, TPM, etc., to all levels of the organization.
Foster a culture of moving forward in a rapid change environment and continuously assuring buyin and ownership at all levels.

Who You Are:

We'd love to hear from you if you have:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.

Lean Six Sigma

Green Belt and above certified.
You have previous direct supervisory/management experience.

Customer Focused

Ensures commitments to customers are met, solicits, develops, and maintains productive relationships, responds to internal customers.

Result Oriented

Drive initiatives that benefit the broader good of the company.
Values matter to you. You bring your true self to work and live by our values passion, respect, integrity, collaboration, and excellence.

Strategic Thinker

Communicates strategies and provides support so others can succeed.
You demonstrate exceptional leadership skills
Coaches develop and retain talented staff. Inspires others.

It would be an added bonus if you have:

A post-secondary diploma/degree or equivalent work experience.
Experience with the startup of new facilities and implementing 5S layout/practices through reorganizing.
Experience within the distribution or manufacturing industry preferably managing green field projects or reorganizing the plant set up.

How to submit your interest?
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