General Manager - Woodstock, Canada - Vuteq Canada Inc.

Vuteq Canada Inc.

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Woodstock, Canada

1 week ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Job Summary

The General Manager will lead all activities within the department of Process Engineering and Development, Sales, Project Management, Design and Product Development.

Primary responsibility is to provide leadership, coaching and training to team members. Ensure management teams are leading their teams for all America Plants for the Plastics business

Position:
Permanent/Full-time

Wage:
$140,000 - $160,000

Benefits Offered:
- company paid medical and dental

Disability benefits, life, vision, Travel Insurance, Employee Assistant Program, Wellness Program and lifestyle benefits
RRSP/DPSP program
Company Events, onsite parking, paid time off, and profit sharing

Work Location: 920 Keyes Drive, Woodstock, Ontario, N4S 0A- Willing to travel, approx. 25% of the time to other plants and customers in America and Mexico

Duties & Responsibilities

Lead, train, and educate the process and development management teams in research and development activity along with leveling up their skills to further their knowledgebase.
Lead the developing of new materials processes based on our customers' needs and trends considering business case, cost, and performance improvements.
Organize and maintain process and development guidelines for best practices, workflow standards, and data knowledge of new technology/material development
Bridge Vuteq technical center Japan (VTCJ) and Vuteq technical center Americas (VTCA) on sharing information, collaboration of activities, tracking project progress, and approaching OEMs for new business
Present VA/VE benchmarking and advanced technology proposal activities to OEMs
Analyze technology, resource needs and market demands, to plan and assess the feasibility of projects as well as responsible to investigate / benchmark similar products
Participate in design feasibility and costing to support sales, design, tooling, and process development of parts for manufacturability at a competitive price
Support Vuteq Plants in new model launch activity as required
Responsible for managing all departmentrelated resource requirements including staffing, workloads, training, and equipment, which is to be continually monitored and managed, including a Kaizen plan
Develop and improve project management tools, as well as the organization's APQP workbooks
Implement 'lessons learned' from past product launches, while working with the Management team members to develop and improve Vuteq's Project Management system
Train and coach department managers; train on project management fundamental tools, quality engineering, decision making and problem solving skills
Ensure open and clear communicate from management team on the expectations of the customer to executive and sales team alike, and provide development team with new ideas based on customer needs
Review and approve all pricing to ensure accuracy and profitability
Develop and negotiate pricing structure internally and with customer
Main liaison between Vuteq Japan and VTCA

Job Qualifications
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Education_

Successful completion of a engineering Master's degree from a University required (in mechanical or chemical engineering considered an asset)

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Experience_

Minimum 10 years of experience working in plastics manufacturing, and automotive interiors
Minimum 10 years of experience in tooling, manufacturing, and design
Minimum 10 years of experience coordinating engineering projects and managing a team to ensure compliance with customer standards
Experience managing a small group of professionals
Excellent knowledge of plastics & Other automotive interior/exterior materials

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Skills and Abilities_

Ability to manage time efficiently to meet deadlines set by customers
Prioritization skills; ability to adapt to changing demands (internal and/or external)
Interpersonal skills; ability to present technical information to customers in a professional environment
Conduct statistical analysis of data (performance/dimensional) to understand trends and implement corrective action
Develop and maintain positive and productive professional relationships with internal (Vuteq) and external customers
High attention to detail
Ability to show versatility and resourcefulness when problem solving
Organizational skills; ability to organize tasks and deadlines while working on several different projects
Actively listening to customers, suppliers, and internal team members on project requirement changes
Ability to manage a small group of professionals towards a shared a goal

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