Production Manager

IKO Industries Ltd. is a market leader in the manufacturing of roofing and building materials. IKO is a Canadian owned and operated business with production facilities worldwide and has many years of unparalleled success in the roofing materials industry. Quality, integrity, and trustworthiness are the values that underlie this success, and we have built this company by hiring people who hold these values. People like you!

Job Description

Reporting to the Plant Manager, the Production Manager will be responsible for coaching, educating and motivating production supervisors and coordinating manufacturing activities for the production line based at our IG Machine & Fibers Ltd. plant at Ashcroft, BC.

The successful candidate is an experienced, results-oriented, hands-on progressive leader, with the potential to advance within our organization who can drive synergy between technological advancements and workplace performance.

Compensation: $122,000 to $135,000 / unionized plant

Benefits

Health Insurance (includes Virtual Health, and HCSA), Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance

Life Insurance, Long-term Disability, Short-term Disability

RRSP Match

Paid Vacation

Floating Days

Employee Assistance Program

Employee Engagement Events

Awards and Recognition

Tuition reimbursement

Service Awards

Employee Perks & Discounts

Job Responsibilities

Providing leadership and coaching to production supervisors and employees to meet all safety, environmental, quality, cost and service goals and objectives.

Partnering with the Quality Control Coordinator to ensure that finished product meet all customer requirements through continuous improvement and utilization of the plant quality management system.

Partnering with the Maintenance Supervisor to ensure equipment reliability at optimal efficiency and cost.

Providing leadership and support to the overall reliability strategy including the involvement of production employees in TPM (Total Productive Maintenance).

Providing the leadership to maintain a highly engaged workforce. Partners with HR in areas of performance management, employee involvement, organizational change, staffing and employee development.

Providing leadership to drive continuous improvement through the application of Lean Manufacturing concepts such as Kaizen events working directly with the production and maintenance teams.

Assuring employee training (quality, safety, process, etc.) is effective and completed.

Mentoring immediate direct reports and establishes an effective team that is accountable and capable to achieve all performance goals.

Assuring plant housekeeping meets company standards and implements and maintains a 5S program to sustain improvements.

Qualifications

Technical four-year degree

Minimum 5 -10 years of supervisory experience in the mining industry or within a manufacturing environment

Six Sigma Black Belt or Green Belt certification a plus

Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills

Demonstrated experience with continuous improvement initiatives including Lean

Proficient with MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint

Proven track record of operational enhancement and improvements through employee engagement

Excellent communication (written, verbal, and presentation) skills

Demonstrated team building talent and hands-on problem solving skills

Ability to achieve results individually and as a member of a team

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Benefits of Employment: IKO recognizes that its success is due to the strength of its employees. A primary goal of IKO is to promote individual employee's sense of accomplishment and contribution so that employees enjoy their association with IKO. The Company invests in its employees so that they are the most knowledgeable in the industry, and undertakes great efforts to nurture loyalty to, and teamwork at, IKO. We are pleased to offer competitive compensation, health care, a progressive and challenging workplace and a commitment to teamwork and integrity.

Diversity and Equal Opportunity Employment: IKO Industries Ltd. is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to diversity and inclusion and are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability. IKO Industries Ltd. encourages and welcomes applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

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