What you'll do:
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Operational Leadership: Lead all aspects of factory operations, including production, maintenance, quality, and logistics to meet or exceed objectives.
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Team Management: Hire, train, and supervise staff across all departments. Foster a collaborative and high performance-driven culture. By setting goals, tracking performance, and fostering continuous improvement. Collaborate with HR on staffing, hiring, training, and employee performance management.
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Oversee Factory Production & Support Field Construction: Develop and manage the production schedules, ensuring timely delivery of products while optimizing labour, equipment, and materials. Monitor field construction performance, including safety, schedules, quality, and compliance.
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Quality Control: Ensure all products meet quality standards and compliance with industry regulations.
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Cost Management: Prepare, monitor and control budgets, production costs, and efficiencies to meet financial targets. Managing the P&L ensuring departments meet or exceed budgetary commitments.
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Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities for process improvement, cost reduction, and operational efficiency. Implement strategies to improve cycle time and overall operational efficiency.
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Reporting: Provide regular reports on production performance, safety metrics, and financial results. Analyze and report on key performance indicators (KPIs) such as production cycle times.
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Customer Liaison: Act as the primary point of contact for clients, addressing concerns, providing updates, and ensuring long-term relationship success. Manage client liaison and relationship building, ensuring clear communication and alignment on production expectations, timelines, and quality standards.
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Health and Safety Compliance: Maintain a safe work environment by enforcing health and safety standards and policies.
What you will need to succeed:
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Bachelor’s degree in engineering, manufacturing, business, or related industry experience.
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15+ years of experience in a leadership role in housing construction processes or a manufacturing environment, preferably in prefab.
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Strong understanding of production management, quality control, and health and safety standards.
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Proven experience in a role with P&L responsibility by managing costs and driving operational efficiencies.
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Excellent leadership, communication, and decision-making skills.
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Intermediate computer competencies within Microsoft Office preferred.
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Ability to travel to Canada ~10%.