Plant Manufacturing Excellence Leader

2 weeks ago


Toronto, Canada IPEX Group of Companies Full time

IPEX is one of the North American leading providers of advanced plastic piping systems. Our mission is to shape a better tomorrow by connecting people with water and energy.

We currently have an exciting opportunity as a **Plant Manufacturing Excellence Leader.** This role is based in our facility in Mississauga, Ontario and reports to the **Plant Manager.**

Do not miss the opportunity to join a diverse group of people-centric professionals, thought leaders and rapid thinkers, entrepreneurs in spirit and status quo-fighters

**Job Summary**

The Plant Manufacturing Excellence Leader will be responsible for supporting the extrusion operations team in the planning, coordinating, training and leading of manufacturing activities within the company.

This position has direct responsibility in supporting the planning, execution and sustainment of Kaizen and Lean manufacturing related events within value stream team(s). The incumbent will also assist in the implementation of the Divisional HS&E strategy.

**Principal Responsibilities**:
**Health, Safety & Environment / Quality**
- Ensure a Safety-First culture and support Aliaxis Divisional & Global Safety standards deployment
- Support the implementation of the Divisional HS&E strategy, ensure site accountability and report progress, events and initiatives to Plant Management and Divisional Leadership.

**Manufacturing Excellence**
- Develop a divisional organization structure to deliver Manufacturing Excellence across the region ensuring alignment, discipline and financial targets are achieved.
- Assist and support the businesses to deliver against the manufacturing excellence KPIs, including developing tools to track and verify the critical metrics.
- Contribute and support implementation of Division wide projects and initiatives through ongoing liaison with key partners.
- Conducts site preparation, performs site audits and sustainability checks.
- Share and implement best practices from across the Division.
- Support day to day plant operations with problem solving, root cause analysis, and solutions implementation to address operational issues.

**People**
- Contribute to the development of Best Place to Work objective.
- Ensure that Group organizational standards for management for Health and Safety, Quality, ISO14001, Corporate Policy, Customer Excellence and business values are adhered to during project delivery.
- Responsible for executing manufacturing excellence goals and execution plant wide to achieve performance, financial and staff development objectives.
- Facilitates, assists, and develops shop floor excellence operations and removes barriers for employees to meet measurable objectives.
- Deploys and participates in Gemba walks and mentoring employees on 5S/standard work/visual management development/modification/adherence, M.D.I., continuous improvement, flow, and problem solving and other lean methods, techniques and processes.
- Attends to individual needs to help develop a culture of change leadership.
- Provides training to plant employees in technical and excellence programs.
- Support planning, execution and sustainment of Kaizen and Lean manufacturing related events within value stream team(s).
- Track and report program progress and discuss findings with plant leadership.

**Requirements**:
**Qualifications & Experience**
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or another related Technical field preferred.
- Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma Certification.
- 5yrs of proven successful experience in leading projects, with focus on continuous improvement projects.
- Knowledge of Plastics manufacturing and extrusion is an asset.
- Demonstrate a strong personal ownership to operational performance and excellence.
- Effective at engaging and leading partners across all levels and businesses in order to realize operational goals and objectives.
- Flexible, adaptable, and self-motivated.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Required to travel 5 to 10% of the time.

**Benefits



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