Production Manager

**PRODUCTION MANAGER**

**_We are building a better future_** At Saand we believe that producing high quality work together in flow is the best method to build a better future. Headquartered in Etobicoke, Ontario Saand has 4 decades of glass fabrication experience and has helped construct some of Ontario’s most iconic buildings.

We’re seeking a new colleague to join our Operations team in **Ottawa.** If you consider yourself to be a highly skilled **Production Manager for our Ottawa plant with** demonstrated skills on leading a team, organizing, scheduling, and coordinating workflow to enhance the productivity output for fabrication of commercial glass products, we invite you to submit your resume. This is an on-site role.

**Duties & Responsibilities**:
**_GENERAL:_**
- Act in a professional manner and as an ambassador for the Company always.
- Provide an exemplary level of support to team members and co-workers.
- Ensure that all applicable company policies have been communicated to the workforce and are being followed.
- Adopt and promote positive changes that will propel the company and employees forward.

**_SAFETY_**:

- Partners with Human Resources and plays a key role in the development and maintenance of a behavioural based safety culture - safety as a personal priority, observation, positive reinforcement, etc.
- Conduct safety training, hazard identification inspections and audits to ensure departmental operations and personnel are appropriately aware and follow OHSA and corporate safety objectives.
- Complete accident investigations in a timely and accurate fashion and ensure implementation of corrective actions.
- Develop and recommend improvements to safety policies and procedures.
- Ensure all work areas are clutter free and well organized.

**_QUALITY:_**
- Ensure quality is being “built-in” at each operation and all required process parameters so impact quality are within specified limits.
- Work in partnership with the Quality, Customer Service, Maintenance, and other teams to prevent and resolve any quality issues.
- Participate in problem solving to determine root cause and execute corrective actions for quality issues.
- Ensure that all quality testing, recording etc. is completed in compliance with industry standards and company policies and procedures.
- Ensure all products are complete, appropriately labelled and meet identified specification prior to their transfer to finished goods.

**_PRODUCTIVITY:_**
- Manage and implement the planning process including development of consistent monitoring and mitigations **_strategies to foster continuous improvement_**.
- Develop and manage long and short term strategic, financial, and operational plans.
- Plan and direct the utilization of all equipment and labour to achieve the most effective results.
- Communicate and drive key performance goals (throughput, efficiency, waste, labor costs, compliance to schedule etc.
- Ensure all production targets are being met throughout shifts; analyze and correct shortfalls with immediate actions.
- Lead, promote and recommend improvement initiatives including health and safety, people, processes, and equipment/machinery and ensure plant improvement initiatives are implemented and sustained regularly.
- Collaborate with workers and managers to reduce downtime, maintain efficient use of labour, and achieve objectives set for the plant.
- Provide and replace operator’s tools and equipment as required to keep morale and production efficiency.
- Conduct daily pre/post-shift communications and transition with other shift supervisors.
- Proactively identifies and elevates issues with a recommended solution appropriately to senior management.
- Work in partnership with the Maintenance department to assist in prevention / rectification of breakdowns.
- Prepare daily and periodic reports as required and in a timely fashion; updates Enterprise as the need arises for attendance and payroll reporting.

**_CULTURE AND EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT:_**
- Promote fact and data-based decision making.
- Builds cross-functional working relationships to achieve company and team goals.
- Foster an environment of open communications/interactions with team members and all other departments.
- Identify team development needs, builds realistic plans, and provides opportunities/training to fulfill those needs. Maintain and update cross-functional job board ensuring equal opportunities for all employees to learn and develop new skills.
- Participates in the hiring and onboarding of new employees.
- Collaborates with HR to take appropriate corrective action to address employee performance issues.
- Act on employee concerns in a timely fashion and ensure fair and equitable treatment of employees to ensure positive employee relations.
- Lead daily, weekly, and monthly team meetings.
- Coaches and provides mentorship to team members, counsels when required; leads, develop, and motivates employees through effective training and r