Production Director in the factory with AI-powered machines

Job ID

486361

Posted since

26-Nov-2025

Organization

Smart Infrastructure

Field of work

Manufacturing

Company

Siemens Canada Limited

Experience level

Experienced Professional

Job type

Full-time

Work mode

Office/Site only

Employment type

Permanent

Location(s)

• Drummondville - Quebec - Canada

Making manufacturing smarter.

The manufacturing industry is facing a significant transformation process and we want to ensure the industry's success in the future. To do so, we need forward-thinkers who have an eye for the bigger picture; and clever minds looking for answers. Help us get the manufacturing industry ready for the future of automation and digitalization.

You will be working in a modern and dynamic production environment where we are increasingly leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to optimize production processes and foster innovation.

Why you'll love working for Siemens

• Freedom and a healthy work- life balance– Embrace our flexible work environment with flex hours, telecommuting and digital workspaces.
• Solve the world's most significant problems – Be part of exciting and innovative projects.
• Engaging, challenging, and fast evolving, cutting edge technological environment.
• Opportunities to advance your career and mentorship programs on a local and global scale.
• Competitive total rewards package.
• Profit sharing available.
• Rewarding vacation entitlement with the opportunity to buy and sell your vacation depending on your lifestyle.
• Contribute to our social responsibility initiatives focused on access to education, access to technology and sustaining communities and make a positive impact on the community.
• Participate in our celebrations, social events and offsite business events.
• Opportunities to contribute your innovative ideas and get paid for them
• Employee perks and discounts.
• Diversity and inclusivity focused.

Siemens is proud to be an eight-time award winner of Canada's Top 100 Employers, Canada's Greenest Employers 2025 and Canada's Top Employers for Young People 2025.

What will your role entail?

As Production Director, you will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and supervising production operations across three distinct sites in Drummondville. Your mission will be to ensure the quality, safety, and performance of manufacturing lines. Occupational health and safety (OHS) will be at the core of your priorities, ensuring a safe environment that complies with applicable standards. You will play a key role in process optimization, team management, and achieving productivity objectives, while maintaining harmonious relationships in a unionized environment.

Your specific responsibilities include, among others, the following:

• Supervise and direct production activities to ensure compliance with deadlines, quality standards, and cost objectives.
• Promote and ensure compliance with health, safety, and environmental (HSE) policies, implementing best practices to prevent accidents and incidents.
• Analyze performance indicators and implement corrective actions to improve efficiency.
• Collaborate with quality, maintenance, logistics departments, as well as with engineers, continuous improvement services, and planners to optimize production flow.
• Manage and develop a team of supervisors and operators, fostering a positive and motivating work environment.
• Maintain constructive relationships with union representatives and manage issues related to collective agreements.
• Participate in the development of the production budget and monitor expenditures.
• Contribute to continuous improvement and the implementation of new manufacturing technologies or methods.

What you'll need to succeed:

• University degree in industrial engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, or related field.
• Minimum of 7 to 10 years of experience in production management in a manufacturing environment.
• Proven experience managing unionized teams.
• Strong leadership, communication, and team management skills.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing tools and continuous improvement principles.
• Proficiency with ERP systems and IT tools (MS Office).
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities.
• Bilingualism (French and English) is an asset.

About us.

We share our ideas and champion the people behind them.

Siemens Canada is a leading technology company focused on industry, infrastructure, mobility, and healthcare. The company's purpose to is to create technology with purpose, transforming the everyday, for everyone, since 1912. By combining the real and the digital worlds, Siemens empowers its customers to accelerate their digital and sustainability transformations, making factories more efficient, cities more liveable, and transportation more sustainable. Siemens also owns a majority stake in the publicly listed company Siemens Healthineers, a leading global medical technology provider pioneering breakthroughs in healthcare. For everyone. Everywhere. Sustainably.

In fiscal 2024, which ended September 30, 2024, Siemens Canada had revenues of approx. $2.2 billion CAD. The company has approximately 4,400 employees from coast to coast and 37 office and production facilities across Canada.

To learn more about Siemens Canada, visit our website at

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