Group Manager

Jeld-Wen Inc.•Vaughan, ON

6d•CA$70,000 - CA$90,000•Onsite

About The Position

JELD-WEN is currently seeking a Group Manager to join our growing team. This role involves managing unionized plant personnel at manufacturing facilities to ensure timely and cost-effective production of JELD-WEN products. The Group Manager will be responsible for maintaining and enhancing standards for product quality, equipment, and operational performance, utilizing various methodologies like SQDCI, TPS, OTD, and Continuous Improvement (CI). This position also involves managing policy deployment in areas such as Lean Manufacturing, quality, cost reduction, safety, and employee relations. The Group Manager will communicate new CI methodologies to production management and advise on labor issues, ensuring adherence to company policies and procedures. The role requires coordinating plant activities to meet manufacturing objectives and corporate goals, providing direction and development to plant employees, and training staff effectively. Corrective actions will be taken as necessary, in consultation with Human Resources and Legal departments.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree preferred in Business, Engineering, or a related field, and at least ten (10) years’ experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably the auto industry or door and window industry
Knowledge of management principles and controls relevant to manufacturing operations, preferably in the auto industry or door and window industry
Knowledge and experience in production and manufacturing process improvement techniques including, but not limited to, SQDCI, TPS, OTD, and Continuous Improvement (CI) initiatives and methodologies
LEAN manufacturing and/or production process experience a must
Experience in working with manufacturing-based technology and the ability to effectuate operational changes as needed
Leadership, interpersonal, technical aptitude, and problem-solving skills, and the ability to lead and drive manufacturing process improvement techniques through the production process in a skillful and deliberate manner
Ability to read and write reports, business correspondence and interpret general business practices
Excellent verbal and written communication skills to appropriate plant personnel
Ability to effectively present information to Plant Management and respond to questions when asked
Excellent business acumen, decision making and problem-solving skills
The ability to lead and be a change agent on best industry practices as needed
Proficient in Microsoft Office and other position applicable software applications
Knowledge of manufacturing/OSHA health and safety standards and compliance

Responsibilities

Comply with JELD-WEN EH&S requirements, legal requirements including policies, standards, rules, and programs
Manage unionized plant personnel at manufacturing facilities to ensure that the production of the JELD-WEN product is produced in a timely and cost-effective manner
Ensure that standards for product quality, equipment and operational performance are maintained and enhanced, and that cost effective technology is used to maximize productivity utilizing SQDCI, TPS, OTD and Continuous Improvement (CI) methodologies, activities, and procedures
Manage policy deployment in the areas of Lean Manufacturing techniques, quality, cost reduction, complete and on-time delivery, safety, customer satisfaction, employee relations, visual controls, and plant performance measures
Communicate to the production manager and other top plant personnel new Continuous Improvement (CI) methodologies, including those established by Engineering, R&D, the VP of Operations, and corporate headquarters
Advise production manager on labor issues including safety, security, employee relations, scheduling, training, grievances, etc. Ensure that plant employees are adhering to JELD-WEN policies and procedures and administering practices in a fair and equitable manner consistent with same
Coordinate plant activities to ensure the total manufacturing objectives are accomplished in a timely and cost-effective manner in accordance with corporate goals/objectives
Provide direction, development, and leadership to plant employees
Train and develop staff effectively. Take corrective action as necessary in a timely manner, in accordance with company policy. Consult with Human Resources, Legal, and/or corporate offices as needed on same
Other duties and tasks assigned