Production Manager

OmniMax•Barrie, ON

55d•$100 - $120

About The Position

OmniMax International is a leading North American building products manufacturer, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. We have 14 manufacturing facilities across the United States and Canada. As the top supplier in the residential roof drainage and roofing accessories markets, OmniMax has extensive scale, top brands such as Amerimax, Berger, Verde, and Flamco, and longstanding relationships with the nation's largest home center retailers and building product distributors. OmniMax International has recently been acquired in full by Gibraltar Industries. Elevate Your Industry Career! We are looking for a skilled individual to join our team as a Production Manager

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, or related field.
7–10 years of progressive manufacturing leadership experience.
3–5 years leading other supervisors or managers.
Demonstrated ownership of manufacturing KPIs and budget accountability.
Strong Lean manufacturing and CI leadership experience.
Experience leading in multi-shift environments.

Nice To Haves

Experience in union manufacturing environment (if applicable).
Experience with capital project leadership.
Exposure to ERP/MRP systems and production planning systems.

Responsibilities

Own overall production performance across all shifts, including safety, quality, delivery, cost, scrap, labor efficiency, and throughput.
Establish and deploy manufacturing strategy aligned with plant and corporate objectives.
Translate plant-level goals into measurable production targets and hold leadership team accountable.
Lead capacity planning and workforce planning to support forecasted demand.
Ensure operational readiness for growth, new product launches, and capital expansions.
Serve as primary escalation point for significant operational disruptions.
Develop and manage the production department operating budget.
Own labor cost performance, overtime management, and productivity metrics.
Identify and implement cost reduction initiatives.
Participate in capital planning and ROI justification for equipment investments.
Monitor and improve asset utilization and overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).
Directly manage and develop production supervisors and senior supervisors.
Build leadership bench strength and succession plans.
Lead performance management processes for supervisory staff.
Establish accountability standards across shifts.
Drive cultural alignment and engagement initiatives.
Ensure consistent policy application across the production organization.
Set the long-term continuous improvement roadmap for the production function.
Sponsor and prioritize Lean initiatives aligned with plant performance gaps.
Oversee Kaizen portfolio selection and sustainability tracking.
Drive process standardization across shifts.
Partner with Engineering and Maintenance on technical upgrades and automation initiatives.
Ensure robust root cause methodology is institutionalized.
Partner with HR on contract administration and labor strategy.
Participate in grievance resolution and contract interpretation.
Support collective bargaining preparation.
Ensure supervisors are properly trained in CBA compliance.
Promote proactive labor-management engagement.
Serve as core member of the plant leadership team.
Partner with Supply Chain, Quality, Engineering, Maintenance, and HR to drive plant performance.
Lead cross-functional problem-solving initiatives impacting production output.
Present operational performance and improvement plans to senior leadership.