SKF Hiring for Workshop Manager at Calgary, AB Full Time

Summary:
SKF Magnetic Bearings in Calgary has an exciting opportunity for a talented individual to work for world class company managing a talented manufacturing team as a Manufacturing Manager. This role is for an organized self-motivated individual that thrives on excellence and comes with a high performing track record managing manufacturing teams. The successful candidate will be responsible for but not limited to performing the daily, weekly, monthly, and annual planning requirements. You would be expected to have the ability to work collaboratively with the management and support teams to achieve the optimum performance in Quality, Cost, Service, and Employee Satisfaction.

This is an ideal position for a hard working individual who is interested in playing an active role in advancing and leading our manufacturing team while developing improvement strategies, product quality and overall safety to support our leading edge products for the oil & gas, semiconductor, medical, and compressor industries.

The company title for this position is Workshop Manager.

Your Goals Should you Accept this Opportunity:
Ensure the safety of production personnel and external stakeholders by implementing, maintaining JSA’s for all operational work areas and providing necessary training and instructions to the team.

Ensure ‘On time’ delivery to the final customer, create and deploy recovery plans with the Production Scheduler/Planner

Animating your team: implementing good practices to create, empowerment, motivation and encourage cooperation.

Achieving Operational Excellence: And the activities of the unit to reduce non-added value and optimize added value (Security, Quality, Delay, 5S, Poly Skills, Planning).

Responsibilities:
Analyze underperformance and decide on corrective actions.

Lead the deployment and validation of manufacturing schedules and deployment of the plans to support the sales forecast.

Pilot and validate tactical planning through a robust production team by means of analysis, resource development, tools and KPI’s .

Ensure the operational flow with follow-up through timely escalations of obstacles, bottlenecks or critical path planning.

Define and track action plans.

Ensure the completion of the production schedule and workload of the team.

To improve resources and manage the efficiencies and changes of programs and skills impacting performance.

Improve and communicate the performance of its team using relevant indicators and to put in place action plans if necessary.

Drive the processes within the role and the continuous improvements associated within.

Develop the skills and versatility of employees according to the requirements of the service and their evolution projects.

Develop employees through the valuation of results and the forecasting of jobs and skills.

Ensure the support of employees in the conduct of change by giving meaning.

Facilitate technical problems either by assisting operators or by mobilizing the necessary resources.

Participate in the deployment of Business Excellence in coordination with other sectors.

To carry out corrective or continuous improvement actions in collaboration with support services to improve quality, flexibility and productivity.

Manage maintenance (preventive and corrective) with the support of the general means and the test benches team.

Conducts all of its activities in accordance with the SKF code of conduct, the EHS policy and the group’s QMS requirements.

Qualifications:
5+ years in Management role in a manufacturing environment

Prior manufacturing knowledge and planning experience strongly preferred

ERP/MRP related experience in a planning capacity

Proven collaborative and participant management skills are essential including experience in building strong teams

Familiarity with process improvement methodologies such as Lean, Six Sigma, or TOC

Proficient in Microsoft office tools especially Excel

Desired Skills:
Strong leadership and project management skills

Ability to manage complexity and resolve conflicts that arise from balancing multiple priorities

Proven ability to provide leadership and innovation at all levels of the organization utilizing differing styles of management; from directive, to coaching and support, through delegative, as the situation arises.

Strong Influencer and communicator

Able to be flexible and multi-task

Excellent team participation skills and ability to work with people from diversified backgrounds.

Results driven, flexible and open minded with excellent written and oral verbal communication and organizational skills

Organized and Self-disciplined

What You’ll Love About SKF:
Rest and Relaxation. Enjoy a robust vacation, statutory holidays as well as sick day policies!

Health and Wellness Benefits. SKF cares about the wellbeing of our employees. We have a comprehensive Benefits Package.

Invest in your Future. SKF offers a Defined contribution plan opportunity to have up to 6% contribution matched (on base salary).

Much more! Growth opportunities, tuition reimbursement, employee assistance program, life insurance, and with so many benefits to working for SKF, we could not name them all!

EOE M/F

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all applicants regardless of race, gender, orientation, sexual identity, economic class, ability, disability, age, religious beliefs, or status. We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish and we welcome you! Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. Applicants are required to make their needs known in advance.