Production Manager
No salary listed
Senior, Expert
Bachelor's
Toronto, ON, Canada
In Person
Manufacturing & Production Operations
About the job
Requirements
- A bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Operations Management, or a related field.
- Five to ten years of progressive experience in a manufacturing or production environment, including at least three years in a leadership role.
- Strong experience with production planning, forecasting, scheduling, and full plant operations.
- Strong understanding of capacity planning, overall equipment effectiveness (OEE), and manufacturing key performance indicators (KPIs).
Responsibilities
- Provide direct leadership and oversight to all production-related activities across the facility.
- Ensure daily manufacturing operations align with company objectives for productivity, safety, quality, and cost.
- Develop and enforce standard operating procedures (SOPs) for production processes.
- Lead shift supervisors, production leads, and frontline staff to ensure smooth execution of work orders.
- Collaborate with maintenance, quality, logistics, engineering, and environment, health, and safety teams to ensure seamless operations.
- Develop and execute short-, mid-, and long-term production plans based on customer demand, order backlog, and resource availability.
- Translate sales forecasts and customer orders into master production schedules (MPS) and material requirements plans (MRP).
- Prioritize and allocate resources to meet production targets, minimize downtime, and ensure on-time delivery.
- Monitor production progress daily and adjust plans proactively in response to bottlenecks, breakdowns, or material shortages.
- Ensure facility infrastructure, equipment, and tools are maintained, serviced, and upgraded as needed to support uninterrupted operations.
- Ensure adherence to workplace safety standards, emergency protocols, and environmental regulations.
- Partner with the Maintenance team to establish preventive maintenance programs and reduce unplanned downtime.
- Supervise and mentor a team of supervisors, leads, and production personnel.
- Manage workforce planning, scheduling, and labor utilization to ensure adequate staffing levels.
- Drive employee engagement, accountability, and performance management initiatives.
- Provide coaching, training, and development opportunities to enhance workforce capability and morale.
- Ensure compliance with labor policies and health and safety regulations.
- Champion quality in every phase of the production process, ensuring compliance with company and industry standards.
- Work closely with Quality Assurance to monitor production output and minimize non-conformance.
- Use Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, Six Sigma, or other continuous improvement tools to drive operational excellence.
- Lead root cause analysis and corrective action (RCCA) efforts to address production issues or quality defects.
- Monitor and control production costs, including labor, materials, waste, and overtime.
- Drive productivity improvements and cost-saving initiatives without compromising safety or product quality.
- Analyze production KPIs, including OEE, scrap rate, yield, and lead time, and identify opportunities for improvement.
- Prepare and present operational performance reports, including KPIs, to senior management.
- Communicate production updates, changes, and issues to internal stakeholders in a timely manner.
- Coordinate with Procurement, Inventory Control, Sales, and Logistics to align production with demand and supply chain operations.
About the company
Jacobs & Thompson Inc. fabricates foam, film, textile and adhesive components for more than 20 markets, including automotive, medical, military, and general manufacturing across North America. It is Canada’s most vertically integrated foam parts supplier, converting raw materials into finished parts and offering engineered solutions with just-in-time delivery. The company differentiates itself through full vertical integration, a broad market footprint, and its four bedrock principles: integrity, engineered solutions, personalized service, and dependable delivery. Its goal is to provide tailored foam and related components quickly and reliably to a wide range of industries.
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Toronto, Canada
Founded
1955
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Ramfoam doubled Alanto's turnover from £10 million to £20 million by 2024.
- Lloyds Bank funded £3.8 million expansion, signaling lender confidence in J&T's growth.
- J&T now sells into 20 specialized markets, including automotive, medical, military, and construction.
What critics are saying
- Ramfoam integration spans Canada, Walsall, and Dubai, raising execution risk across three jurisdictions.
- The £3.8 million Lloyds loan increases leverage after a transformative acquisition.
- A failed UK-Middle East integration would erase Ramfoam's gains and stall J&T's expansion thesis.
What makes Jacobs & Thompson unique
- Since 1947, Jacobs & Thompson built vertically integrated foam, film, textile, and adhesive manufacturing.
- Alanto's 2021 acquisition gave J&T UK manufacturing, then Ramfoam added three West Midlands sites.
- Few peers combine North American scale with UK and Dubai footholds.
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