Autonomous Production Unit Manager (RUAP)

Job Description:

Role Summary:

Under the direction of Operations, the Autonomous Production Unit Manager has the mission to organize and manage production to deliver finished products within the required deadlines, costs, and quality. They must ensure the performance of their teams in strict compliance with health and safety rules. They are also the guarantor of the implementation of improvement plans and act as a lead within a multi-trade team. They supervise a team composed of four supervisors and manage a total of between 80 and 100 employees in a unionized environment.

Main Responsibilities

• Plan production in collaboration with workshop managers and react to unforeseen events and technical hazards;
• Ensure the monitoring and governance of the production service by analyzing steering indicators and addressing encountered problems;
• Coordinate production requirements with other services, notably maintenance;
• Manage production personnel, including recruitment, skills development, and daily management;
• Accompany and support supervisors (REAP) in their tasks to ensure their skills development;
• Facilitate and communicate objectives, technical, quality, and safety developments to the teams;
• Improve production processes, analyze failures, and propose solutions to increase productivity and responsiveness;
• Ensure budget monitoring of their perimeter and propose necessary investments in collaboration with other departments;
• Participate in the homogenization of program management modes in line with management directives.

Job Requirements

Academic Training: College Studies Diploma (DEC) or training in management or supervision.

Experience: A minimum of 5 to 10 years of experience in production.

Special Requirements:

• Good technical knowledge in aeronautics and occupational health and safety aspects;
• Experience in management within a unionized environment;
• Mastery of the Microsoft Office suite. Knowledge of SAP is an asset;
• Knowledge of WHMIS standards;
• Strong leadership and team facilitation capacity;
• Excellent communication and collaboration with various departments;
• English, oral and written (an asset)

Resource Management

Human: 4 supervisors and approximately 80 to 100 employees.

Financial: Department budget.

Working Conditions

Physical effort: no physical effort required.

Physical working environment: The position is a combination of office work and presence on the factory floor, in direct contact with production teams. Strict compliance with health and safety rules is essential.

Human working environment: N/A

This job requires an awareness of potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the basis for the company's success, reputation, and sustainable growth.