Business Unit Director

NWI Precision specializes in high-precision machining of helicopter masts, turbine shafts, engine thrust links, and nuclear pressure vessel components for the aerospace and nuclear industries worldwide. Operating from a 120,000 sq. ft. facility at 9 Fenmar Drive in Toronto, our dedicated team is committed to delivering the highest quality products to specifications and on time.

The Business Unit Director is responsible for leading the long-term success of the Business Unit. This is a critical leadership role responsible for overseeing the setup, staffing, and scaling of a new component production facility in Toronto. Following a successful setup phase, the Business Unit Director will transition from a project-focused role to full operational leadership.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Lead project execution activities including quality documentation, capital expenditures, facility readiness, and process development.
• Oversee machine installations and coordinate trial production runs.
• Recruit and train to ensure readiness for production launch.
• Lead daily operations to meet production targets of 24 assemblies per month.
• Ensure full compliance with safety and environmental protocols.
• Identify and resolve production bottlenecks; assess and address skill gaps.
• Provide hands-on leadership across Quality, Operations, Planning and Scheduling and Engineering functions.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives and performance management.

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NWI Precision will make reasonable accommodations of an otherwise qualified employee or applicant for employment, unless undue hardship to NWI Precision would result. Any applicant or employee who requires accommodation in order to perform the essential functions of a job should provide details to Human Resources.

NWI Precision is strongly committed to the recruitment, selection, development, and promotion of employees based on individual merit. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunity to all people without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national original, age, or disability. We continually seek to build and maintain a workforce that reflects the customers and organizations we serve.

Any employment agency, person or entity that submits a résumé in response to this posting or to a hiring manager does so with the understanding that the applicant's résumé will become the property of NWI Precision. NWI Precision will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity.