Operations Manager (Stone)

Description

Position at FloForm Countertops FLOFORM Countertops is a Canadian company with its head office in Winnipeg, MB and has 17 Showrooms and 8 fabricating facilities located in Western Canada and the Pacific Northwest. FLOFORM manufactures, sells and installs over 20,000 premium surface countertops a year. Established in 1961, FLOFORM is proud to be one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies.Required immediately, our Saskatoon Stone Plant is seeking a Full Time Operations ManagerOur Stone Countertop manufacturing facility in Saskatoon is growing fast! As we continually invest in state-of-the-art equipment in the shop, we are also looking to strengthen our team who work around the clock producing high quality countertops.

Position Summary:
The Stone Plant Operations Manager is accountable for all operations at the Plant, providing leadership to achieve Company performance goals while living the core values of the organization. Builds a dynamic team culture through effective communication, coaching, training and development. Anticipates and overcomes challenges with resilience, adaptability and decisiveness to maintain safe and efficient operations.

Duties And Responsibilities:

Core Responsibilities:

• Provides hands on leadership and determination to meet projected capacity, revenue and performance targets (AOP Budgets)
• Manages all plant activities, developing effective systems to meet the needs of the customer and the company
• Manages, coaches and develops staff, with a focus on building a strong team culture

Other Responsibilities:

• Maintains an active shop presence, with strong knowledge of all materials and processes
• Analyze and documents business processes and problems; develops and implements efficient solutions
• Reviews master production schedule; collaborates with admin teams to prioritize/revise as needed
• Creates and manages Key Metrics for plant performance, communicating performance to all teams
• Proactively monitors plant performance, escalating and communicating to prevent/resolve issues quickly
• Responds to and resolve escalated Branch issues/questions with urgency to ensure customer satisfaction
• Maintains strong knowledge of leadership and industry best practices through continuous learning
• Leads by example and acts as an advocate for safe work practices and the importance of PPE
• Conducts departmental meetings to improve training and open team communication
• Collaborates with plant/admin teams, ensuring material availability and effective inventory systems and reporting
• Works with executive team to plan forecasts, budgets and capital expenditure projects
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• 5+ years manufacturing experience in a leadership capacity
• Advanced computer skills, experienced with Microsoft Office, ability to learn other software as needed
• Ability to plan, adapt and be decisive to solve problems, often in ambiguous situations
• Effective communication skills
• Ability to maintain calm, approachable demeanor with challenging situations/deadlines
• Ability to coach, train and develop employees
• Capable of mastering specialized equipment
• Ability to interpret technical drawings and perform accurate measurements
• Able to lift 100lbs assisted occasionally
• Regular lifting, bending and twisting

Floform is proud to offer the successful candidate:

• Competitive Wages
• Medical and Dental Benefits
• RRSP

FLOFORM Countertops offers a positive and fun working environment that rewards those who share in our mission: “To consistently provide our customers the best countertop purchasing experience available.”