Détails du poste
- Lieu de travail : Montreal
- Type de poste : Permanent à temps plein
Description du poste
As part of our Manufacturing team, you’ll bring innovation to life, transforming visionary designs into world-class training solutions. You’ll play a key role in assembling, refining, and delivering products that support aviation and defence missions worldwide. Every detail you shape contributes to safety, precision, and performance.
À propos du poste
Are you a transformational leader who challenges the status quo and drives operational excellence? Are you energized by building high-performing teams, simplifying complexity, and delivering measurable results on the shop floor?
At CAE, we are undergoing a significant evolution of our manufacturing operations. We are looking for leaders who will not only manage—but fundamentally transform—how we operate. This role requires a balance of strategic thinking and hands-on execution to modernize processes, develop people, and elevate performance to world-class standards within a complex, high-mix manufacturing environment.
Le poste proposé
As Senior Manager, Manufacturing Operations, you will lead production teams through a period of operational transformation. Reporting to the Director of Operations, you will be accountable for performance, process excellence, and team capability building across your area.
You will lead a team of approximately 150 employees, including 8 direct reports (1st level managers), across 7 different operations processes.
You will act as a change agent—challenging existing practices, implementing Lean principles, and building scalable, efficient systems that eliminate waste and improve flow.
Responsabilités clés
- Support and maintain operational transformation initiatives aligned with Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement principles.
- Challenge the status quo and identify opportunities to simplify, standardize, and optimize processes in safety, quality, delivery, cost, and employee engagement (SQDCE).
- Lead with hands on leadership; understand processes, identify issues, and coach teams to do the same.
- Balance tactical execution with strategic elevation of operations.
- Build, coach, and develop a high-performing leadership team (1st level production managers and team leads) on Lean tools, structured problem-solving, and performance management.
- Instill a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and problem-solving at all levels.
- Actively manage labor relations in a unionized environment, including collaboration with union representatives, application of the collective agreement, and involvement in grievance resolution.
- Drive disciplined daily management routines (tier meetings, escalation processes, action tracking).
- Use data-driven decision-making to prioritize and sustain improvements.
- Ensure effective use and integration of manufacturing systems (ERP, MES, planning tools).
- Partner proactively with internal stakeholders to align operational execution with business objectives (planning, engineering, quality, supply chain, EH&S, industrial engineering).
Ce que nous recherchons
Qualifications minimum
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field.
- 8 years of leadership experience in manufacturing or operations in a transformation or continuous improvement context.
- Strong knowledge of Lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, assembly and operational excellence methodologies.
- Familiarity with manufacturing systems (ERP/MRP, MES) and data-driven operations (daily management, KPIs, visual controls).
- Proven ability to lead change and influence across all levels of an organization.
Qualifications préférées
- Hands-on, pragmatic leader who is comfortable operating at both strategic and tactical levels.
- Strong coaching and talent development skills.
- Ability to challenge constructively and drive accountability.
- Ability to operate in a fast-paced, evolving environment with competing priorities.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to engage diverse stakeholders.
- Demonstrated experience working in a unionized environment and navigating labor relations challenges.
Pourquoi rejoindre CAE ?
- Be a key leader in a major operational transformation.
- Work in an environment where innovation and continuous improvement are expected and supported.
- Opportunity to have a tangible impact on performance, culture, and ways of working.
- Collaborative, multidisciplinary teams and challenging projects.
Avantages
- Group Insurance.
- Telemedicine Employee and Family Assistance Program.
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
- Group RRSP.
- CAE Pension Plan/Defined Benefit Plan.
- Sabbatical Leave.
- Flex Time.
- Enhanced Parental Leave.
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À propos de CAE
Type de poste
Regular
