Rhyno Equity Group - 12 Jobs
Edmonton, AB
Posted 20 days ago
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Full-time
Management
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Why This Role Exists
We are a growing, asset-intensive batch manufacturing operation looking for a hands-on Production Manager to own day-to-day plant execution while helping us build stronger systems for the future.
This role exists to stabilize production, improve efficiency, develop people, and reduce risk in a hands-on, people-centric way!
Were looking for someone who:
- Is comfortable being on the production floor regularly
- Understands how materials, labour, equipment, and people interact
- Is motivated to progress in their career!
Key Areas of Responsibility
Plant Productivity, Labour & Material Efficiency
- Own daily plant productivity, labour deployment, and material efficiency
- Balance throughput, staffing, maintenance windows, and quality requirements
- Identify bottlenecks and make real-time trade-off decisions
- Reduce overtime, scrap, rework, and avoidable downtime
Production Scheduling, Order Tracking & Flow
- Manage order tracking and daily production scheduling
- Provide feedback and recommend scheduling or process improvements
- Coordinate production sequencing to support delivery commitments
- Communicate schedule changes clearly to stakeholders
Inventory & Material Flow
- Collaborate with the Purchasing Manager on inventory setup and controls
- Manage floor-level material handling, WIP, and inventory accuracy
- Prevent material shortages, excess stock, and production delays
- Improve material flow and visibility across the plant
Safety & Proactive Maintenance
- Support and reinforce OH&S practices on the floor
- Lead by example in safe work planning and execution
- Coordinate proactively with Maintenance to reduce breakdowns
- Integrate maintenance planning into production schedules
Leadership & People Management
- Lead supervisors, leads, and operators with clarity and consistency
- Set expectations around performance, attendance, quality, and conduct
- Partner with HR on performance management and employee relations matters
- Coach and develop future supervisors and leaders
Quality Management & Manufacturing Knowledge
- Ensure products are manufactured accurately and to specification
- Understand how processes work not just what the outputs are
- Reduce quality escapes, scrap, rework, and customer issues
- Treat quality as part of production, not a downstream check
Continuous Improvement
- Drive practical, floor-level continuous improvement initiatives
- Simplify processes and reduce firefighting
- Engage operators in identifying and solving problems
- Use data to support improvement decisions
Capital Planning & Asset Awareness
- Provide input into CAPEX planning and asset improvement needs
- Identify opportunities to improve reliability, safety, or capacity
- Understand equipment condition and long-term risks
- Support business cases for repair vs. replace decisions
Qualifications & Experience
- University-level degree in Manufacturing Engineering or equivalent technical discipline required, including P.Eng. or Six Sigma certification
- Proven leadership of production teams and supervisors on the shop floor
- Strong grasp of production scheduling, labour planning, and material flow
- Experience enforcing safety programs in an industrial or regulated environment
- Comfortable with production KPIs
- Applied Lean or continuous improvement experience
- Experience coordinating with in-house engineering or drafting teams
- Experienced in managing full Predictive/Preventative Program
- Experience and/or Academic background in Change Management and/or Organizational Behavior an asset
- PMP or Project Management background/academic accreditation an asset
- Ability to control, report, and have total agency over their relative area of the Income Statement, and experience reporting this directly to the President, COO, or CEO
- 5+ years in a metal fabrication, structural steel or industrial production environment is an asset
- Hands-on understanding of fabrication processes; welding, cutting, bending, forming, and finishing is an asset
Disclosure: Due to the number of applicants, we make use of AI-driven software for portions of our review process, however all final decisions are made by people. All candidates who participate in the interview process will be followed up with. This posting reflects a new vacancy within the organization.
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Frequently Asked Questions
This role is located in Edmonton, AB.
The role is to own day-to-day plant execution, stabilize production, improve efficiency, develop people, and reduce risk in a hands-on, people-centric way.
The role includes managing daily production scheduling, order tracking, coordinating production sequencing to support delivery commitments, and communicating schedule changes to stakeholders.
A university-level degree in Manufacturing Engineering or equivalent, including P.Eng. or Six Sigma certification, plus proven leadership on the shop floor and strong knowledge of scheduling, labour planning, and material flow.
The role requires enforcing safety programs, leading safe work planning, coordinating with Maintenance to reduce breakdowns, and integrating maintenance planning into production schedules.
Yes, the role drives floor-level continuous improvement, uses data to support decisions, and engages operators in problem-solving to reduce firefighting and improve processes.
The role expects leading supervisors, setting expectations for performance and conduct, partnering with HR on performance management, and coaching future supervisors and leaders.
