Company Bio:

Entrepreneurial Leader
Heroux-Devtek, the world’s 3rd largest producer of landing gear, serves the civil and military aerospace markets from production facilities in North America and Europe. The Company’s longevity, flexibility, and track record for the development and implementation of innovative production systems have distinguished it as a leader in the domain. With its most recent acquisitions, Heroux-Devtek is bolstering its status as one of the foremost landing gear, actuation and hydraulic system designers and manufacturers in the global aerospace industry.

Division info:

The Landing Gear Market specializes in the design, qualification, manufacture and repair and overhaul of landing gears and flight critical components to a customer base that extends from the OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers) to the Operators in both the commercial and military markets.

Summary of position:

Reporting to the Production Manager, as a Senior Team Leader you’ll be responsible for supervising a team of skilled technicians. You will liaise with stakeholders to ensure all production requirements are met (Safety, Quality, Customer delivery, Cost, Efficiency). The candidate should exhibit both excellent attention to detail and a methodical approach to tasks, along with pragmatism and the ability to think laterally to resolve problems.

The candidate should possess the ability to adhere to company controls regarding manufacturing processes while also demonstrating the capability to work independently, utilizing their own initiative and knowledge to resolve issues and foster a culture of change.

Main responsibilities:

• Ensuring team members are working to procedure, following health and safety requirements.
• Ensuring adherence to Quality procedures and that team members produce conforming products.
• Manage a team of skilled technicians effectively establishing priorities, communicating requirements, and allocating work in line with the Shop Floor Plan.
• Monitoring production execution to ensure efficiency / production targets are achieved, providing real time problem resolution support for the production teams and where possible eliminating constraints.
• Oversee time and attendance, including management of overtime and holidays.
• Manage a team of skilled technicians to identify training requirements, assist with training when required and allocate the team accordingly to work priority and business needs.
• Undertake performance management responsibility for team members, conducting appraisals and giving direction to aid good performance as well as undertaking disciplinary actions when required.
• Attending production meetings reporting on issues/problems, root causes and remedial actions
• Communicate with the teams by utilising the visual management and report to the Production Manager daily on any issues (people, production, quality, maintenance etc) and actions to recover.
• Through the utilisation of lean manufacturing techniques, strive to exceed the Company targets in productivity, efficiency, and quality on a continuous basis.

Qualifications:

• Ideally holds an HND/Degree in an Engineering-related discipline.
• Preferably has relevant industry experience, particularly within Aerospace or CNC Machining.
• Well-versed in continuous improvement practices such as Lean Six Sigma, possessing skills in problem-solving and visual management.
• Demonstrates advanced time management and computer literacy skills.

You enjoy challenges, teamwork an a quality working environment that evolves continuously? Developing your competencies is a priority for you? Join Héroux-Devtek and "lets grow together".

Nous remercions tous les candidats de leur intérêt; toutefois, nous ne communiquerons qu'avec les personnes dont la candidature est retenue.

Héroux-Devtek souscrit au principe d'équité en emploi.