Leader, Operations
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Bombardier is seeking a Leader, Operations at the Dorval Completion Center, onsite, to supervise about 25 unionized employees and drive daily production, quality, safety and budget adherence. You will plan operations, monitor KPIs, resolve issues promptly, and lead continuous improvement through operational excellence while coaching your team and promoting a collaborative culture aligned with Bombardier values. The ideal candidate has a diploma in operations or a related field and 3-5 years of supervisory experience in a unionized manufacturing setting, with strong planning, managerial courage, and interpersonal skills; French fluency with bilingualism a plus; flexibility for shifts. Tips: quantify results on your resume, show cross-functional collaboration, and highlight safety training. Bombardier offers competitive salary, benefits, and growth opportunities; apply even if you don’t meet every item, they want great talent and passion.
When applicable, Bombardier promotes flexible and hybrid work policies.
Why join us?
At Bombardier, we design, build and maintain the world’s peak-performing aircraft for the world’s most discerning people and businesses, governments and militaries. We have been successful in setting the highest standards by putting our people at the heart of it all, and defining excellence, together.
Working at Bombardier means operating at the highest level. Every day, you are part of a team that delivers superior experiences and products, pushing the boundaries of what's possible in our industry and beyond. By prioritizing employee growth and development, we empower everyone to reach their full potential on their own terms, because the best work happens when you are free to be yourself and share your unique expertise.
Bombardier’s Benefits Program
With our employees’ well-being top of mind, we offer a comprehensive and competitive Benefits Program, which includes the following:
- Insurance plans (Dental, medical, life insurance, disability, and more)
- Competitive base salary
- Retirement savings plan
- Employee Assistance Program
- Tele Health Program
What are your contributions to the team?
Plan and supervise the activities and management of a team of approximately 25 unionized employees.
Be responsible for the operational processes of your sector by achieving and monitoring the production objectives.
Manage the budgets of your group and ensure the quality of the product.
Plan the daily operations of your sector and follow up on them.
Report and analyze various indicators related to productivity, quality, health and safety, absenteeism, etc.
Resolve problems in an efficient and timely manner.
Maintain communication with other departments for any issues related to your sector.
Ensure continuous improvement using operational excellence concepts and the problem-solving process.
Ensure the training of your employees, evaluate their performance and their progress.
Promote a work environment based on teamwork and open communication.
Exercise your leadership while respecting the vision and values of Bombardier.
Coach your team to develop their talent in the organization.
How to thrive in this role?
You have a diploma in operations, production, or engineering management or a related field (aeronautics an asset).
You have 3-5 years of experience in a supervisory role in a unionized manufacturing environment.
You have strong planning and organizational skills to ensure results are achieved.
You demonstrate managerial courage when managing personnel.
You have interpersonal skills necessary to develop and maintain effective working relationships with employees, customers, all levels of management team, and other departments.
You are motivated by a stimulating and fast changing environment.
You are proficient in French (bilingualism an asset).
You are flexible to work other shifts if required.
Now that you can see yourself in this role, apply and join the Bombardier Team!
Please note: You don’t need all the skills, knowledge, and experience listed to apply for this position. We’re not looking for the perfect candidate, we’re looking for great talent and passionate individuals.
Bombardier is an equal opportunity employer and encourages persons of any race, religion, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, immigration status, disability or other applicable legally protected characteristics to apply.
Job Leader, Operations
Primary Location Completion Center
Organization Aerospace Canada
Shift Day job
Employee Status Regular
Requisition 14241 Leader, Operations