Production Manager

At Nexans our global vision is to electrify the future. For over a century, Nexans has played a crucial role in the electrification of the planet. With around 28,000 people in 42 countries, the Group is leading the charge to the new world of electrification: safer, sustainable, renewable, decarbonized and accessible to everyone Nexans recognizes the differences that make each employee valuable and unique.

WELCOMING YOU TO THE TEAM

Our story starts in 1911, manufacturing cables to support the distribution of power generated from Niagara Falls, Nexans has proudly contributed to Canada's growth. We have been involved in many of Canada's most ambitious projects; from dams, bridges, energy transmission and distribution to railroads and transportation. We are a vertically integrated manufacturer and our products are made at facilities located in Quebec, Ontario, and Saskatchewan.

Electro Cables, a Nexans company, is growing and is currently hiring for Production Manager to support operations at both of our Trenton, Ontario facilities — Sidney Street and Riverside Drive.

As a Production Manager, you will report directly to the Plant Manager of the plant. This position will be dedicated to our Trenton plants in a cable manufacturing plant environment and requires regular interaction with production areas, warehouse operations, office teams, suppliers, and logistics partners.

GETTING TO KNOW THE POSITION

One of the strategic orientations that Nexans pursues consists in capturing growth and differentiating its offer by escalading the value chain from the production of cables towards the provision of innovative cable systems and services and solutions to better address the current and future needs of our partners and customers.

The Production Manager is responsible for managing and leading production for the low ‑ voltage Connect site in Trenton, through the direct supervision of Production Supervisors, ensuring:

• Compliance with Nexans’ Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) requirements and Canadian regulations.
• Achievement of Quality, OTIF, output, OEE, and cost objectives.

HOW YOU MAKE AN IMPACT

Health, Safety & Environment

• Ensure compliance with Nexans HSE policies, plant safety rules, and Canadian regulations.
• Work with the Health & Safety Representative and Committee to identify hazards, reduce risks, and prevent workplace injuries.
• Promote a strong safety culture through visible leadership, risk assessments, standard operating procedures, PPE, incident reporting, and HSE training.

Production Performance & Flow

• Lead Supervisors in achieving production, OTIF, efficiency, and budget targets.
• Identify bottlenecks and opportunities to improve productivity, flow, and OEE.
• Ensure production schedules align with S&OP, capacity, constraints, and customer priorities.
• Establish, monitor, and communicate key production KPIs, including output, scrap, OEE, OTIF, labor efficiency, changeover time, etc.
• Develop and implement action plans to address production losses and improve performance.

Quality & Continuous Improvement

• Work with Supervisors, QA, Engineering, Schedulers, and Operators to identify production problems and initiate, implement, and sustain corrective and preventive actions.
• Ensure high ‑ quality products are produced in compliance with customer requirements, Nexans standards, and applicable certifications.
• Identify and eliminate potential quality problems; implement and maintain systems that recognize defects, identify root causes, and define appropriate corrective actions.
• Lead and promote continuous improvement initiatives in Production, leveraging the Nexans SMP platform/Nexans Excellence Way (LEAN, 5S, Kaizen, standard work, visual management), and track savings and benefits within scope of responsibility.

Cost, Budget & Working Capital

• Work with Supervisors to prioritize and control spending so that the production budget is met (labor, overtime, consumables, maintenance within scope) while achieving output and quality targets.
• Support optimization of inventory coverage and working capital by aligning production plans, changeovers, and batch sizes with planning and supply chain.
• Monitor and manage manufacturing…