Plant Manager

NWI Precision specializes in high-precision machining of helicopter masts, turbine shafts, engine thrust links, and nuclear pressure vessel components used in the aerospace and nuclear industries worldwide. NWI Precision’s 120,000 sq. ft. facility is located at 9 Fenmar Drive in Toronto. Our dedicated team pride themselves on delivering the highest quality products, to specifications and on time. NWI Precision is currently seeking experienced Plant Manager .

The Plant Manager is responsible for all production activities within the aerospace manufacturing facility, ensuring that shafts, masts, and links for aircraft engines are produced to the highest standards of quality, safety, and efficiency. This role oversees daily operations, leads production teams, enforces compliance with aerospace and regulatory standards, and drives continuous improvement across machining, assembly, and inspection areas.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Safety: ensuring adherence to all company and regulatory safety policies. Complete JHA’s as needed and lead in safety walks.
• Leadership: Oversee and coordinate all manufacturing operations, from raw material intake, to final inspection and shipping of aerospace components.
• Compliance: Maintain compliance with AS9100, NADCAP, and internal aerospace quality procedures.
• Process Capability: Track and improve CPK. Measure, analyze trends, correct drifts to sustain AS9100 compliance.
• Continuous improvement and Kaizen Events: Lead and participate in Lean and Six Sigma initiatives in productivity, cost reduction, and precision machining processes. Champion 6S throughout the facility.
• Key Metrics: Ensure performance standards are met for all departmental KPI’s, including efficiency, downtime, and quality results. Maximize earned hours and productivity.
• On-Time Delivery: Ensure production schedules, quality standards, and delivery deadlines are consistently met.
• Machine Monitoring: Maintain and lead excellence in machine utilization metrics using Factory Wizard in collaboration with Engineering and Maintenance. Schedule machine PM to maximize uptime.
• Collaboration and Trouble Shooting: Problem solving with engineering, quality assurance, and maintenance teams to resolve production issues and implement process improvements. Provide technical support to lead hands.
• Manage plant resources and Layout: Effectively manage all resources, including labour, materials, and overhead budgets. Optimize plant layout by retiring obsolete equipment and consolidating capabilities.
• Leadership and Performance Reviews: Lead and mentor department supervisors, machinists, and technical staff to foster a culture of accountability and high performance. Oversee performance evaluations. Develop succession planning for resources.
• Skills Matrix and Training: Maintain NWI capabilities by ensuring we have properly trained qualified and authorized employees. Ensure workforce performance reviews, training, and skill development programs are properly executed.
• New Technology Implementation: Strategically select new equipment to ensure maximum productivity and reduce operating costs.
• New Processes Optimization: Lead initiatives to ensure manufacturing processes are optimized to maximize efficiency, quality and value while eliminating waste and cost.
• Technical support to Supervisor and leads.
• Start measuring Machine process capabilities and continuously improve it
• Reduce Machine Set UP Time on all operations adopting new tools and improve people skillset
• Adopt One Man to many machines philosophy and extend to the whole Plant.
• Develop a Succession Plan and Talent development in the Plant
• Eliminate continuously bottlenecks
• Machine Dashboard Monitoring: Modern manufacturing systems as KPI dashboards (white boards) that allow operators to review up to six critical metrics in a matter of seconds, fostering immediate reaction to anomalies.
• Continuously measure all Production KPIs such as Productivity, Efficiency, safety, Quality, etc and provide a continuous improvement plan update to management
• Complete additional projects and responsibilities as required.

Expectations

• Maintain excellent attendance and punctuality to ensure leadership presence across all shifts.
• Adhere strictly to safety policies with zero tolerance for unsafe behaviors or practices.
• Model professionalism, integrity, and accountability in all interactions.
• Enforce 5S, cleanliness, and organized work environments across the plant.
• Support a culture of teamwork, respect, and continuous improvement.
• Keep sensitive aerospace data and company information confidential at all times.
• No safety events or injuries in the department.
• Be punctual and prepared to begin work at the scheduled start time every day.
• Plan vacation, personal time, and absences responsibly in accordance with company policy and operational needs.

QUALIFICATIONS :

EDUCATION:

• Minimum 10 years in manufacturing leadership, preferably in aerospace machining environments.
• Strong understanding of CNC machining, assembly, and inspection processes for precision aerospace components.
• Proficient in lean manufacturing, KPIs, and data-driven production management.
• Familiarity with aerospace quality systems (AS9100, ISO 9001) and regulatory oversight.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and conflict resolution skills.
• Post-secondary education in Engineering, Manufacturing, or Business Management preferred.

EXPERIENCE/KNOWLEDGE:

• Supervisory experience in a complex manufacturing environment from basic to exceptional with multiple work centers, multiple products and multiple product flows.
• 10-15 years’ experience in CNC Programming and /or machining.
• Minimum of 10 years related work experience in a complex manufacturing system.
• Demonstrated ability with software programs related to scheduling and linking programs.
• Experience working in aerospace industry is preferred
• Knowledge of AS9100, ISO9001.

SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills are required.
• Implementation experience with scheduling system.
• Detail-oriented, proactive planner with a safety-first mindset.
• Capable of balancing technical, operational, and security priorities.
• Strong problem-solving ability under pressure.
• Excellent interpersonal skills for coordinating with multiple departments and external vendors.
• Creative thinker and goal oriented.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Superior ability to plan, schedule activities within a manufacturing environment.
• Expert ability to conduct analysis, prepare reports, problem solve.
• Sound judgment and decision-making ability.
• Customer and relationship building focus

NWI Precision will make reasonable accommodations of an otherwise qualified employee or applicant for employment, unless undue hardship to NWI Precision would result. Any applicant or employee who requires accommodation in order to perform the essential functions of a job should provide details to Human Resources.

NWI Precision is strongly committed to the recruitment, selection, development, and promotion of employees based on individual merit. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunity to all people without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national original, age, or disability. We continually seek to build and maintain a workforce that reflects the customers and organizations we serve.

Any employment agency, person or entity that submits a résumé in response to this posting or to a hiring manager does so with the understanding that the applicant's résumé will become the property of NWI Precision. NWI Precision will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity.