Director, Manufacturing (Hybrid)

Your opportunity

By joining the Kardium team, you can help make a difference in the lives of millions around the world. We have developed a ground-breaking medical device for the diagnosis and treatment of the most common heart rhythm disorder, atrial fibrillation – which can cause stroke, heart failure, and other heart-related complications.

Kardium’s mission is to deliver the best treatment for atrial fibrillation. To achieve this, we have developed The Globe Pulsed Field System – we have a fantastic technical team that has developed a product with strong, unique, and customer-valued differentiators versus other solutions on the market. We have built connections with key opinion leaders who are already using the Globe System and are helping to tell our story.

We have obtained FDA approval and officially begun the commercial launch of the Globe Pulsed Field System. This is a pivotal and exciting time in our journey, as we bring this life-changing technology to patients!

In this role, you will be providing senior level strategic leadership and oversight for all Kardium manufacturing sites. You thrive in a challenging environment, and your experience and skill are key to driving operational excellence, maximizing efficiency and productivity while ensuring a safe working environment. As Director of Manufacturing, you excel at engaging and motivating employees and building a high-performance culture capable of achieving business goals. Your hard work and diligence ensure that Kardium meets or exceeds delivery commitments to our customers.

Please note, this opportunity is a hybrid work arrangement, located in Burnaby, BC.

Meaningful work you will be a part of

Your Core Responsibilities Will Include

• Direct and mentor the team of Plant or Senior Manufacturing Managers for all Kardium manufacturing sites and provide coaching to improve operational excellence
• Develop long range operating plans and strategies and drive operational initiatives capable of achieving Kardium’s production growth and commercialization goals
• Build a collaborative, high-performance culture across all sites, focusing on employee engagement and retention, succession planning, and workforce development
• Ensure workforce training programs are standardized to deliver quality and consistency across all manufacturing operations
• Budgetary responsibility and oversight for manufacturing operations workforce
• Drive continuous improvement programs and use of methodologies (Lean, Kaizen, etc.) across all manufacturing sites to improve productivity and manufacturing stability
• Work closely with Planning, Supply Chain and Inventory and Logistics to optimize scheduling, manufacturing efficiency and inventory levels
• Set and monitor key performance indicators (OEE, Utilization, Variance Analysis) to evaluate site performance and implement corrective actions
• Champion and drive a safety-first culture, and ensure compliance with all local environment, health and safety regulations

What You Bring To The Team

Our Kardium team is smart, creative, and passionate about developing cutting-edge medical devices to help improve people’s lives. We work in a collaborative environment based on trust and respect. We understand that only by working together can we solve what was thought unsolvable.

You will be successful in this role because you possess these attributes:

• Degree in Engineering, Operations Management, or related technical field
• Minimum 10 years’ experience in a senior manufacturing or operations leadership role
• Proven experience scaling manufacturing from low to high commercial volumes
• Demonstrated success implementing continuous improvement and operational scaling strategies
• Previous experience in ISO13485 or AS9100 regulated industries is strongly preferred
• Experience managing a cleanroom manufacturing environment is an asset
• Experience developing workforce training and capability programs for production teams
• Excellent analytic, strategic thinking, and operational planning skills
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Adept at building strong, collaborative relationships at all levels

Compensation

Kardium has listed the total cash compensation range (base salary + 5% RRSP contribution) that we expect to pay applicants for this role, as of the time of this posting. Pay offered will be determined based on numerous relevant business and candidate factors including, for example, education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, and business or organizational needs. For candidates with more or less experience than listed above, the pay range will be adjusted.

As a permanent employee, you will also participate in Kardium’s stock option plan.

• $180,000 – $245,000 (CAD Annually)

Your Benefits & Well-being

The total cash we’ve listed for this position includes a base salary, plus a contribution to a Registered Retirement Savings plans (RRSP) to help support your financial goals.

Comprehensive medical & dental coverage for all permanent employees – effective as of Day 1, with no waiting period.

Work-day flexibility – additionally, we provide 3 personal days per year.

Support for you (and your dependents) overall well-being.

Family building – we provide top up for both maternity leave & adoptive leave. Employees can also enroll in benefit coverage for fertility drug treatment.

Career progression and learning support.

Professional membership support.

Life at Kardium

What makes us a great place to work?

• Our Purpose
• Our People
• Our Culture

At Kardium, we embrace diversity of background, experience, and perspective and we’re committed to inclusion and equity at every level. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates who represent the full diversity of all communities.

We collaborate with Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), as volunteer-led groups who share a common dimension of diversity and come together to provide support, education, and other opportunities across Kardium. Examples of our ERGs include Women ERG, Pride ERG, Race Ethnicity & Cultural Heritage (REACH) ERG, Truth & Reconciliation ERG, Persian Community ERG, Chinese ERG, Barangay Kardium (Filipino) ERG, Brazilian ERG and Irish ERG.

As part of your application, we encourage you to note if you require an accommodation for the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials, accessible meeting rooms or other accommodations). There will be an optional section in the application form where you can provide this information to the recruitment team.