metallurgy and heat treat operations lead.

A specialty food processing equipment manufacturer in Mississauga is seeking a hands-on Shop Operations Lead. Offering $40 to $65 per hour ($83,000 to $135,000 annually) based on experience, this role centers on mechanical aptitude, precision grinding, general machining, and furnace oversight. You will lead day-to-day tooling operations in an active heat-treat environment, combining practical shop-floor problem solving with raw material procurement. The position includes full medical and dental benefits, paid vacation, and direct succession planning toward plant leadership.

Advantages
- Earn a top-tier rate of $40 to $65 per hour based on hands-on trade experience.
- Secure long-term stability with clear succession planning toward department leadership in Mississauga.
- Access full medical, dental, and extended health benefits coverage.
- 15 days of paid annual vacation.
- Direct autonomy over tooling production, thermal cycles, and machine maintenance.

Responsibilities
Spend approximately 3 hours per day operating open high-temperature ovens to conduct heat treatment processes, including direct handling of melted liquid metal, quenching, hardening, tempering, and stress relieving.

While the ovens are off, execute the majority of daily shop tasks including:
- Setting up and operating conventional machine tools (lathe, mill) for roughing, finishing, and surfacing operations.
- Conducting dimensional and hardness inspections using micrometers, height gauges, dial indicators, and hardness testers.
- Reading and interpreting mechanical blueprints and engineering drawings.
- Managing raw material procurement, inventory tracking, and vendor communications for specialty tool steels.
- Troubleshooting tooling wear, distortion, and part failure through practical root-cause analysis.

Enforcing strict shop safety standards around open furnaces, hot metals, and grinding stations.

Qualifications
Must-haves
- 5 years of experience as a Machinist, Toolmaker, Maintenance Technician, oranother trade which demonstrates of mechanical aptitude.
- Strong mechanical troubleshooting and problem solving/maintenance capabilities
- High attention to detail with strict adherence to safety standards in a physically demanding, high-heat shop environment.
- Solid blueprint reading and precision measurement skills.

Nice-to-haves:
- Practical experience running conventional machine tools (lathe, mill) and precision grinding machinery.
- Hands-on familiarity working around high-temperature furnaces, heat treatment, or hot metal processing.
- Leadership experience

Summary
If you are a mechanically inclined trades person ready to take on a highly challenging yet rewarding role; please apply directly.

Once an application is made, you may also reach out directly to Ben James at View email address on randstad.com.

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