The Role
Responsible for managing operations at the Brockville facility, ensuring efficiency, safety, and quality while driving improvements and scaling operations for growth.
Summary Generated by Built In
Mission:
Own and deliver the safe, efficient, and profitable operation of the Brockville, Ontario facility. Drive measurable improvements in quality, throughput, cost, and employee engagement while scaling operations to support long-term growth. Strengthen a culture of process discipline, safety, and performance excellence, ensuring operational rigor across manufacturing, staffing, and all program initiatives. Hold full accountability for plant performance, driving continuous operational improvement within the rail component aftermarket.
Own and deliver the safe, efficient, and profitable operation of the Brockville, Ontario facility. Drive measurable improvements in quality, throughput, cost, and employee engagement while scaling operations to support long-term growth. Strengthen a culture of process discipline, safety, and performance excellence, ensuring operational rigor across manufacturing, staffing, and all program initiatives. Hold full accountability for plant performance, driving continuous operational improvement within the rail component aftermarket.
Outcomes:
- Implement standard operating procedures across manufacturing, maintenance, and quality operations within the first 6 months, fully aligned with company-wide processes.
- Establish a production schedule that ensures on-time delivery ≥ 95% within 12 months.
- Achieve ≥ 80% labour efficiency by September 2026.
- Increase production capacity by 50% within 12 months to support company growth targets, while maintaining KPI targets.
- Establish a culture of safety and regulatory compliance with zero recordable or lost time incidents.
- Achieve ≥ 98% first-pass quality within 12 months.
- Achieve Trust index score of ≥ 65% on the annual Great Place to Work survey.
Role Competencies:
- Operational Leadership in Complex Manufacturing Environments: Demonstrated expertise in leading and optimizing end-to-end manufacturing site operations with significant complexity and variability.
- Cost-Conscious / Investment Minded: demonstrated ability to balance operational budgets with investment priorities.
- Results-Driven Leadership: inspires cross-functional teams with clarity, accountability, and measurable performance standards.
- Data-Driven Decision Making: consistently uses operational KPIs and data analytics to guide decisions and drive improvement.
- Transparent Communication: proactive information sharing, ensuring no surprises for leadership and smooth organizational alignment.
About
Fortune 500 pedigree. Startup agility. No compromise. We blend a century of manufacturing excellence with the speed and grit to take on today's manufacturing and industry challenges. Our mission? To be the catalyst of success for a select group of like-minded customers who are leading the North American manufacturing and industrial renaissance. Our vision? To be the world’s most trusted company.
Skills Required
- Demonstrated expertise in leading and optimizing end-to-end manufacturing site operations
- Ability to balance operational budgets with investment priorities
- Experience in using operational KPIs and data analytics for decision making
- Strong communication skills for transparency and alignment
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The Company
What We Do
Rockit Motors is a contract manufacturer specializing in electric motors, alternators, stators, rotors, and coils for industrial, rail, e-mobility, and power generation sectors. They leverage a century of manufacturing experience with startup agility to solve complex manufacturing challenges.
