Director of Operations

About the role

The Director of Operations is the senior operational leader responsible for all manufacturing, production, warehousing, distribution, toolroom, maintenance, quality, and engineering activities across TENTE’s Canadian sites. This role ensures safety, quality, delivery, and cost performance while driving a high‑performance, safety‑focused culture.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and execute the Canadian manufacturing, distribution and technical strategy aligned with global objectives.
• Provide unified leadership across multiple sites, standardising processes and performance expectations.
• Oversee daily operations in injection molding, assembly, warehousing, distribution, engineering, quality and technical support.
• Manage KPIs for safety, quality, delivery, scrap, efficiency, inventory accuracy and cost.
• Lead root‑cause analysis, corrective actions and continuous‑improvement initiatives using Lean, 5S and Six Sigma.
• Drive automation, capacity planning and long‑term capital investment road‑maps.
• Develop managers, supervisors, engineers and staff, fostering an accountable and engaged workforce.

Required profile

• Proven senior leadership experience in multi‑site manufacturing or industrial operations.
• Track record of delivering safety, quality, delivery and cost targets.
• Strong strategic planning and execution capabilities.
• Demonstrated ability to lead large, cross‑functional teams and drive cultural change.

Required skills

• Lean manufacturing
• Six Sigma
• 5S methodology
• Root‑cause analysis
• KPI management and reporting
• Automation and capacity planning
• Injection molding processes