Job Title: Operations Leader (Quality)

Job Description

This role leads operations activities for on the FAL, ensuring clear visibility of work, effective coordination between departments and suppliers, and timely communication of issues impacting the final assembly line. You will manage people in a manufacturing environment, oversee project schedules and reporting, and support continuous improvement of processes and quality on the shop floor.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain clear visibility of activities, including statements of work, project schedules, and status reports for program.
• Monitor and report on progress through weekly and monthly updates, ensuring stakeholders have accurate and timely information.
• Inform relevant stakeholders of any quality or process issues on the aircraft and support the resolution of these issues.
• Interface with other disciplines and divisions to coordinate operations and ensure alignment across functions.
• Prepare and deliver presentations to management and personnel on operational performance, risks, issues, and escalations.
• Communicate urgent operations activities that impact the final assembly line (FAL), including escalations, risks, and issues.
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with internal departments and external suppliers to support smooth operations.
• Coordinate and troubleshoot operational challenges on the shop floor, including schedule changes and change planning.
• Manage people in a manufacturing environment, providing leadership, guidance, and support to ensure operational targets are met.
• Work with minimal supervision while ensuring that project and operational objectives are achieved.
• Support operations in a unionized environment, acting as a liaison where required.
• Adapt to work requirements that may occasionally fall outside of normal business hours to support critical activities.

Essential Skills

• Minimum 5 years of experience managing people in the manufacturing industry.
• Experience in project management within a manufacturing or aviation environment.
• Knowledge of the manufacturing development cycle.
• Strong organizational and leadership skills with the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Ability to coordinate projects, schedules, and reporting in a complex operational environment.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team.
• Logical and flexible mindset with strong initiative and the ability to switch between overview and detailed approaches.
• Superior skills in MS Office, including MS Project, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Experience working in aircraft manufacturing or an aviation environment.
• Experience managing in a unionized environment.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Proven experience in troubleshooting operational issues and supporting change planning.
• Experience acting as a liaison between departments and with suppliers.
• Comfort working in a fast-paced shop-floor environment with shifting priorities.
• Willingness to occasionally work outside normal business hours when required by operational needs.

Why Work Here?

You will join a high-profile aviation program where your work has a direct impact on complex and exciting products. The role offers the opportunity to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, build strong relationships across departments and suppliers, and further develop your leadership and project management skills. You will work in an environment that values initiative, clear communication, and continuous improvement, providing room for professional growth and increased responsibility.

Work Environment

This position is based at a large aerospace manufacturing facility at Pearson. You will spend approximately 60 of your time on the shop floor and 40 at a desk, balancing hands-on operational support with planning, reporting, and coordination tasks. The role primarily operates on the afternoon shift, with a noted day shift of 6:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., and some activities may require work outside normal business hours. You will work closely with production teams, engineering, and other support functions in a structured, unionized manufacturing environment that uses standard office tools such as MS Project, PowerPoint, and Excel alongside shop-floor systems.

This is a Contract position based out of Mississauga, ON.

The pay range for this position is $55.00 - $58.00/hr.

This is a fully onsite position in Mississauga,ON.

Nous savons qu’il est difficile de trouver du travail, et qu’il est encore plus difficile de trouver un travail enrichissant. Chaque année, Aerotek met en contact plus de 180 000 travailleurs de l’industrie légère et de métiers spécialisés avec plus de 14 000 employeurs, aidant ainsi nos travailleurs à naviguer dans un marché du travail en constante évolution et à trouver des emplois qui correspondent à leurs objectifs, à leurs compétences et à leurs centres d’intérêt. Depuis 1983, nous offrons une variété de possibilités de carrière dans l’industrie nord-américaine, soit des affectations à court terme dans les entreprises du Fortune 500 où vous pouvez développer vos compétences, soit des possibilités à long terme où vous pouvez jouer un rôle important en relevant les défis des entreprises en matière de construction, de fabrication et d’entretien. Notre équipe de plus de 1 500 recruteurs chevronnés, répartis dans plus de 250 bureaux, travaille sans relâche pour permettre à notre main-d’œuvre de s’épanouir. Permettez-nous de nous montrer à la hauteur de vos défis et de mettre à l’épreuve notre philosophie  Notre monde nous tient à cœur  au fur et à mesure que votre carrière évolue.

Aerotek offre un salaire hebdomadaire, des avantages sociaux y compris des soins médicaux, des soins dentaires et des soins de la vue, ainsi qu’un programme d’aide aux employés et un programme de rabais.

La société souscrit au principe d’égalité d’accès à l’emploi et examinera toutes les candidatures sans tenir compte de la race, du sexe, de l’âge, de la couleur, de la religion, de l’origine nationale, du statut de vétéran, de handicap, de l’orientation sexuelle, de l’identité de genre, de l’information génétique ou de toute autre caractéristique protégée par la loi.

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, employee assistance and discount programs.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.