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Manufacturing Operations Manager

Timken

Edmonton, CAonsitePosted Jun 1, 2026

About the role

What Timken makes possible begins with you.

Those who came before us helped land a man on the moon, create the world's infrastructure, and introduce renewable energy alternatives. Now you can join the Timken team to write your own unique story and help drive what's next.

A career at Timken means you can have an immediate impact doing Work That Matters to the world— improving the efficiency of today's industrial equipment and preparing for the future of motion on our planet and beyond. New employees can start contributing right away, and there are many opportunities to advance your career at your own pace. Join our global team of 19,000 people in 45 countries, and start helping our customers push the limits of what's possible in their world of motion.

Essential Responsibilities

Lead operator team to ensure that all manufacturing targets are met or exceeded

Lead and drive strategic initiatives that ensures alignment between market/customer needs and capacity, process capability and delivery of current manufacturing resources

Develop, implement, and execute business plan strategy, tactics, and metrics to support and measure the IMECH Business goals for EH&S, capital projects, facilities maintenance, customer focus, and cost

Develop, maintain and foster a culture of continuous improvement that is rooted in business performance, which promotes accountability through responsibility and personal involvement

Provide input and ownership for all shop issues

Develop an environment where goal-directed work teams can achieve high performance levels through effective team skills, team empowerment, communication methods, and associate cooperation

Coordinate with Human Resources to create and uphold organizational policies and procedures regarding operational practices and conduct

Ensure customer focus is established in all activities

Qualifications/Skills:

Proven experience as Operations Leader or relevant role

Considerable business acumen including business processes, management, budgeting, and operations.

Influential communicator with the ability to cultivate and maintain relationships at all levels.

Understanding of business functions such as HR, Quality, Finance, Commercial, Supply Chain

Demonstrable competency in strategic planning and business development

Working knowledge of data analysis and performance/operation metrics

Outstanding organizational and leadership abilities

Aptitude in decision-making and problem-solving

Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.

Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

Knowledge with Microsoft Dynamics an asset.

Self-starter with strong problem-solving and root cause analysis abilities

All qualified applicants shall be treated equally according to their individual qualifications, abilities, experiences and other employment standards. There will be no discrimination due to gender or gender identity, race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran/military status or any other basis protected by applicable law.

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