At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a dynamic team in optimizing engineering, quality, and production processes.
- Company: Major international manufacturing company based in Montreal.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, permanent position, and leadership opportunities.
- Other info: Join a collaborative team focused on continuous improvement and innovation.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a heavy industrial environment with exciting challenges.
- Qualifications: Bachelor's in Mechanical or Metallurgical Engineering; 8-10 years of relevant experience.
The predicted salary is between 155000 - 165000 $ per year.
I am currently recruiting a Technical Director - Engineering, Quality & Production Processes for a major international manufacturing company based in Montreal. You will join a heavy industrial environment featuring complex manufacturing processes, large-scale production equipment, and significant challenges related to performance, quality, and capital investment. This is a strategic leadership role combining technical team management, industrial project delivery, process optimization, and continuous improvement.
Your Role
- Working closely with plant leadership, you will oversee engineering, quality, and production process activities.
- You will lead a multidisciplinary team of 15 professionals.
- Your mandate will be to set priorities, develop your team, deliver technical projects, and make a direct contribution to the plant's overall performance.
Mission
- Technical Leadership and Team Management
- Lead, motivate, and develop a team of 15 professionals across engineering, quality, and production processes.
- Set objectives, establish priorities, and monitor team performance.
- Support technical leaders in resolving complex operational challenges.
- Build technical capabilities, encourage ownership, and foster collaboration with operations.
- Industrial Projects and Capital Investments
- Lead engineering, modernization, and plant improvement projects.
- Define and prioritize CAPEX investments and manage operating (OPEX) budgets within your scope.
- Oversee projects from concept through implementation, tracking costs, schedules, risks, and outcomes.
- Coordinate internal and external stakeholders and identify cost-reduction opportunities.
- Quality, Production Processes and Operational Performance
- Oversee quality activities and the control of manufacturing processes.
- Develop and implement strategies to improve productivity, quality, and operational performance.
- Reduce nonconformities, scrap, and recurring operational issues.
- Monitor performance indicators, standardize procedures, and lead continuous improvement initiatives.
- Ensure compliance with applicable quality, safety, and regulatory standards.
- Technical Customer Support and Client Relations
- Oversee the investigation of technical and quality issues reported by customers.
- Define and coordinate corrective and preventive actions with the relevant teams.
- Participate in technical discussions with customers and partners, and verify the effectiveness of implemented solutions.
Your profile
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Metallurgical Engineering; member of the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (OIQ).
- 8-10 years of relevant experience, including substantial experience managing technical teams in a large-scale manufacturing environment.
- Experience in heavy industry, such as metallurgy, steelmaking, foundries, mining, aluminum production, pulp and paper, petrochemicals, or oil and gas.
- Proven experience managing industrial projects and CAPEX investments.
- Strong understanding of complex industrial processes, quality, and manufacturing performance challenges.
- Demonstrated leadership, influencing skills, sound judgment, and the ability to prioritize effectively.
- Experience with budget management, cost optimization, and continuous improvement.
- Fluency in both French and English, written and spoken.
What Will Set You Apart
- You are an accomplished industrial leader known for your judgment, ability to inspire teams, and track record of moving projects forward.
- You know how to lead technical experts, present and defend recommendations to senior management, and turn complex industrial challenges into practical action plans.
Employment Conditions
- Permanent, full-time position.
- Annual salary: $155,000-$165,000, depending on experience.
- Location: Montreal; 100% on-site.
- Leadership of a multidisciplinary team of 15 professionals.
- International industrial environment with major capital investment projects.
Would you like to lead an experienced technical team and play a central role in the performance of a major manufacturing facility? Apply today!
We look forward to hearing from you, The Fed ManuTech Team
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