Plant Manager

Job Description

Plant Manager, ETO Factory Management – Edmonton | Schneider Electric

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Schneider Electric, located in Edmonton, Alberta. Schneider Electric is a global company focused on powering the world’s digital transformation by delivering complex electrical solutions across critical infrastructure, industrial automation, and energy systems. This Plant Manager position is vital for leading a strategic manufacturing facility, responsible for scaling operational performance, supporting profitable growth, and driving the continued evolution of the Edmonton site.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person, Edmonton, Alberta
• Pay: $161600–$242400 yearly
• Team: Reports directly to the Vice President of Operations, leading a cross-functional manufacturing organization.
• Mission: Lead the overall performance of the Edmonton manufacturing facility, specializing in low-voltage power distribution equipment and customized electrical solutions.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Leadership: Lead the overall performance of the Edmonton manufacturing facility, with accountability for safety, quality, delivery, productivity, customer satisfaction, and financial results.
• Strategy: Provide strategic and operational leadership across manufacturing, supply chain, planning, procurement, engineering, quality, health and safety, and human resources functions.
• Growth: Support the continued growth of the facility by scaling operations, increasing capacity, and driving operational excellence within an Engineer-to-Order (ETO) manufacturing environment.
• Planning: Lead Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP), production planning, and capacity planning activities to align customer demand and project execution with business objectives.
• People: Develop, coach, and inspire a high-performing leadership team while fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and employee development.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Supply Chain, Business Administration or a related discipline. Progressive manufacturing leadership experience within complex industrial environments.
• Experience: Significant experience leading large manufacturing operations through multiple levels of leadership. Demonstrated success driving operational performance, business growth, continuous improvement initiatives, and managing budgets, workforce planning, and profitability.
• Skills: Strong understanding of manufacturing operations, supply chain management, production planning, and continuous improvement methodologies. Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills with proven ability to influence across functions and lead teams through growth and change.
• Bonus: Experience working in a unionized manufacturing environment. Experience within power systems, electrical equipment, Engineer-to-Order (ETO) manufacturing, industrial equipment, aerospace, automotive, or other complex industrial manufacturing environments.