Supplier Excellence & Readiness Assessment Specialist, Manufacturing

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🇨🇦 Canada – Remote

💵 $140k - $170k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔴 Lead

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New Flyer

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

5001 - 10000 employees

Founded N/A

🚘 Automotive

📦 Logistics

💼 Consulting

Automotive • Logistics • Consulting

New Flyer is a leading company specializing in the manufacture of transit buses, including zero-emission battery-electric and fuel cell-electric models, hybrid-electric, compressed natural gas, and clean diesel buses. They offer advanced mobility solutions and infrastructure support for sustainable transportation projects. New Flyer is part of the NFI Group, which includes several brands focused on automotive and transit services. Their innovations include telematics technology and virtual tours of their cutting-edge bus models. With a strong commitment to environmental and social governance, New Flyer supports projects from initial design through implementation.

📋 Description

• Conduct on-site supplier assessments focused on manufacturing execution and operational performance • Evaluate production planning, scheduling, level loading, and capacity utilization processes • Assess plant layouts, workflow efficiency, material movement, and work-in-process controls • Identify bottlenecks, production constraints, throughput limitations, and operational risks • Review operational KPIs, visual management systems, and daily management practices • Evaluate manufacturing process discipline, standard work adherence, and workforce training effectiveness • Assess scalability of supplier operations during growth, demand fluctuations, and new product introduction • Evaluate equipment readiness, maintenance practices, tooling availability, and reliance on overtime • Identify systemic risks impacting quality, delivery, cost, and production stability • Provide evidence-based recommendations to improve manufacturing performance and operational readiness • Support corrective action development and validation activities • Contribute to overall supplier readiness evaluations and risk assessments

🎯 Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in manufacturing, operations leadership, industrial engineering, production planning, or operational excellence • Strong knowledge of manufacturing systems, production scheduling, capacity planning, and factory operations • Experience evaluating high-mix, low-volume manufacturing environments • Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement expertise • Understanding of material flow, work-in-process (WIP) management, operational KPIs, and constraint management • Experience supporting operational turnarounds, supplier recovery efforts, or manufacturing transformations is preferred • Strong observation, analytical, and problem-solving skills • Ability to quickly identify operational risks within complex manufacturing environments • Excellent communication and report-writing skills • Ability to travel up to 50%

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive Wages and comprehensive benefit package with Immediate benefit eligibility • Paid holidays and vacation • Registered pension plan with generous company match • Inclusive workplace culture that values and empowers team members • On-the-job training in a continuous learning environment • Advancement opportunities within our family of companies