Moulds Manager

Job title: (new)

Moulds Manager (internal only)

Department:

Moulds, ON

Terms of employment:

Full-Time, core, Salary: $77,227/year

Reports to:

Rachel Cain, Production Manager

Position start date:

  Monday October 14, 2024

Location:

Toronto, Ontario

Application and hiring process: 

Apply by: Thursday October 3, 2024

Interviews: Week of October 7th

The Role: Moulds Manager

Availability: Full-time with an ability to work mornings, afternoons, holidays and occasional weekends and overtime.

The Moulds Manager plays an essential role in growing talent at Lush through the development of their people and by sharing best practices within their department. You know how to be curious about opportunities for improvement and how to be real with feedback and support. You lead a team of mould-makers and tool and die makers to produce all moulds required for North American production. You support Lush’s sustainability goals by reducing plastic waste, making moulds just-in-time to meet our fresh production needs, and supporting our growth towards a vision for closed-loop mould manufacturing. As a growing business, Lush needs people that can adapt and evolve to the needs of our business, and analyze and respond to product launch needs. Lush colleagues live with purpose, find a connection to the values of our business, and bring their passion for leaving the world Lusher than we found it to work every day. #mylushlife

Reporting to the Toronto Production Manager, the Moulds Manager has the following RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage, coordinate and schedule a team of Moulds Production Assistants, Tool Makers and Supervisors to meet the internal demand for moulds production 
• Develop processes for production and communicate with global counterparts, Manufacturing Room Managers, forecasting, planning, and scheduling support teams about production needs, materials, launches and plans
• Oversee the planning, implementation, execution and tracking of all short and long term projects
  Manage the department’s capital expenditure through the sourcing of machinery and management of budgets
• Oversee that best practices, quality standards and health & safety procedures are adhered to; collaborate with support teams to address any areas of concern
• Ensure and promote safe working practices and oversee the management of Health & Safety initiatives, claims management, and the return to work process for the moulds team
• Implement ethical and environmental best practices that minimize waste and promote sustainability
• Provide direction, support, feedback, development and performance management to all department staff
• Through delegation, training, and development, oversee a Moulds team who excels in the following:
  • Ensuring moulds consistently meet quality standards
  • Efficiently setting up materials, moulds, and equipment needed for production
  • Safely and effectively using all mould-making equipment
  • Meeting production targets as needed to support the production rooms
  • Proposing and implementing process improvements to enhance efficiency and quality
  • Maintaining and updating machine Standard Operating Procedures as necessary

You bring the following QUALIFICATIONS:

Required:

• Proficiency as a manufacturing or supply chain operations Manager In Training (MIT) at Lush or equivalent external management experience
• Minimum 4 years progressive leadership and people management experience
• 1-2 years experience successfully managing CAPEX projects
• 1-2 years experience managing automated manufacturing processes/machinery and managing Machine Operators
• A passion for sustainability and for process improvement
• Proven success achieving KPIs
• Excellent at giving clear, specific, and impactful feedback to the team and receiving feedback well
• A respected leader who inspires followership and acts in-line with Lush Leadership Practices: Be Real, Be Curious, Lead Fearlessly, Adapt and Evolve, Grow Talent, Live with Purpose
• Demonstrated commitment to health and safety standards
• Demonstrated commitment to good manufacturing practices
• Excellent problem solving, communication and organizational skills
• Able to plan, prioritize, and organize multiple tasks
• Comfortable with reading, writing, and speaking English in order to communicate with peers and leadership on all platforms (i.e. in person, via email, via Google/Teams chat)

Preferred:

• Experience with mould-making and/or 3D printing
• Experience with recycling management and/or the implementation of closed-loop recycling systems
• Understanding of all processes and legislation required to ensure safe working practices
• Advanced level understanding of ERP, production planning processes, and software programs

Thriving with a diverse company culture, celebrating the uniqueness of our staff and committed to inclusion, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

Applications accepted until: Thursday October 3, 2024 

Only select applicants will be contacted for an interview based on their qualifications

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees with this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

At LUSH, we believe when we continue to foster a culture of inclusion and respect within a diverse workforce, we are doing our part in building a world where there is equal opportunity for all. We recruit from a variety of employment agencies, community groups, non-profits, and online social and job sites, and in our business practices, strive to leverage the gift that diversity brings. Lush is committed to providing accessible employment practices. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process. Applicants are asked to please make their needs/requirements known.

LUSH North America unequivocally supports equal opportunity employment for all applicants regardless of religion, race, color, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, ancestry, differently abled, adverse mental health, and other characteristics both defined, protected and enforced by the law under federal or provincial jurisdiction.