Assembly Manager

Compensation & Benefits

• Pay Rate: $112,000 - $154,000


• Eligible for Annual Incentive Bonus 


• Stock Purchase Plan  


• 3 Weeks Vacation  


• Health Care Benefits + $600 Health Care Spending Account  


• Employee Engagement Events (Employee BBQ’s and lunches, weekly snack day, etc.)  


• Employee Development Programs 

Role Overview

Specific Responsibilities

• Lead and inspire a multi-layer team structure, guiding group leaders and skilled trades teams to successfully execute complex automation builds


• Drive project execution excellence, ensuring all assembly activities align to defined schedules, resource plans, and budget targets


• Own delivery performance, ensuring projects meet critical KPIs including budget adherence and schedule commitments


• Partner with Project Managers and cross-functional stakeholders to plan, prioritize, and execute assembly activities across multiple projects


• Champion a culture of accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement, leveraging the team’s technical expertise to solve problems efficiently


• Maintain a strong floor presence, actively supporting teams during build, integration, and debug phases to remove barriers and drive progress


• Lead build planning and execution, ensuring group leaders have clear direction, realistic plans, and support to meet project milestones


• Ensure high-quality standards by proactively identifying design or manufacturing issues and collaborating with Engineering to resolve them early


• Drive safe and efficient operations, embedding health & safety as a daily leadership behavior and operational priority


• Oversee resource planning and workload balancing, optimizing labor utilization and minimizing overtime while maintaining productivity


• Provide clear and consistent performance feedback, coaching, and development to team members and group leaders


• Act as a central point of coordination across departments, ensuring alignment between assembly, fabrication, electrical, controls, and project teams\


• Support successful system integration, debug, and customer acceptance, ensuring equipment meets functional, safety, and performance requirements


• Lead installation and commissioning readiness, ensuring efficient tear-down, shipping, and reassembly at customer sites


• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, including manufacturing processes, safety practices, and operational efficiency

Project Execution & Operational Leadership

• Track and manage project schedules, build plans, and resource allocation within a project-based environment


• Collaborate with group leaders to develop, maintain, and adjust build plans as project needs evolve


• Monitor progress and proactively resolve execution challenges impacting schedule or budget


• Provide regular project status visibility and reporting to leadership

HSE

• Conduct regular safety walks and safety discussions with team members


• Maintain an active leadership presence on the production floor, reinforcing safe work practices daily


• Ensure all work is performed in full compliance with ATS safety standards, procedures, and legislative requirements


• Drive continuous improvement in health and safety performance, identifying risks and implementing corrective actions


• Lead by example, embedding safety as a core operational priority and team expectation

Qualifications

Education

• Combination of technical diploma, trade certification, or equivalent experience considered


• A Certificate of Qualification as an Electrician, Machinist or Tool and Die Maker is an asset

Experience

• Minimum 5+ years of supervisory experience in manufacturing, production, or technical environments


• Minimum 10+ years of experience in automation or manufacturing


• Experience leading skilled trades teams in a project-based environment strongly preferred


• Previous experience organizing and leading skilled trades to assemble and deliver industrial equipment or automation preferred.

Health & Safety Requirements

•    Demonstrate leadership in Health, Safety and Environment compliance.
•    Hold team members accountable for health, safety and environmental compliance as part of the annual performance review process.
•    Ensure that the requirements of the health, safety and environment management system are implemented and maintained.
•    Carry out hazard assessments, inspections, and audits as required by legislative framework and/or corporate requirements.
•    Implement appropriate corrective measures for unsafe conditions and unsafe acts.
•    Ensure that appropriate equipment, materials and protective devices are provided and maintained in safe condition.
•    Attend HSE Due Diligence for Management training sessions.