Director of Operations

Director of Operations Location: Toronto, Ontario, CAN

Why this is a great place to work… It all starts with the people and the culture. You will love working with colleagues who have a genuine desire to innovate and solve complex problems. This keeps us wired. Our culture is one of continuous improvement. We each come into work every day striving to make the organization a little better than it was the day before. We ask the tough questions and push each other to be bold. This occurs in an environment that fosters authenticity and transparency. There are no games. No hidden agenda. No politics. What you see one day is what you will get any other day. Qualitrol associates enjoy the autonomy, breadth of responsibility and creativity that are part of a smaller, entrepreneurial environment while leveraging resources, best practices, and career opportunities from a fortune 500 company, Fortive.

Your Impact

The Director of Operations will provide leadership, direction and hands-on involvement while managing personnel and processes involved in areas of responsibility. They will be responsible for driving the continuous improvement of our processes and systems in support of strategic and policy deployment objectives. The Director of Operations is responsible for leading the day-to-day operating activities along with production capacity planning, capital project justification, risk analysis, and support for new product/process introductions. Here’s where you’ll demonstrate your competencies: - Responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the Toronto facility.

- Responsible for managing and mentoring of the VSLs, Supervisors, and other professional staff.

- Drive process improvements to achieve goals for safety, quality, delivery, and cost.

- Provide input and recommendations for the identification and selection of improvement projects.

- Ability to be a proactive lean leader making recommendations for the identification and selection of improvement projects and facilitation, participation, training of kaizen or project improvement teams.

- Participate in, facilitate, and/or train kaizen or improvement project teams.

- Communicate safety, quality, delivery and cost related objectives in a way that motivates the team to achieve them.

- Interface effectively with other business leaders to achieve overall goals using shared resources.

- Complete performance and development reviews for direct report associates.

- Work with Design and Implementation teams on manufacturability, capability, and reliability reviews.

- Manage labor availability to complete workload and work to enhance cross-training for increased labor flexibility.

- Assist in data collection and analysis for new business opportunities.

- Monitor departmental budgets and assist in defining annual operating and capital budgets. Has budgetary approval responsibility.

- Maintain and support the ISO9001-based quality system.

- Assist in achieving Policy Deployment and Strategic Plan objectives and participate in monthly PD reviews.

- Perform benchmarking studies as required.

- Drive "best practices" in all areas of responsibility.

- Assist in the development of the strategic plan in support of area.

- Create and lead PD at Gemba visual management process to support Level 3 PD objectives.

- Define manufacturing requirements for suppliers.

- Support key account and other special customer requests.

Skills & Experience

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the following skills and experience:

- Bachelor's degree in a technical field (physical science / engineering) or in supply chain, logistics, operations/production management or related field

- Minimum of 7 years of Operations Management experience in a complex manufacturing environment.

- Minimum of one experience leading an organization from the beginning of their lean journey – preference for multiple plant experiences.

- Experience leading teams larger than 50 employees.

- Strong leader with proven success managing and mentoring site leaders and other professional staff.

- Working knowledge of various manufacturing processes with preferences for assembly, injection molding, SMT production, CNC, plating and / or machining.

- Knowledge of quality principles and tools (problem analysis, statistical tools, design of experiments, control charts, and other quality methodologies).

- Ability to effectively interface with a variety of people at various technical and management levels.

- Strong Microsoft Office skills, data entry ability, and knowledge of databases, spreadsheets, and statistical tools.

- Working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing a must.

- Excellent presentation skills.

Ralliant Corporation Overview

Ralliant, originally part of Fortive, now stands as a bold, independent public company driving innovation at the forefront of precision technology. With a global footprint and a legacy of excellence, we empower engineers to bring next-generation breakthroughs to life — faster, smarter, and more reliably. Our high-performance instruments, sensors, and subsystems fuel mission-critical advancements across industries, enabling real-world impact where it matters most. At Ralliant we’re building the future, together with those driven to push boundaries, solve complex problems, and leave a lasting mark on the world.

We Are an Equal Opportunity Employer

Ralliant Corporation and all Ralliant Companies are proud to be equal opportunity employers. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or other characteristics protected by law. Ralliant and all Ralliant Companies are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment application process, please contact us at applyassistance@Ralliant.com.

About Qualitrol

QUALITROL manufactures monitoring and protection devices for high value electrical assets and OEM manufacturing companies. Established in 1945, QUALITROL produces thousands of different types of products on demand and customized to meet our individual customers’ needs. We are the largest and most trusted global leader for partial discharge monitoring, asset protection equipment and information products across power generation, transmission, and distribution. At Qualitrol, we are redefining condition-based monitoring.

We Are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Ralliant Corporation and all Ralliant Companies are proud to be equal opportunity employers. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or other characteristics protected by law. Ralliant and all Ralliant Companies are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment application process, please contact us at applyassistance@Ralliant.com.

QUALITROL manufactures monitoring and protection devices for high value electrical assets and OEM manufacturing companies. Established in 1945, QUALITROL produces thousands of different types of products on demand and customized to meet our individual customers’ needs. We are the largest and most trusted global leader for partial discharge monitoring, asset protection equipment and information products across power generation, transmission, and distribution. At Qualitrol, we are redefining condition-based monitoring.

We Are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Ralliant Corporation and all Ralliant Companies are proud to be equal opportunity employers. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or other characteristics protected by law. Ralliant and all Ralliant Companies are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment application process, please contact us at applyassistance@Ralliant.com.