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AKVA group is a technology and service partner to the global aquaculture industry. As a public company operating in one of the world’s fastest growing food industries, AKVA group supplies everything from single components, complete installations, software and services for both cage and land-based aquaculture operations.
AKVA group is present in all Aquaculture markets with offices in Norway, Chile, Denmark, Scotland, Iceland, Canada, Australia, and Turkey.
The Americas division of AKVA group with its Canadian office located in Campbell River, British Columbia is seeking to fill the full-time position of:
Operations Manager
What you'll do
Responsibilities
- To meet or exceed the customers’ expectations through the delivery of our technology and services according to agreed costs, timeline and quality; while ensuring a safe and healthy work environment for the employees.
- Plan, direct and coordinate all organization’s operations.
- Responsible for the production, services & projects, procurement, and planning of daily operations, coordinating activities that affect operational decisions and business requirements.
- Communicates with all relevant employees to ensure delivery times are met. Communicates any changes in the order or delivery date to relevant parties
- Plans, schedules, and reviews workload and manpower to make sure targets are being met on a cost-effective basis. Creates a detailed schedule based on strict deadlines.
- Manages the stock control, and checks that inventory records are accurate. Oversight of purchasing materials and services required for production, services & projects. Organizes, plans, and implements inventory activity.
- Manage and control monthly and quarterly assessments and forecasts of organization's operations financial performance against budget. Assist General Manager in creating annual organizational budget.
- Ensures the production team has enough time to manufacture and deliver products based on the client's request. Monitors and ensures production standards.
- Create a culture of accountability and continuous learning inside the team, developing and training the skills of the staff, with clear direction towards the achievement of goals and operational objectives of the area.
- Lead the team to achieve area´s goals, channeling their requirements with the rest of the company, ensuring to maintain a good work environment and adequate and safe working conditions.
What you'll need
Qualifications
- Preferred Bachelor´s degree or equivalent.
- +5 years of experience managing operations, related to aquaculture industry is a definite asset
- Knowledge in strategic planning
- PMO
- Lean Management experience
We're looking for
Core Skills
A little bit about us
AKVA group North America
AKVA group is a technology and service partner to the global aquaculture industry. As a public company operating in one of the world's fastest growing food industries, AKVA group supplies everything from single components, complete installations, and services for both cage and land-based aquaculture operations.
AKVA group is present in all markets with offices in Norway, Chile, Denmark, Scotland, Iceland, Canada, Australia, and Turkey. The North American division of AKVA group has Canadian offices in Campbell River, British Columbia.
AKVA group contributes with solutions and services that make our customers successful in developing and operating sustainable and profitable aquaculture operations. It does so by attracting and keeping great people with diverse knowledge to develop sustainable solutions and services to further the industry.
Are you interested?
Work With Us
In return you can expect:
A competitive salary and benifits package.
Being representative and part of a worldwide company, providing state of the art technology to a dynamic and diverse industry
Being a member of a company that genuinely cares for its employees and well-being