VITRUM INDUSTRIES LTD.

Vitrum Industries LTD has been supplying clients with top-quality glass products since 1997 from our facility in Vancouver, British Columbia.  Vitrum has recently added a 65,000 sqft foot fabrication facility five minutes north of Calgary, Alberta.  Within our 345,000 sqft feet of fabrication facilities, our 500+ full time employees work 5 days a week, 24 hours per day to produce a wide range of architectural glass products including:  insulated glass units, heat-strengthened glass, tempered glass, heat-soaked glass, spandrel glass, screen or digitally printed glass, shower doors, all-glass entry system and laminated glass – all available in over-sized configurations with a maximum insulated glass size of 98? x 190?.

From our two facilities, we serve markets throughout Canada and USA.

To meet increasing demand for our architectural glass products throughout Western Canada, Vitrum has recently added a 65,000 square foot fabrication facility five minutes north of Calgary, Alberta.  Vitrum Calgary operation has also added additional screen printing, polishing and a lamination line for sizes up to 82? x 165?. In November 2019 we were proud to announce the opening of our newest 175,000 sqft manufacturing facility. With the increase in capacity in our newest location, we are excited to see our production, staff, equipment and capabilities continue to grow. Now with a total of seven tempering ovens, improved cutting, fabrication and tempering capabilities.  Through this expansion, we are able to stand by our commitment to better serve our customers with competitive lead times and topquality products.

Being a Canadian owned and operated manufacturer, we understand our local markets and work hard to serve the needs of both our Canadian customers and those throughout the Pacific Northwest serving not only British Columbia and Alberta, Canada, but also, Washington, Oregon and California with regular shipments to San Diego, San Francisco, Portland and Seattle.

Vitrum is the latin word for glass and we know glass better than anyone else. Our modern facility, along with automated machinery and decades of combined industry experience allows Vitrum to produce more glass and achieve better quality than any other glass fabricator in North America. With the annual capacity to produce over 20 million pounds of tempered glass and the ability to fabricate half-a-million insulated glass units, we are prepared for your next project, big or small.

We are looking for a qualified candidate to fill the role of Director of Manufacturing to join our growing team.

About this position:

Position: Director of Manufacturing (NOC 0911)

Work location: Langley, BC Canada

Wage: $88.95 per hour

Benefits: Extended medical benefits

Full time, minimum 40 hours per week. This is a permanent position.

Start date: As soon as possible

Job requirement:

Completion of a Bachelor’s Degree in Management, Applied Science or a related field

At least 3-5 years of experience in management level in manufacturing plant is required

Excellent communication skills in English

Leadership skill is an asset. 

If you are qualified for the position, please email your resume and cover letter to jobs@vitrum.ca. 

Job main duties

1.      Directly responsible for the safety, productivity, quality, and project completion within the plant to meet production targets;

2.      Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the operations of our production glass factory based in Langley;

3.    Develop a detailed training program combined with internal audits focused on improving product durability;

4.      Develop and implement plans to efficiently use materials, existing team members within our factory and equipment;

5.      Develop production schedules and maintain an inventory of raw materials and finished glass products of various kinds;

6.      Together with our engineering team, plan and implement changes to machinery and equipment, production systems and methods of work in order to increase productivity and efficiency;

7.      Direct quality control inspection system and develop production reporting procedures; and

8.      Develop equipment maintenance schedules and recommend the replacement of machines and other advance technologies in glass mass production.