Core Responsibilities:

• Manage production team for compliance with all environmental safety, health, and safety standards.
• Manage and supervise staff including recruitment, performance management, employee relations and training & development.
• Lead the production team in the safe commissioning and start-up of the facility.
• Ensure all HACCP and food safety requirements are met for the department.
• Ensure all necessary compliance training requirements are met for production personnel.
• Generate a committed, efficient, and team-oriented attitude/philosophy and performance within the area of operations.
• Manage and coordinate department to ensure quality and production targets are met for the plant. Develop, set and track KPI’s and standard work in the department.
• Manage department to eliminate all non-compliances with food safety procedures and adherence to plant GMP policies.
• Manage production costs to maintain budget requirements.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement to streamline operations to increase output, reduce waste, and lower costs.
• Lead/support corrective action teams for continuous improvement initiatives
• Coordinate the daily functions of the warehouse to ensure proper workflow for incoming and outgoing products and that adequate staffing is available.
• Monitor minimum inventories to ensure customer orders are delivered on time and in full as per service agreements.
• Responsible for cycle counting, lot code tracking and month end reconciliation. Also provide shipment, production, and inventory history using SAP for internal and external audits.
• Perform any other duties as required.
• Professional, well-organized, and team-oriented with strong leadership abilities
• Ability to create a positive environment conducive to teamwork and effect change through good communication at all levels
• High level of integrity, care, sincerity, and ownership.
• Provide, manage, and oversee technical development of team.
• Proactive with the ability to deliver results in a challenging and fast-paced environment.
• Analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Project management skills, including multi-tasking and time management.
• Effectively listen to and encourage input and ideas from staff

Qualified candidates will have:

• Degree in Engineering or management field preferred or equivalent operations experience in related industry.
• 5+ years industrial or food manufacturing experience preferred.
• Supervision and leadership experience in industrial or manufacturing facility.

• Knowledge of HACCP, ISO and FSSC 22000 an asset.
• Capacity to solve problems through creative, innovative solutions and challenge traditional methods of accomplishing tasks.

• Demonstrated ability to deal with ambiguity and change.
• Assertive, creative, energetic, and positive thinker.
• PC literate. Working knowledge of Office 365, ERP systems etc.