Plant Manager – Food Industry

Our Client, a leading Food Company, is currently seeking a driven and ambitious Plant Manager to join their team.  This is a great opportunity for a highly motivated professional looking for a Company that is expanding.

Position:  Plant Manager

Position Summary:

This Plant Manager is accountable for managing the overall results of the plant from a manufacturing perspective, while strictly adhering to Food Safety and Quality requirements and providing superior customer satisfaction as a lowest cost producer.
The Plant Manager is charged to ensure the plant operates using good manufacturing practices, in an environment that is in compliance with health & safety and human resources standards.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Accountable for production costs, labour utilization, yield, results of Operations Cost Improvement initiatives.
• Ensures adherence to the Company’s Food Safety requirements and Good Manufacturing Practices, including audit targets.
• Continuously improve the reduction of operating costs.
• Maintain and build a productive and positive employee relations environment through effective implementation of positive employee relations initiatives.
• Develops, recommends, and implements Capital Improvement for plant, including the preparation and execution of a Capital Plant budget.
• Responsible for preparing and executing the plant overhead budget, and direct product cost targets.
• Meet or exceed customer service level targets through the synchronization of process/activities with all functional area processes, from demand planning through to the delivery to the customer.
• Manage the performance of the hourly and salaried team through effective implementation of Human Resources processes and policies and all Leadership Edge initiatives.
• Set and meet all Health and Safety targets.
• Support Marketing and Product Development on new product initiatives
• Maintains and applies knowledge through compliance with CFIA, Ministry of Labour, Ministry of Environment, Health and
• Safety, Collective Agreements, and other legislative bodies that impact plant performance.
• Responsible for adherence to all policies and procedures for Quality Assurance, Food Safety and customer specifications on a day to day basis.
• Recognize, support and commit to the facility food safety and quality assurance promise

Preferred Hiring Criteria:

The successful candidate will be results-oriented, thrive in a fast paced, demanding Food Industry environment, and have the ability to develop positive working relationships with associates and employees.

Candidates must have:

• Post secondary education in one of the following disciplines: food science, business, engineering, or operations management.
• 5-10 years of production experience in a food processing industry.
• 5-7 years’ experience in a management role.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Proven decision making ability

By applying to this position you are confirming you possess either a Canadian citizenship, permanent resident status or work permit, along with the required degrees, licenses or certificates listed in the job description.