About the role

  • Hires, trains, and develops leaders within the organization, including direct supervision of Admin, Inventory, Production, Packaging, Facilities, and Security teams; oversees hiring, training, and termination, and ensures all staff follow training schedules.
  • Communicates clearly with Department Managers throughout production to provide support and resources, audits employee performance reviews, and uses available resources to train and develop Department Managers.
  • Drives a culture of accountability at all organizational levels and creates a motivating workplace aligned with company objectives; creating a workplace culture where people feel motivated and are excited to bring their best selves to work and commit to the organization’s objectives.
  • Manages inventory and transfer compliance, ensuring accuracy within ±5% of reported quantities, including CTLS, production loss, returned or damaged product, transportation, and inventory.
  • Serves as the subject matter expert on state compliance laws and authorizes the release of product batches based on quality and compliance requirements.
  • Oversees the Sanitation & Food Safety Compliance Program by training all staff on food-safe practices, conducting regular compliance audits, coaching employees, making process adjustments, and leading compliance testing and corrective action planning.
  • Monitors sales and market trends on a daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual basis to inform decision-making.
  • Forecasts, purchases, and allocates raw materials and product components using best practices for inventory management; manages lead times and storage capacity to maintain optimal inventory levels at on-site and off-site locations.
  • Drives results in all deliverables, including meeting production quotas and achieving people metrics.
  • Additional duties and responsibilities may be assigned based on business needs

Requirements

  • At least 5 years of directly related experience and/or training in a manufacturing or packaging environment, preferably food or beverage packaging; or equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Must have experience working with a high sense of urgency in a fast-paced work environment or at least 2 years leading large, diverse teams across multiple departments
  • Must be proficient in Excel, data analysis and other inventory management systems
  • High attention to detail
  • Problem solver that thrives under pressure
  • Excellent in conflict resolution, communication, learning, and teaching an array of subjects
  • Must be able to travel on an as-needed basis to additional locations and facilities
  • Effectively communicate information and respond to questions/suggestions from various levels within the company
  • Possess advanced mathematical skills: addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
  • Perform advanced visual quality inspections on products
  • Willing to submit to a background check
  • Must obtain all applicable state-required: permits, licenses, and certifications
  • ServSafe Food Handler’s Card preferred
  • Regulations require all applicants must be 21 years of age or older.

Benefits

  • 12 paid holidays
  • Unlimited Vacation (encouraged to take 4 weeks annually)
  • RRSP
  • Company sponsored health, dental and vision insurance

Job title

Plant Manager

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

CA$110,000 - CA$150,000 per year

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

Location requirements

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