Lactalis Canada Looking for Food Production Manager – Dairy at Winchester, Ontario, Canada Full Time

Location: Winchester, Ontario, Canada (30 minutes from Ottawa)

About Us:

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Lactalis Canada is enriching and nurturing the lives of Canadians with a diverse offering of dairy products such as Black Diamond Cheese, Lactantia Milk, Astro Yogurt, Balderson Cheese, and Cheestrings; our products are in 94% of Canadian homes! For over 140 years we’ve grown through innovation and a strong dedication to quality, and we’re looking for like minded individuals to keep that growth progressing by joining our team!

General Accountability:

The Production Manager has overall accountability for assigned processing department(s) in a plant of complex operation and/or large volume. The position is responsible for department results in safety, product quality, reliability, productivity and operating costs. Responsibilities also include management of projects (capital, cost savings and CI) and championing process improvements as well as raising the level of accountability productivity and decision making of all reports.

Critical Success Factors

• Manage production by measuring, analyzing and executing corrective actions for Safety, Quality, Efficiency, and People. Plan and execute production and labour schedules to produce the required volume ensuring that measures are met including cost control, within specification and quality requirements including HACCP, PQMS, and customer requirements.
• Provide leadership to improve health and safety performance by being a role model in safety and demonstrating due diligence through applying the corporate health & safety program elements. These focus on incident prevention through hazard identification, implementing necessary controls, training, education, and audits. Where necessary, take corrective action to address unsafe situations and employee behaviours, uphold Parmalat’s cardinal and other safety rules and procedures, and communicate with appropriate resources to address any hazardous conditions or unsafe employee conduct.
• Provide leadership and supervision to staff by hiring, reviewing performance, and providing feedback, determining training and development needs, and providing coaching and work direction. Promote a team focusing on excellence in all activities including those required to support safety, operational productivity, quality, loss reduction, people development, and cost improvement.
• Support plant and corporate objectives by developing, communicating, and executing annual goals and strategies.
• Manage the department’s budget by controlling, monitoring, and justifying expenditures versus plan and manage accordingly.

Key Attributers of an Ideal Candidate

• College diploma or University degree preferably in Engineering, Food Science or Biochemistry
• 5 years’ experience in production leadership position in manufacturing, preferably dairy, including experience in improving plant performance and developing organizations and people
• Ability to implement best practices in operations management
• Knowledge of high-speed filling, packaging equipment and processing systems
• Knowledge of CIP processes, SAP, or automation systems
• Leadership, planning, and execution skills including strong communication and organizational skills
• Strong analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills
• Financial and budgetary skills
• Knowledge of Kaizen and SMED concepts
• Proficient with standard office computer technology such as Lotus Notes, Microsoft Office (Word & Excel), as well as business systems such as SAP

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion/EOE

Bring Your Uniqueness to Grow Our Culture

We believe each and every individual within the organization provides value. When we encourage and include the voices of all diverse backgrounds and perspectives, we open doors to unforeseen growth and allow individuals to bring their full authentic selves to work. In order to celebrate the uniqueness of our people and the communities in which we operate, we are committed to cultivating a fair and inclusive workplace that fosters real belonging for all.

Lactalis is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the member of the Talent Acquisition team in a timely fashion of any disabilities that requires accommodation measures in order to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner.

Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

Please note Lactalis Canada does not request a credit check or conduct other background checks through the LinkedIn application process. If any of the foregoing is required, a Lactalis Canada employee will contact you after a Job Offer has been signed by you.