Plant Manager

Job Position: Plant Manager

Company: Saputo

Expected salary:

Location: Mount Pearl, NL

Plant Manager Job Details:

At Saputo, our best comes from our people. We’re a talented and caring team with a longstanding history of excellence. Since our first days delivering cheese on a bicycle, we’ve grown into a leading global dairy processor by staying true to the culture that defines us. Each of our employees is committed to uphold our tradition of care, quality, and passion through food, and together, we foster an environment where we can all make contributions that matter–from our manufacturing plants to our office locations and everywhere in-between.

Overview of Role

We have an opening for a Plant Manager at our Mount Pearl, NL Fluid Milk Processing Plant. This is a dynamic leadership role which manages plant operations including: Production, Maintenance and Quality Control.

How you will make contributions that matter

• Work closely with safety, environmental affairs, continuous improvement, human resources, strategic business development, quality and finance to ensure compliance with programs and support initiatives;
• Ensure key performance indicators are communicated and achieved while driving quality, efficiency and cost;
• Provide direction to the plant leadership team, ensuring priorities are aligned and a positive productive team environment is nurtured;
• Foster continuous improvement activities, reduction of equipment downtime/change overs, capacity planning, waste/scrap reduction, and cost control;
• Ensure the Company’s quality and sanitation standards are met through close liaison with Quality Services, fully participating in the HACCP and BRC programs, as well as frequent review and implementation of Company and Government Policies
• Provide support to maintain and improve all process/packaging technologies including capital projects and building maintenance within operating budget;
• Work in collaboration with the Plant Accountant to ensure all financial reports are accurately presented in a timely manner and inventory counts/cycles are performed, discrepancies investigated, and inventory systems maintained;
• Communicate regularly with Planning and Warehousing to optimize plant performance and resolve issues collaboratively;
• Assist with resolving significant maintenance problems, provide direction to Maintenance team members; progress toward eliminating maintenance and breakdown related losses.

You are best suited for the role

• Minimum of 3 to 5 years operational management experience in a related field;
• Exceptional leadership, interpersonal and communication skills, coach employees to take decisions, improve their current tasks;
• Engage ownership throughout the teams: focused on employees’ development and career growth;
• Act as a change agent: focus on continuous improvement to bring forward-thinking ideas and takes decision to improve our current processes;
• Engage employees to make their own decisions, with a strong focus on safety, quality and food safety;
• Solid financial acumen with a strength in analytical skills and proficiency with Microsoft Office programs;
• Team oriented, family driven and ability to engage people.
• SAP experience an asset;
• Open to relocation to work in our facilities across Canada;
• Bilingualism (French and English, an asset).

Our story began in Canada in 1954, when the Saputo family’s hard work and dedication created a thriving dairy business. More than 65 years later, our roots in this country remain strong with our Corporate Headquarters in Montréal. Today, we are a leading cheese manufacturer and fluid milk and cream processor in Canada with well-loved brands, such as Saputo, Alexis de Portneuf, Armstrong, Baxter, Dairyland, Joyya, Milk2Go, Milk2Go Sport, Neilson, Nutrilait, Scotsburn* and Woolwich Goat Dairy. Thanks to our national footprint, we’re proud to bring our best to our customers and consumers, and have plenty of opportunities for our employees to grow in their own way. And we do it while also striving to build a healthier future for our people and the communities where we operate, guided by our values and the Saputo Promise. To learn more about Saputo in Canada, please click here. ( )

Join the Saputo Dairy Products Canada team to make your contributions matter every day!

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