Facility Director

3 weeks ago


Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Ventura Foods Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Plant Manager to lead our Edmonton facility. As a key member of our site Leadership Team, you will be responsible for establishing and maintaining a professional working environment that prioritizes safety, customer service, quality, teamwork, and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide functional direction and leadership to all operating departments in the plant, setting and managing performance objectives that include food and employee safety, product and packaging quality, product and packaging efficiencies, customer order fulfillment, and shop floor logistics.
  • Ensure compliance with all applicable legislation and codes, including WCB, HACCP, WHMIS, and Workplace H&S.
  • Collaborate with R&D, QC, Maintenance/Engineering, and Production Department leaders to troubleshoot and resolve problems in their areas.
  • Provide operational support and leadership in the commercialization of new products and onboarding of new business.
  • Work collaboratively with various support teams and functions to meet customer expectations and business objectives.
  • Develop and enhance positive employee relations to increase overall employee engagement.
  • Ensure effective operation of the plant on a 2-shift, 5-day schedule.
  • Negotiate and maintain supplier contracts with vendors and contractors.
Requirements
  • 3+ years of management experience with talent development and team building skills in a manufacturing environment.
  • Some post-secondary education or professional development courses or equivalent experience.
  • Ability to travel up to 5% in North America.
  • Previous experience in a similar industry or organization.
  • Experience in the food and beverage manufacturing industry preferred.
  • High level of business savvy and ability to deal with daily facility problems and high-level management.
  • Good working knowledge of product formulas, costing, and experience in bringing R&D endeavors to fruition.
  • Ability to lead and manage change at all levels in the plant, skilled at handling employee relations and maintaining good employee morale.
  • Prior experience working in a union avoidance environment preferred.
  • A proven track record of effective development, communication, and implementation of complex strategies for products, processes, people, and policy.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Demonstrated ability to effectively solve technical and logistic problems.
  • Ability to make and sustain excellent interpersonal relationships at all levels of the organization and across cultural and ethnic diversity.
  • Strong written, verbal, and computer skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to meet or exceed the physical requirements of the facility's working conditions.
About Ventura Foods

Ventura Foods is a leading innovator and manufacturer of food solutions for foodservice and retail businesses. We make exclusive products for the world's most iconic restaurants and retailers, provide ready-to-go product solutions for professional kitchens, and make consumer brands everyone knows and loves.

We offer a strong foundation of training, a manager who cares about you and celebrates your success, a safe environment, and challenging work. As part of our team, your future is limited only by how much you're willing to push yourself to get there. We invest in your growth because you invest in ours.

We offer competitive compensation and benefits, including health, prescription drugs, dental, and vision coverage, as well as RRSP, life, accidental death and dismemberment, short and long-term disability, out-of-country/emergency medical travel, and other optional benefits.

We also offer employee appreciation events, employee assistance programs, college assistance programs, and a commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Work Environment

Regularly requires intermittent sitting, standing, walking, climbing, squatting, kneeling, pushing, and pulling. Physical strength and dexterity sufficient to perform the required tasks. Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds or more with assistance.

Additional demands may be required. In addition to normal business hours, work schedules may include after-hours and weekends as needed. May work outside and in adverse temperatures, including extreme hot, cold, and humidity. Must be willing and able to wear personal protective equipment as required by established Company Safety standards.



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