Plant Manager

Facility Location
- Weston

Work Location
- Posting Locations - Toronto

Department - Weston Manufacturing Plant

Job Function - Supply Chain

Employee Type - Regular Employee FT Salaried

Shift/Hours
- **About This Opportunity**:
The Plant Manager is responsible for the overall management and co-ordination of various manufacturing functions within a single facility. Manufacturing management experience should reflect an understanding of the impact factory performance has in the areas of delivery, cost, quality, and service. This role may require knowledge and deployment of state-of-the-art manufacturing practices (including continuous flow) as well as quality and continuous improvement techniques, strong analytical and quantitative skills, excellent communication, interpersonal effectiveness, and leadership. The Plant Manager is also involved in plant human resources matters including labour relations.

**Responsibilities**:

- Develop and execute 1yr and 3yr business plans supporting national/regional/local objectives including the development & implementation of strategies, processes & programs.
- Motivate, direct, coach and develop a diverse, high performing leadership team to meet established goals and build organizational capability
- Effectively translate plant goals and objectives to all levels of the organization ensuring alignment on relevant performance data
- Routinely review business results with plant personnel to maximize supply chain performance
- Foster an environment that supports an engaged safety culture
- Develop a culture that embraces the tenets of operational excellence
- Sustain a consistent, long-term vision through continuous process improvement
- Adopt and share best ideas inside and outside the company
- Demonstrate behaviors needed for effective implementation of change
- Ensure manufacturing processes are compliant with company specifications and meet customer expectations
- Satisfy the needs and service requirements of the internal and external customers.
- Ensure compliance to company and regulatory policies
- Represent the company and its interests in the community while remaining environmentally responsible in all efforts

**Qualifications**:

- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical field or combination of education/relevant work experience
- At least 5 to 8 years of increasing levels of manager roles of people & processes. Food or beverage manufacturing experience (at least half).
- Working knowledge of ISO (9000, 14001, etc) or other management system
- Lean, Six Sigma
- Working knowledge of food safety
- Expertise in the principles of manufacturing management.
- Expertise in specific supply chain capabilities, strategies and interdependencies.
- Ability to collaborate cross-functionally and coordinate efforts around process improvement.
- Expertise in national regulatory requirements in the areas of safety, environment and emergency management.
- Expertise in basic elements of Good Mfg Practices in a mfg environment
- Expertise in key business drivers used to gauge the effectiveness and performance of an internal group or supplier.
- Understanding of waste water systems
- HACCP Skills

**About Us: Proudly Canadian and Independently Owned, We are Coke Canada**

**Important**

All offers of employment at Coca-Cola Canada Bottling Limited (“Coke Canada Bottling”) are conditional upon a successful background clearance obtained through our contracted third-party vendor. The standard clearance requirements depend on the position and may include some or all of the following: criminal clearance, employment verification, education verification and drivers abstract review. Please advise the Talent Acquisition team if you have any questions or concerns in regards to this once you are contacted for further consideration.