Plant Controller

**WE ARE HIRING A PLANT CONTROLLER**

**WORK HARD. HAVE FUN. GROW WITH US**

This is a key leadership role at Kawartha Dairy and an opportunity to build new capabilities in a growing company. **Come have your ideas heard**

**Small Town Culture Competitive Pay Great Benefits Family-Owned**
**Yes, you even get FREE ICE CREAM**

**A Little Bit About Us**:
For the past 85 years, Kawartha Dairy has been proud to be a 100% Canadian-owned company, still operated by the same family that founded it in 1937. Although the company has grown tremendously from its early days, it remains headquartered in the lakeside community of Bobcaygeon, Ontario, where it was founded, near Peterborough, an hour north of the GTA.

Today Kawartha Dairy operates 10 retail stores and services a wide range of customers, from grocery stores to foodservice establishments and of course, ice cream parlours. The company also provides custom dairy ingredients to other food companies using Kawartha Dairy’s long history of dairy expertise.

Reflecting the explosive growth in the brand and the business as a whole, Kawartha Dairy has recently constructed a 54,000-square-foot warehouse just south of Bobcaygeon to serve its provincial operations. Investments are also underway to modernize the production plant, our systems and our infrastructure.

Kawartha Dairy is committed to growing our company culture of super-friendly staff, above-and-beyond customer service and of course creating a fabulous collection of ice cream and other products.

**We at Kawartha Dairy live by our five values**:

- **We are Family**
- **We Enjoy Our Work**
- **We are Customer Obsessed**
- **We are Small Town Canada**
- **We are Proud of Our Quality**

**What You’ll Love About Us**:

- **Financial Peace of Mind.** Competitive salary. Annual performance bonus program
- **The Health Benefits are On Us.** Comprehensive group benefits (vision, dental, prescription, travel plans) at no cost to you for single/family monthly premiums.
- **Grow with Us.** An opportunity for career development in a dynamic Canadian-owned company and an amazing company Culture
- **Prepare for the Future.** RRSP with a generous company match
- **Perks, Perks, Perks** Discount on products sold in our retail stores, free daily dairy beverages (we do make awesome milk) provided in all our company fridges. And the best thing about working at Kawartha Dairy - you get **FREE ICE CREAM**

**What You’ll Do**:
The Plant Controller is a key leadership role at Kawartha Dairy. You will act as Finance Business Partner to Operations and Manufacturing, developing and implementing strategies that enhance the company's ability to most effectively reach profitability goals in a fast-paced industry. As owner of Plant & Cost controllership function of the Finance Department you will:

- Ownership of cost controllership across the business; building new capabilities to ensure models support improving efficiency and profitability.
- Design and deliver Productivity reporting to Operations; report on labour and material usage, provide recommendations to management team based on findings.
- Partner with Operations and Supply Chain to highlight capacity opportunities and constraints from a manufacturing cost perspective.
- Lead DFO relations and costing updates, analyze and communicate its impact to various functions across the business.
- Ownership of standard costing that accurately reflects process and products in the system
- Work with FP&A Manager, Supply Chain, Sales, Senior Team to develop pricing recommendations based on regular cost changes in competitive CPG market.
- Oversight of DFO reporting monthly through MUV site
- Forecasting costs based on production scheduling
- Cost variances analyzed monthly across product lines for month end reporting to Senior Team
- Adhoc cost analysis of new products
- Oversight of Item and BOM maintenance in ERP system
- Manage one direct report, Cost Analyst
- Support a work environment based on respect for the individual, diversity, open communication, teamwork, excellence in achievement and performance management that attracts, challenges, develops, rewards, and retains top industry talent
- Liaise with operations functions, manage the integration of company core business processes and the financial support tools necessary to support the business
- Ensure positive continuous improvement to the Finance function and associated processes
- Knowledge of and adherence to all applicable Kawartha Dairy Limited policies, procedures and relevant administrative practices
- Strong understanding and commitment to quality service and best practices

**What You Need to Get the Job Done**:

- Financial Acumen: someone who will demonstrate their technical financial acumen by leading an efficient and effective financial reporting function and enabling an organization to generate superior financial information
- Required
- CPA Designation
- Minimum five years in finance or cost account