Plant Manager

At Ice River Sustainable Solutions, our employees have incredible opportunities to work for an organization that is known for our forward-thinking innovation and eco-friendly design in products and packaging.

Our culture is inclusive, supportive, and encourages learning and development to support internal career advancement opportunities. We are problem solvers who find fulfillment and reward in making impossible possible. We are hands-on, focused, and committed to always being a part of something bigger.

If you are creative, passionate and enjoy working in a collaborative environment we would like to hear from you.

What you can expect as a Plant Manager:

Competitive Annual Salary (compensation aligned based on experience)

Straight Days

Company Paid Life Insurance, Health and Dental Benefits

RRSP Company Match

On-the-Job Training

Uniforms

Safety Shoe Allowance

Clean and Safe Work Environment

Teamwork

Continuous Skills Development

Employee Referral Program

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Leads management team to achieve the performance targets of the Plant and is directly accountable for all Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), production cost targets, labour utilization, yield, and results, IRO targets and outcomes.

Ensures maximization of the Plant asset utilization including line loading, inventory management, planning optimization and production run.

Analyzes deviation from targets and ensures root causes are properly identified and solved, involving all key stakeholders upstream and downstream in the process.

Drive continuous improvement initiatives and ensure consistent measurement and reporting on KPIs, ensuring progress toward targets is visible and well understood by all plant personnel.

Ensure customer service targets are met through the synchronization of manufacturing process/activities with all functional area teams and processes, from demand planning through to the delivery to the customer.

Liaises with internal and external suppliers and customers to ensure the Plant’s compliance with expected service levels.

Prepare and execute the Plant overhead budget and direct product cost targets.

Prepare and monitors capital expenditure plan and recommends and implements capital improvement plan and budget.

Accountable for all aspects of Quality Assurance, HACCP, and SQF.

Maintain and build knowledge of all external regulating bodies that impact plant performance such as CFIA/FDA, all Statutory Laws( Local, Provincial, Federal,) including but not limited to Health and Safety and Environmental, Employment Standards, and Human Rights laws, ensuring integration of required process and standards to meet performance targets.

Set, monitor and meet all regulatory audit targets.

Manage the performance of hourly and salaried employees at all levels, ensuring effective training and development programs, communication of clear performance expectations, measurement and recognition of performance.

Job Outcomes:

Responsible for all targets for KPIs, budget and cost improvement targets.

High performing team.

Required Experience and Education:

10+ years of senior management experience in a high-speed manufacturing/production environment and 5+ years as a Plant Manager.

Experience in Bottled Water Industry or related industry alternately experience in Plastics industry.

Under-graduate Degree in Business or related Food Science discipline.

Required Skills and Knowledge:

Superior interpersonal and leadership skills to effectively plan organize and direct the work of others, and build high performing teams.

Decisive in nature with a bias for action and execution, with a proven track record of successfully participating in and leading projects that deliver significant cost savings.

Alignment with company values and mission, with intense commitment and depth of knowledge in continuous improvement and lean manufacturing.

Highly analytical and able to effectively use office automation tools to analyze and present data and make sound decisions.

Please let Ice River Sustainable Solutions know if you require accommodation during the hiring and selection process and we will work with you to make appropriate arrangements. Ice River Sustainable Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We are committed to equity, diversity and inclusivity in the workplace, we welcome applications from women, racially visible individuals, people with disabilities, indigenous peoples, and LGBTQ2S+ persons.

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