Plant Production Manager
- Ottawa, ON, Canada
Full-time
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Original job description
Company Description Clearly Canadian, founded in 1987 in British Columbia, Canada, is a leading premium food and beverage brand in North America. The company is widely recognized for its iconic sparkling spring waters and its role in shaping the alternative beverage industry. Clearly Canadian is committed to developing innovative products while maintaining strong human-centered values and ethical business practices. As part of The Clearly Food & Beverage Company, the brand continues to grow and evolve, offering opportunities for team members to contribute to a well-known and respected beverage company.
Role Description The Plant Production Manager is a full-time, on-site role based in Marchand, MB, responsible for overseeing daily production operations at the manufacturing facility. This role includes planning and scheduling production, monitoring output and quality, and ensuring that safety, food safety, and regulatory standards are consistently met. The Plant Production Manager leads, trains, and supports production teams, optimizes use of equipment and materials, and collaborates with maintenance, quality assurance, and supply chain to minimize downtime and waste. This position also involves tracking performance metrics, implementing continuous improvement initiatives, and communicating operational updates and issues to senior leadership.
Qualifications
- Experience managing plant or manufacturing operations, including production planning, line supervision, and resource allocation.
- Knowledge of food and beverage manufacturing processes, quality control, and applicable safety and regulatory standards (e.g., HACCP, GMP).
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to coach, develop, and motivate diverse teams in a fast-paced environment.
- Proficiency in using production management systems, basic data analysis tools, and Microsoft Office for reporting and scheduling.
- Demonstrated ability to identify operational issues, implement process improvements, and drive efficiency and cost savings.
- Excellent organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills, with attention to detail and accountability for results.
- Post-secondary education in engineering, operations management, food science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Previous experience in beverage or consumer packaged goods manufacturing is an asset; familiarity with unionized environments is beneficial.
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Responsibilities
Oversee daily plant production, including planning and scheduling, output and quality monitoring, safety and regulatory compliance, and leadership of production teams. Optimize equipment and material use, coordinate with maintenance, quality assurance, and supply chain, track performance, reduce downtime and waste, and report operational updates to senior leadership.
Requirements
Requires experience managing plant or manufacturing operations, knowledge of food and beverage processes and standards such as HACCP and GMP, and strong team leadership, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills. Requires proficiency with production management systems, basic data analysis, and Microsoft Office, plus post-secondary education in a related field or equivalent practical experience; beverage or consumer packaged goods experience is an asset.
Skills
- Production Planning
- Production Scheduling
- Plant Operations Management
- Line Supervision
- Resource Allocation
- Food and Beverage Manufacturing
- Quality Control
- HACCP
- Good Manufacturing Practices
- Team Leadership
- Production Management Systems
- Data Analysis
- Microsoft Office
- Continuous Improvement
- Problem-Solving
- Cost Reduction
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Categories
- Manufacturing
- Management & Leadership
- Food & Beverage
- Engineering
- Logistics
Keywords
- Manufacturing
- Beverage Production
- Production Planning
- Production Scheduling
- Line Supervision
- Resource Allocation
- Quality Control
- Food Safety
- HACCP
- Good Manufacturing Practices
- Regulatory Compliance
- Production Management Systems
- Microsoft Office
- Data Analysis
- Performance Metrics
- Continuous Improvement
- Equipment Optimization
- Materials Management
- Downtime Reduction
- Waste Reduction
- Supply Chain
- Maintenance
- Quality Assurance
- Unionized Environments
- Consumer Packaged Goods