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Sunrise Farms is a group of companies with primary focus in the poultry industry.
From our hatcheries to our “ready to eat” state of the art cooking facilities we service customers in the retail, food service and industrial sectors. We are proud of our support of the Canadian farm as well as our investment in the latest equipment and technologies at our facilities across Canada. Our test kitchens have the most current cooking equipment replicating that used in commercial establishments, to facilitate precision testing. This way you know the product you receive will perform to your expectations. We are proud of our long-standing partnerships with family-owned Canadian chicken farmers to produce high quality products.
Role:
The Plant Manager oversees plant activities, ensuring business objectives are met cost-effectively, while maintaining quality standards. They delegate authority to key supervisors in production, manage all functions involved, and direct and coordinate operations for the processing plant.
The Plant Manager’s priorities are: Leading, developing, implementing, and managing and overseeing plant activities in order to maximize the stewardship, safety, continuous improvement, quality, food safety and productivity of our plant. Promote a healthy work culture ensuring plant and employee safety and health as priority. They are the last line of defense for quality control when product leaves the plant.
Responsibilities:
- Oversees all aspects of daily plant operations through personal interaction with plant employees, supervisors, and managers
- Ensures production processes are run smoothly and efficiently, with safety being a top priority
- Sees that immediate issues on the floor are addressed promptly and constructively
- Provide regular coaching, guidance and direction to every department within the plant
- Meets weekly/biweekly for one on one individual and departmental performance reviews
- Reviews, and monitors and reports on production key performance indicators, identified trends, and makes recommendations to enhance productivity
- Directs the production planning and scheduling process by evaluating projected sales volumes, inventory requirements, and raw product availability; ensures adequate supplies are readily available to achieve production plan
- Monitors inventory levels for both raw and frozen products
- Analyzes and identifies the cause of product deficiencies, and implements measures to improve production methods, equipment performances, and quality of product
- Guides and assists all teams in solving production problems, and ensures that high standards are adhered to for general maintenance, safety, and preventative maintenance
- Ensures that the safety committee is properly staffed and meets monthly to review and implement safety policies and procedures
- Reviews yearly budget of plant costs and monitors monthly variances to the budget
- Monitors operation reports and takes any necessary corrective actions to minimize costs
- Develops and maintains a work environment that ensures positive employee relations, flexibility, and quick response
- Stays current on production trends and recommends any changes in policies and procedures with a focus on continuous improvement
- Manage and co-ordinates all plant inspections with third party and customer audits, and ensure strict adherence to HACCP, CFIA, GMP, BRC and all audit requirements
- Manage costumer requirements and focus on quality, food safety and animal welfare
- Maintains close interdepartmental relationships throughout the company, Canada-wide
- Participates in the research, development, and design of long-range strategic objectives of operations and works with other department managers laying out and planning potential future operational changes
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Business Management, or equivalent experience and post secondary education
- Strong financial acumen, including budget management
- Lean Manufacturing skills an asset
- Ability to implement new business strategies with strong change leadership skills
- Evaluate business risk
- Computer skills including Word & Excel
- Demonstrated high leadership qualities in leading a business and team, keep operations running smoothly
- Experience in a consumer goods environment
- Knowledge of safety systems and processes
- Ability to identify opportunities and follow through on the execution and improvement
Competencies:
- Strong critical thinking and communication skills (written and verbal) to share ideas and influence others, including senior management team
- Coach supervisors and front-line staff, enhance performance through development and retention of high-potential employees
- Excellent interpersonal skills, to be able to work with both plant employees and executive committees
- Create a high performing team with clear direction to achieve realistic and challenging goals
- Excellent analytical & organizational skills
- Problem-solving - must be able to quickly ascertain a situation and be decisive in solving it, such as identifying defects in a production line
- Strong prioritization skills with a proactive, hands-on approach
- Time management - ability to meet production deadlines, shipping dates and more
- Negotiation skills and the ability to influence others
- Problem solving and decision-making skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
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At Sunrise Farms we are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or any other identifying characteristic are encouraged to apply.
Please note that the expected new hire salary range provided is derived from a group of like roles within Sunrise Farms. The final offer amount for this role will be dependent on geographical region, applicable experience, and skillset of the candidate.
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