PROJECT MANAGER

Location: Scarborough, Ontario

Number of Positions: 1
Vacancy Status: Replacement

Onsite

Annual Rate: $90,000- 100,000

About Us:

Tradition Fine Foods Ltd. is a second-generation family-owned company founded in 1982, based in Scarborough, Ontario. We are a market leader in thaw and serve baking technology, specializing in frozen sweet goods like muffins, croissants, and pastries for retail, foodservice, and contract manufacturing. We are known for our high-quality products, innovation, and advanced manufacturing capabilities.

Our vision is “to provide an unparalleled manufacturing solution experience to the world’s leading food companies and brands”. We have close to 180,000 sq feet of leading-edge bakery production space, in which we produce exceptional bakery products including bars, croissants, pastries, muffins, and brownies for retail and foodservice customers.

Our team creates outstanding value for our customers through innovative solutions, collaborative partnerships, and leading-edge technology, which separates us from other co-manufacturers. We are passionate leaders who love to win, care about our customers and our team members, and take exceptional pride in delivering with excellence in everything we do!

Why Join Us:

Tradition offers a market-competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package (health, dental, life, and disability), alongside a commitment to professional growth and career progression. Employees gain access to an RRSP employer match after three months and enjoy unique time-off perks, including four annual personal days and a paid day off for their birthday.

Job Statement:

The position is responsible for planning and managing all aspects of a project including, but not limited to, scope, execution, and budget, quality and timing. This role requires strong project management skills,



a deep understanding of the manufacturing industry, and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.

Key Responsibilities:

- Manage and execute projects from initiation to completion using the End to End Commercialization process.
- Lead customer trials and plan start up productions for commercialization projects ensuring “Right First Time” execution. Start times and shifts may vary to support the customer needs. This may include early start times to support project start-ups.
- Coordinate and facilitate meetings, including kick-off meetings, project meetings, risk assessments, lessons learned, post-launch reviews, and other necessary meetings.
- Manage budgets, risks and detailed timelines throughout the project lifecycle while monitoring project progress and implementing mitigation strategies to keep projects on track.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including R&D;, Engineering, Quality, Operations, Production and Supply Chain to ensure project objectives are met and ensure accountability.
- Execute PMO guidelines, methodologies and framework during project execution.
- Utilize industry best practices, techniques, and standards throughout entire project execution.

Job Specifications:

- Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field, or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) designation is required
- 5-8 years of Project Management or related experience




- Proven track record of delivering large-scale projects launches.
- Strong understanding of manufacturing processes.
- Excellent leadership, communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience seeing projects through full life cycle.
- A highly-motivated, self-starter capable of leading multiple projects.
- Ability to interact well with clients and colleagues.
- Strategic thinker with a results-oriented mindset and the ability to prioritize tasks in a fast-paced environment.
- Proven ability to solve problems in a creative and effective manner.
- Strong familiarity with project management software tools, methodologies, and best practices

Strong customer service orientation.

Disclosure of AI Use: Please be advised that we use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to help screen and assess applicants for this position.

Interview Process: If you are interviewed for this position, you will be notified of your hiring status (whether a decision has been made) within 45 days of your last interview.

We are committed to creating accessible environments for our team members, candidates and customers. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of application and employment processes.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: $90,000.00-$100,000.00 per year

Benefits:

- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- RRSP match
- Vision care

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Scarborough, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

- How many large-scale full-Lifecyle project launches have you successfully delivered?

Education:

- Bachelor's Degree (required)

Experience:

- project management: 5 years (required)

Work Location: In person

📌 Project Manager (Scarborough)
🏢 Tradition Fine Foods
📍 Scarborough