Responsibilities:

Production

- Manage silo-to-silo production of decaffeinated coffee including process monitoring and troubleshooting
- Communicate with internal and external stakeholders to plan and meet production targets
- Measure and report KPIs
- Prioritize most important tasks as they relate to company goals
- Develop and maintain production SOPs and standards
- Understand company financial performance and how my work effects that performance
- Adopt Operational Excellence practices to manage continuous improvement
- Develop systems for process monitoring to facilitate troubleshooting and flagging process deviations
- Identify opportunities to improve processes and performance
- Create business cases for capital and maintenance projects

Maintenance

- Plan and execute shutdown activities as they relate to the production department
- Manage equipment inspections and communication of maintenance issues to the maintenance department

Quality

- Drive quality by adherence to internal and external standards
- Identify opportunities to improve quality and product safety
- Work with internal and customer quality managers

People

- Champion operator engagement and culture by empowering operators and maintenance to take ownership of their processes and responsibilities
- Management and development of direct reports (operators, trades, supervisors, engineers, contractors) where required
- Projects, Engineering & Regulatory (In conjunction with Engineering Dept.)
- Identify capital and maintenance projects where necessary
- Work with regulators to ensure compliance with local jurisdiction (e.g. WorkSafe BC and TSBC)
- Build relationships with regulators and inspectors

Risk

- Continual management of operational risks
- Identify and characterize threats
- Prioritize risk reduction measures

Business





- Understand variable and fixed costs related to production activities
- Understand revenue sources, production L&E; and P&L;, company financial performance

Budget Management

- Create and manage production operating budgets
- Manage execution of budgeted activities
- Workplace and Sustainability
- Improve water/power/gas consumption performance
- Improve waste water and air emission performance
- Become a leader in environmentally responsible decaffeination

Safety

- Drive safety culture
- Manage the safety program for the production department
- Develop and manage permit systems

Experience:

- Engineering Degree or equivalent
- Professional Engineer Status considered an asset
- At least 5 years’ experience in process industry
- At least two (2) years management experience
- Knowledge of extraction and adsorption processes would management systems and processes

Knowledge/Skills/Competencies:

- Excellent computer skills (Microsoft Office, process modeling tools, statistical analyses tools)
- Experience in process automation (logic design, programming)
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Well developed interpersonal/communication skills
- Ability to prioritize and organize multiple projects
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills
- Negotiating and budgeting skills
- Knowledge of food science and technology
- Travel may be required

People Management:

- Responsible for day to day activities of group efforts to ensure smooth and effective work systems and procedures.



Day-to-day management of any assigned human resources.

Performance Expectations:

- Play a leadership role as a champion of the SWISS WATER® brand and the quality positioning of the brand
- Keep abreast of new developments in related food science and process technologies.
- Make decisions with a clear understanding of and focus on company objectives and goals.
- Consult with specialized disciplines, including analytical chemistry, statistics, microbiology, engineering and production
- Work effectively with other members of the Operations group to achieve corporate objectives
- Involve others in decisions to build ownership for changes
- Make appropriate recommendations and communicate relevant information in a timely manner as necessary ensure new technologies are effectively integrated and to ensure the company is in compliance at all times with regulatory requirements
- Oversee the identification, testing and selection of process equipment and process control improvements
- Continually develop coffee knowledge

Internal Interactions:

- Works closely with Maintenance Manager, Quality Manager, Production Supervisor, and other members of the Operations Division
- Interacts with the Senior Management Team

External Interactions:

- Will interact with external vendors, suppliers, research community and external network within industry.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $120,000.00-$140,000.00 per year

Benefits:

- Company events
- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- On-site gym
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- RRSP match
- Vision care

Flexible language requirement:

- French not required

Experience:

- management: 2 years (preferred)
- processing industry: 5 years (required)

Work Location: In person

📌 Production Manager (Canada)
🏢 Swiss Water Decaffeinated Coffee
📍 Canada