Manufacturing & Operations Manager – Food Processing & R&D;

Acres of Eden Ventures Ltd.

Location: Squamish, BC

Job Type: Permanent, Full-time

Expected Hours: 30–35 hours per week

Pay: $55.00–$65.00 per hour

Overview

Acres of Eden Ventures Ltd. is seeking an experienced Manufacturing & Operations Manager – Food Processing & R&D; to support the continued growth of our food-processing and edible-oil manufacturing operations in Squamish, British Columbia.

The successful candidate will be responsible for planning, organizing, overseeing, and evaluating manufacturing operations, including production planning, process performance, equipment utilization, operating efficiency, product quality, food safety, and manufacturing costs.

This position also provides technical leadership for research and development activities involving new and improved food and edible-oil products, process development, production scale-up, manufacturing feasibility, and commercialization.

The role works closely with company ownership, production personnel, technical staff, laboratories, consultants, suppliers, contractors, and service providers.

Key Responsibilities

- Plan, organize, and oversee daily food-processing and edible-oil manufacturing operations, including production priorities, schedules, materials, and equipment requirements.
- Lead process-improvement initiatives to improve productivity, product consistency, yield, manufacturing efficiency, and cost performance.
- Oversee R&D; and product-development projects for new and improved food and edible-oil products, including technical trials, process scale-up, and transition to commercial production.
- Review manufacturing workflows, process performance, material utilization, production losses, and operating data, and direct corrective or improvement actions.
- Evaluate processing equipment and manufacturing technologies and recommend or implement improvements to equipment, processes, and production systems.
- Oversee food-safety, quality, and process-control activities, including HACCP procedures, SOPs, production records, and corrective actions.
- Coordinate manufacturing-related regulatory and certification activities, including applicable CFIA, HACCP, Organic, and Non-GMO requirements.
- Manage manufacturing costs, production resources, inventory requirements, and operational priorities.
- Coordinate technical employees, contractors, laboratories, suppliers, and service providers involved in manufacturing, R&D;, and process-improvement activities.
- Support recruitment, training, and development of manufacturing and technical personnel.
- Work with ownership and management on manufacturing capacity, commercialization, equipment investment, and operational growth.

Education

Required:

- University degree in Food Science, Food Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering,



Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering, or a closely related technical discipline.

Preferred:

- Master’s degree in Food Science, Food Engineering, Food Technology, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Process Engineering, or a related field.

Experience

Required:

- Minimum 5 years of progressive experience in food processing, manufacturing, production, product development, process engineering, or a closely related manufacturing environment.
- Experience in manufacturing operations, production planning, process improvement, or production management.
- Experience coordinating technical or operational projects across multiple functional areas.
- Experience evaluating manufacturing performance, production efficiency, material utilization, process losses, and operating costs.
- Experience with manufacturing equipment, process technologies, production systems, or equipment-improvement projects.
- Experience coordinating manufacturing, technical, quality, contractor, supplier, or project resources.

Strongly Preferred:

- Previous experience in production management, manufacturing management, operations management, R&D; management, or senior technical leadership.
- Experience in food, beverage, edible-oil, dairy, ingredient, nutraceutical, or related food-manufacturing environments.
- Experience taking new products or processes from R&D; through pilot and commercial-scale production.
- Experience with HACCP, GMP, CFIA-regulated food operations, or similar food-safety and regulatory systems.
- Experience coordinating laboratories, technical consultants, suppliers, equipment manufacturers, or external service providers.
- Experience with manufacturing budgeting, cost analysis, capacity planning, and continuous improvement.

Technical Knowledge The successful candidate should have knowledge or experience in several of the following areas:
- Food-processing and manufacturing principles
- Product and process development
- Manufacturing process optimization
- Production planning and scheduling
- Product scale-up and commercialization
- Yield and material-utilization analysis
- Waste and production-loss reduction
- Manufacturing cost analysis
- Equipment evaluation and process improvement
- Root-cause analysis and corrective actions
- HACCP and food-safety systems
- GMP and manufacturing documentation
- Regulatory compliance in food manufacturing
- SOP and technical-documentation development
- Supplier and contractor coordination




- Project planning and implementation

Skills and Competencies
- Solid leadership and organizational skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Sound judgment and decision-making skills
- Ability to manage multiple manufacturing and technical priorities
- Ability to evaluate technical, operational, and financial aspects of manufacturing decisions
- Strong cross-functional coordination skills
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Ability to work independently and exercise professional judgment
- Ability to operate effectively in a growing manufacturing environment

Additional Assets
- HACCP training or certification
- Food-safety or quality-management training
- Lean manufacturing or continuous-improvement experience
- Project-management experience
- Experience with Organic or Non-GMO certification programs
- Experience with CFIA-regulated food establishments
- Experience with laboratory testing or technical-data interpretation
- Experience with edible-oil extraction, refining, blending, bottling, cold pressing, or related processing technologies
- Experience with private-label or contract manufacturing
- Experience supporting commercialization of new food products
- Experience with ERP, inventory, production-planning, or cost-control systems

Work Environment
- Work is primarily performed at the company’s manufacturing facility in Squamish, BC.
- Regular presence in production and manufacturing areas is required.
- The role may involve working around food-processing and packaging equipment, storage areas, laboratories, contractors, and service technicians.
- Occasional local travel may be required for supplier, laboratory, audit, certification, customer, or technical activities.
- Food-safety, hygiene, and workplace-safety procedures must be followed.

Language Professional proficiency in English is required for operational communication, technical documentation, supplier coordination, regulatory interaction, and management responsibilities.

Compensation

$55.00–$65.00 per hour

Compensation will be determined based on education, technical qualifications, manufacturing-management experience, food-industry experience, R&D; and commercialization experience, and overall leadership experience.

How to Apply

Please email your application to [email protected] include:

- Resume
- Brief cover letter outlining relevant manufacturing-management experience
- Education and professional qualifications

Applicants should highlight experience in manufacturing operations, production management, process improvement, R&D; or product commercialization, food safety or quality systems, equipment or process technology, and cross-functional leadership. Pay: $55.00-$65.00 per hour

Benefits

- Flexible schedule
- Tuition reimbursement

Work Location: In person

📌 Manufacturing & Operations Manager – Food Processing & R&D (Squamish)
🏢 Acres Of Eden Ventures
📍 Squamish