Overview
Kanterra Science is seeking an experienced Production Manager to lead day-to-day operations across our processing and packaging department. This role owns the performance of the production floor, including throughput, quality, cost, and compliance, and directly manages our team/room leads and full-time production and packaging staff. This is a hands-on leadership role in a regulated, fast-paced manufacturing operation.

This is a Full-Time position reporting to the Director of Operations.

Key Responsibilities

- Oversee day-to-day processing and packaging operations, including trimming, drying, and packaging lines, across all shifts
- Directly manage and develop team/room leads and full-time production and packaging employees; set clear performance expectations and provide regular coaching
- Follow, execute, and advise on the production plan, working closely with the Production Planner and Inventory Controllers to align staffing, scheduling, and material flow with plan targets
- Own production KPIs, including throughput, yield, waste/shrinkage, labour cost, and on-time fulfillment, and report results to ownership
- Oversee and manage Good Production Practices (GPP), inventory tracking, recordkeeping, and SOP’s
- Act as a key member of the site's Health & Safety team
- Manage equipment uptime, layout, and material flow; coordinate with maintenance and vendors on repairs and upgrades
- Lead hiring, onboarding, and training for production/packaging staff and team/room leads
- Liaise cross-functionally with cultivation, quality assurance, sales, and shipping/receiving to keep production aligned with demand

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities





- Proven people-management skills, including experience managing leads or frontline teams
- Comfortable owning a budget and being accountable for cost and throughput targets
- High level of integrity and professionalism appropriate to a federally regulated, security-sensitive product
- Proficient MS Office/Excel skills; comfort with inventory or production tracking software
- Clear, confident communicator able to represent production to ownership, auditors, and regulators
- Calm under pressure, with strong problem-solving and conflict-resolution skills
- Comfortable working collaboratively with planning and inventory functions rather than operating in isolation

Job Requirements

- Bachelor's degree in operations, manufacturing, business, or related field, or equivalent work experience
- 7+ years of progressive production/manufacturing experience, including 2-3+ years directly managing a team or leads
- Experience with regulatory compliance in a controlled/licensed manufacturing environment (cannabis, pharmaceutical, food, or similar) is an asset
- Cannabis industry experience is a plus, but not required. Training will be provided
- Forklift certification and First Aid/CPR considered an asset
- Willingness to work on-site full-time in Melancthon, ON

Job Type: Full-time
Schedule: Monday to Friday; weekends as needed
Work Location: In person

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

- Casual dress
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- In office parking
- Vision care

Education:

- Bachelor's Degree (preferred)

Experience:

- Manufacturing: 6 years (preferred)

Work Location: In person

📌 Production Manager (Shelburne area) (Melancthon)
🏢 Kanterra
📍 Melancthon