Job Title: Production Manager - Nights
Job Description
The Production Manager
Nights oversees manufacturing operations in a high-performance, people-focused environment dedicated to becoming the most sustainable protein company on earth. This role leads night-shift production activities in a unionized facility, ensuring safety, quality, and efficiency while fostering an inclusive culture where team members are empowered to learn, grow, and contribute their best. The position requires strong leadership in a fast-paced, cold and wet production setting with exposure to raw meat and cleaning solutions, while maintaining high standards of operational excellence and employee wellbeing.
Responsibilities
Lead and manage night-shift production operations to ensure targets for safety, quality, efficiency, and output are consistently achieved.
Provide direct supervision to production teams, including assigning work, monitoring performance, and offering coaching and support.
Promote and enforce a safety-first culture, ensuring all team members follow established health, safety, and sanitation procedures.
Coordinate and oversee daily manufacturing activities to maintain smooth operations in a fast-paced, unionized environment.
Use strong leadership skills to motivate, engage, and develop team members, fostering an inclusive and respectful workplace.
Collaborate effectively within a unionized setting, maintaining positive working relationships and adhering to collective agreement requirements.
Identify operational issues and use problem-solving skills and sensory awareness to diagnose and troubleshoot production challenges.
Ensure production processes meet quality standards and regulatory requirements related to protein manufacturing.




Support continuous improvement initiatives by recommending and implementing changes that enhance productivity and reduce waste.
Monitor and manage resources on the night shift, including labor, equipment, and materials, to optimize production performance.
Communicate clearly with other shifts and departments to ensure alignment on production plans, priorities, and outcomes.
Model safe work practices, including proper handling of raw meat, exposure to solid smells and cleaning solutions, and adherence to lifting and ergonomic guidelines.
Participate in learning and development opportunities to strengthen leadership and operational skills and support career progression.
Essential Skills
Minimum 5 years of experience as a Production Manager or in a comparable production leadership role.
35+ years of experience in manufacturing operations.
Proven supervision experience overseeing production teams in a high-volume environment.
Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate, coach, and develop team members.
Experience working in a unionized environment and collaborating effectively within union frameworks.
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, cold and wet production environment with exposure to strong smells, blood products, and raw meat.
Physical ability to stand, walk, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl for extended periods, and to lift up to 50 lbs as required.
Ability to use senses (sight, sound,



smell, touch) to diagnose and troubleshoot production problems.
Strong communication skills with the ability to talk, listen, and hear clearly in a busy production setting.
Solid understanding of production operations and manufacturing processes.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
Post-secondary education is an asset.
Interest in continuous learning and professional development through workshops, speaker events, and training resources.
Willingness to pursue further education such as degrees, diplomas, professional certifications, or trades programs supported by tuition reimbursement.
Commitment to working in an inclusive, safety-focused culture that recognizes and rewards excellence.
Why Work Here?
Employees thrive in an inclusive, safety-first culture that recognizes excellence and encourages everyone to contribute their best. Team members receive flexible health, wellness, and mental health benefits starting on day one, along with a company-matched defined contribution pension plan that also begins on the first day of employment. The organization invests heavily in learning and development through workshops, speaker series events, and career resources, and supports ongoing education with a comprehensive tuition reimbursement program for eligible degrees, diplomas, certifications, and trades programs. A strong commitment to community impact is reflected in the offer of up to two paid volunteer days each year, enabling employees to support causes that matter to them.
Work Environment
The role is based in a fast-paced manufacturing facility with a cold and wet environment and exposure to strong smells from cleaning and caustic solutions, blood pr

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