Join Riverside Natural Foods Ltd., As a B-Corp certified, Triple-Bottom Line company, we proudly manufacture nutritious, 'better-for-you' snacks such as MadeGood and VALUABLE TO GO. We’re on an ambitious mission to double our business by 2030, and we need talented individuals like you to help us reach new heights. So, lace up your boots and let’s tackle the climb together. The Manager, Plant Engineering leads the plant engineering function. The role provides day-to-day leadership, prioritization, resource planning, coaching, standards deployment, small-to-medium project governance across plants, and plant performance improvement. This role will provide dedicated plant engineering leadership across Riverside, helping build greater structure around plant engineering priorities while supporting productivity, innovation, plant efficiency, and operational improvement. This is a hands‑on leadership role for someone who can lead and develop a team while remaining closely connected to plant engineering priorities and technical execution. Own plant engineering work intake, prioritization, resource allocation, and weekly execution routines across sites. Lead, coach, onboard, and develop Plant Engineers; provide performance input, technical guidance, training plans, and capability development. Manage the portfolio of small‑to‑medium site engineering projects, plant support requests, equipment modifications, and capacity initiatives. Ensure engineering standards, documentation practices, drawing control, commissioning discipline, and project closeout expectations are applied consistently. Support site master planning, bottleneck identification, capacity planning, reliability improvement, and annual capital planning. Coordinate plant engineering support for trials, commercialization, change parts, equipment upgrades, safety improvements,



and post‑startup stabilization. Partner with Site Directors / Plant Managers to align priorities, resolve trade‑offs, and remove execution barriers. Collaborate with Capital Projects to ensure plant requirements are built into design, installation planning, commissioning, training, and handover. Drive root cause problem solving for recurring technical issues that cross sites or require engineering escalation. Manage external engineering support, contractors, OEMs, and vendors for plant engineering work as required. Escalate strategic, budget, staffing, and major capital portfolio decisions to the Director, Engineering & Automation while keeping day‑to‑day coordination out of the Director’s workflow. Undergraduate degree in Engineering, PEng an asset Strong engineering experience within a manufacturing/factory environment. Significant overall engineering experience, with approximately 10 years being the target profile. Demonstrated experience leading, coaching, and developing engineers. Hands‑on plant engineering experience with exposure to equipment modifications, commissioning/start‑up, plant layouts, capacity and bottleneck analysis, reliability improvement, and root cause problem solving. Experience supporting plant‑focused engineering projects and capital planning. Experience working with OEMs, contractors, vendors, or other external engineering partners. Strong understanding of Quality, Safety,



and operational standards within a manufacturing environment. Strong customer focus with the ability to adapt to changing plant priorities, balance competing requests, and work effectively across functions. Experience with AutoCAD, SAP and Microsoft Office. Plant engineering request closure rate. Small‑to‑medium projects delivered on time and on budget. Engineering standards adoption across sites. Stakeholder satisfaction from plant leadership and cross‑functional partners. Coaching, onboarding, and capability development progress for Plant Engineers. Site master plan progress and quality of capital planning inputs. Salary Range: $120,000 CAD
- $135,000 CAD Exact compensation will be determined based on experience, skill set, education, and training, as well as other organizational needs, while balancing internal equity. Help us shape what this organization will look like and what we’ll offer the world, into the future. This means rolling up your sleeves and sometimes building the process – fast – We’re a flat organization with few silos which means you’ll have full access to everyone from our founders to our production staff. Speak up, share your ideas and go places you normally wouldn’t – like the plant, or the boardroom. Personal development: We’ll support and empower you to chart your own path and reach any heights you set for yourself. Count on us to give you the training and tools to grow and progress. Bring the consumer voice into your work by protecting product quality, availability, and experience, acting early when standards slip, and delivering consistent value that earns trust, advocacy, and long‑term brand love. You must be willing to try, ask and answer challenging questions,

📌 Principal Facilities Engineering (Toronto)
🏢 Riverside Natural Foods Ltd. (Home of MadeGood)
📍 Toronto