Company Overview

Celtrade Canada Inc. is a leading manufacturer of custom-developed sauces, marinades, condiments, and dressings for private label retailers and food service chains. Since 1990, the company has grown through strong long-term partnerships and a broad resource base that supports the entire journey from kitchen concept to market-ready products. The team is passionate about food, specializing in authentic global flavor profiles created through small-batch cooking combined with modern plant automation.

Summary

Lead daily prep and pan line operations in a food manufacturing facility. This hands-on role coordinates workflow, develops employees, oversees specialized processing equipment, and delivers production targets while maintaining food safety, quality, employee safety, and operational efficiency.

Responsibilities

- Production Leadership

Supervise daily activities, allocate staffing and resources, and meet production schedules and customer requirements. Enforce SOPs, product specifications, and work instructions; coordinate startups and changeovers; trouble-shoot issues and minimize downtime. Monitor yields, waste, throughput, and labour efficiency.

- Manage batching operations in a cost-effective manner to achieve the company’s Cost per KG targets by balancing manpower utilization and MRP requirements. Coordinate with Procurement to ensure adequate raw material availability based on production plans, cooler and freezer capacity, and inventory requirements.
- Analyze and approve production schedules in collaboration with Supply Chain, ensuring alignment with available processing, pan, and preparation machine capacities.
- Access and maintain the master production schedule to effectively coordinate material and resource planning with Procurement, Supply Chain, and Warehouse teams.
- Monitor warehouse, cooler, and freezer capacities to support efficient inventory management and production continuity.
- Plan and manage material requirements, ensuring the necessary resources are available to meet production demands while optimizing inventory levels.

Food Safety and Quality

Ensure compliance with HACCP, GMPs, sanitation, allergen control, and quality programs. Inspect products and processes,



investigate deviations, implement corrective and preventative actions, and maintain accurate batch, production, quality, and food safety records.

Equipment Oversight

Supervise setup, operation, changeovers, sanitation, and troubleshooting. Monitor equipment performance and product consistency; collaborate with Maintenance on equipment concerns and preventative maintenance. Train operators on secure operation and product specifications.

Health and Safety

Enforce safe work practices, company policies, and legislative requirements. Conduct inspections, participate in safety meetings, investigate incidents and near misses, and implement corrective actions.

Qualifications

Post-secondary education required. Minimum 3 years of experience in food manufacturing or processing, in a fast-paced production environment.

Equipment Components & Processing Expertise

Knowledge of cutting heads, processing configurations, and mixing speeds; equipment setup, adjustments, changeovers, sanitation verification, inspection, and preventative maintenance principles.

Understand particle size reduction, emulsification, blending, mixing, ingredient preparation, and consistency requirements. Monitor texture, viscosity, appearance, and quality; optimize processing parameters and troubleshoot quality or efficiency issues.

Specialized Equipment Knowledge & Experience

Demonstrated experience operating, supervising, troubleshooting, and training employees on:

- Stephan MCH 20N Puree Machine: In-line microcutter/emulsifier systems for purees, emulsions, sauces, dressings, spreads, and prepared foods.
- Urschel Sprint 2 Dicer: Diced vegetables and fruits; sliced, strip-cut, and granulated ingredients.
- Robot Coupe Vertical Cutter Mixers: R45 (45L capacity) and R60 (60L capacity) for chopping, mixing, grinding, kneading, puree production,



and high-volume ingredient preparation.
- Urschel Comitrol Processor Model 1700: Controlled particle size reduction: granulating, milling, flaking, emulsifying, liquefying, pureeing, and dispersing.

ERP, Scheduling & Reporting

Use ERP system (preferably Deacom) to open production jobs and submit them to the Procurement Team for inventory preparation.

Access and maintain the monthly production schedule to support Procurement, Supply Chain, and Warehouse planning activities. Manage cooler and freezer capacity requirements and communicate inventory and material requirements to the Procurement Team.

Provide backup support for Operations by maintaining the master manpower schedule in Excel.

Generate and analyze downtime, production scheduling, labour utilization, and operational efficiency reports when required.

Physical Requirements

Work in refrigerated and production areas; stand and walk for extended periods; occasionally lift up to 25 kg (55 lbs); wear required personal protective equipment. Exposure to food odours and all major food allergens.

What We Offer

Comprehensive health and dental benefits; RRSP matching; paid vacation and paid sick days; support for continuing education and professional development.

We thank all applicants for their interest in this position; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Accessibility & Accommodation

We are committed to an inclusive, accessible recruitment and selection process. If you are contacted for an interview or assessment and require an accommodation, please let us know in advance of your appointment. We will work with you to meet your needs.

To apply for this opportunity, please forward your resume to [email protected]. We thank all applicants; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Pay: $39.62 per hour

Expected hours: 39.62 per week

Benefits:

- Company events
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- RRSP match
- Vision care

Experience:

- in Food manufacturing or processing Corrective actions: 3 years (required)
- ERP systems: 3 years (required)

Work Location: In person

📌 Prep and Pan Line Supervisor (Mississauga)
🏢 Celtrade Canada
📍 Mississauga