About this role
Schedule: Wednesday to Sunday 5:00 PM to 1:30 AM
Location : HWY 403 & Dundas St W, Mississauga
S'more about the team
We are looking for a full-time Production Manager who will oversee our fulfillment activities, for our RTE brand: Factor (factormeals.ca), a healthy, ready-to-heat meal delivery service. Reporting to the Senior Manager, Production, you will lead a team in achieving safety, quality, plan adherence, on-time delivery, and efficiency targets for completing weekly fulfillment of customer orders. As part of our Production team, you will play a key role in delivering a consistently outstanding product to our customers while rapidly scaling this new business.
Lettuce share what this role will be responsible for:
• Oversee daily operational activities for fulfillment teams.
• Build a high-performing culture within the teams you will lead, with specific focus on customer centricity, safety, GMP, quality, employee learning, development & engagement, and continuous improvement
• Develop, roll out, and manage standard operating procedures, visual tools, and checklists to ensure we are a process-driven operation
• Responsible for setting targets against and continuously improving employee safety, food safety compliance, quality, pick accuracy, on-time delivery, and efficiency
• Partner with peer managers in Production to develop production plans that focus on product freshness, on-time delivery, plan reliability, while delivering on DC targets
• Execute and deliver the daily production plan; ensure proper and on-time team, material, facility, and equipment setup; proactively identify and resolve day-to-day bottlenecks and blockers; and drive clear, structured and concise communication to ensure alignment between teams, shifts, and external stakeholders
• Make tomorrow better than today! Drive continuous improvement in the production facility by engaging team members and broader stakeholders in identifying opportunities, facilitating root-cause analysis, implementing corrective actions, and delivering positive and focused change
• Work in compliance with OH&S acts and regulations.
• Use personal protective and safety equipment and clothing as directed by the employer and report workplace hazards and dangers to the supervisor or employer.
• Other duties as assigned
Sound a-peeling? Here's what we're looking for:
• 4+ years of Manufacturing and/or Supply Chain experience
• 4+ years of Experience managing operational teams (20+ team members)
• Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree in Engineering, Business or a related field preferred
• Strong understanding of OHS and Food Safety requirements, and applying to warehouse and production environment
• A problem solver’s mentality; you see problems as opportunities, identify and simplify complex issues, and drive rapid, focused, and data-driven solutions
• An authentic approach to leadership; you’re able to build strong relationships, clearly communicate