Plant Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Promote, maintain and lead a safety culture focused on zero workplace injuries throughout the facility.
• Accountable to ensure reporting of all near misses, hazardous conditions and first aid incidents to HSE business partners and collaborate on ongoing preventative projects.
• Lead and empower team members by setting clear expectations in performance management, training and coaching.
• Partner with business partners on key people strategies including attraction and retention plans, succession planning, development plans and training requirements.
• Interpret strategies to create and implement plans to ensure products are manufactured efficiently and to a high quality.
• Lead the attainment of key information to create long term resolutions and corrective actions to establish and sustain a culture of continuous improvement.
• Develop plans and strategies utilizing production forecasts and resources to achieve agreed labor and machine productivity levels.
• Meet conversion cost, material variance and scrap reduction goals.
• Lead the implementation of best-in-class practices and projects aimed at cost reduction and efficient process control.
• Accountable to maintain adherence to internal and external standards for the manufacturing product lifecycle.
• Partner with business to establish processes and organizational structures to meet compliance requirements for all appropriate regulatory bodies.
• Lead and liaise with key business partners on the strategy, implementation and team focused on programs and processes overseeing general machine and facility maintenance.
• Partner with innovation team to facilitate the industrialization of innovation projects through analysis and testing of new product development ideas in the plant.
• Responsible for the efficient movement of completed product and materials ensuring regulatory compliance where required.
• Lead the processes for the creation and delivery of key administrative functions; including month-end reporting, annual budgeting, capital expenditure evaluations and documentation of internal management systems.

  Health, Safety & Environment

  • Ensure compliance with federal, provincial and local legislative requirements.
  • Review all policies, procedures and work instructions related to health, safety and environment annually, to ensure effectiveness of the health and safety program.
  • Appoint competent Supervisors/Managers who are familiar with legislated safety requirements.
  • Take every precaution reasonable in the circumstance for the protection of a worker.
  • Establish training needs and supply training for all members of the workplace to ensure knowledge and understanding for the safe operation of daily activities.
  • Apply Refusal to Work Procedure when applicable and ensure compliance with this standard.
  • Attend Management Training as defined in HSE 27.0 and the plant training matrix.
  • Participate in scheduled audits to ensure compliance with HSEMS & ISO (Reference HSE 44.0; Quality Systems Manual Volumes 1 & 2).
  • Participate in Environmental Impact Analysis process and monitor implementation of controls for significant risks (Reference HSE 58.0).
  • Participate in training on how to effectively investigate an accident/incident as outlined in HSE 11.0.
  • Review investigations for completeness and effectiveness of recommendations.
  • Approve Personal Protective Equipment programs, provide Personal Protective Equipment and ensure location compliance.
  • Approve results of engineering reviews of planned changes to buildings, equipment, processes or procedures.
  • Evaluate effectiveness of location group Health and Safety meetings.
  • Approve purchase orders for safety and environmental supplies.
  • Review and approve the site Environmental Policy on an annual basis.
  • Review and approve the site Fire Safety Plan on an annual basis.
  • Approve site Emergency Response Plan.
  • Approve standards for pre-placement requirements for new hires.
  • Approve location risk Management and Pollution Prevention Plan, Quality Plan and Contractor Safety Plan.
  • Review and approve all HSEMS internal/CHSE audit action plans.
  • Responsible for implementation and compliance of HSE 4.0 Planned Inspections and HSEMS Preventative Action Process.
  • Responsible for implementation and compliance of HSE 21.0 First Aid.
  • Responsible for implementation and compliance of HSE 29.0 Required Postings.
  • Manage the capital budget expenditures for the facility. Ensure that budgets are met, and variances are explained.
  • Conduct and maintain systematic surveys in compliance with HSE 13.0 Machine Guarding and EMP Section 1.6.
  • Provide resources for risk identification and evaluation process. Approve local procedures for follow-up of corrective actions.

    Job Requirements

    • Completion of University in a technical or business-related discipline or equivalent experience.
    • Holding a cross section of functional roles preferred.
    • Experience balancing multiple priorities and leading change.
    • Experience in strategic planning, resource allocation, employee relations, leadership techniques and coordination of people and resources.
    • Proven track record of improving performance in a leadership role.
    • Experience and/or familiarity with Lean projects.
    • Experience and strong understanding of budgeting/expense management with a basic understanding of financial and accounting practices.
    • Technical understanding of production planning techniques, current quality standards, lean manufacturing and safety requirements/laws (ISO 9001, Six Sigma, 5S, etc.).
    • Knowledge of health, safety, and environmental practices in a manufacturing environment.
    • Knowledge and ability to understand the process of machinery.
    • Demonstrated success in leading lean/six sigma projects.