Director, Operations

Winpak; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Winpak, a global leader in sustainable packaging, seeks a Director of Operations for its Winnipeg facility. The role will oversee extrusion and converting divisions, drive manufacturing excellence, and implement Lean initiatives to improve quality, efficiency, and customer responsiveness.

Based in Winnipeg, you will report to the President, Flexibles, and partner with senior leaders to standardize SOPs, foster accountability, and deliver transformative operational results across the plant.

Responsibilities

• Lead Winnipeg facility operations across Extrusion and Converting as a unified enterprise.
• Direct production, purchasing and maintenance to maximize asset return on investment.
• Champion Lean principles and continuous improvement initiatives across the plant.
• Foster a culture of safety, accountability and proactive quality management.
• Drive alignment with cross-functional teams and senior leadership for measurable performance improvements.

Skills

Leadership

Lean manufacturing

Cross-functional collaboration

Safety culture

Job description

Established in 1975, Winpak is one of the leading packaging companies in the world with 12 facilities across North America and over 2600 employees. Winpak designs, manufactures and supplies the most sustainable packaging solutions that reduce food waste, extend freshness and promote health. The company is publicly traded on the TSX under WPK.

Winpak’s Winnipeg operation is a key part of the company’s global packaging business, focusing on healthcare and food packaging. The plant employs over 1,000 staff and just completed an exciting expansion which added over 200,000 square feet, allowing the operation to begin the production of recyclable packages.

Winpak is seeking an accomplished Director, Operations to lead its flagship Winnipeg manufacturing facility. The mandate of the role will be to drive operational excellence, strengthen cross-functional collaboration, and deliver measurable performance improvements. The Director will oversee both the Extrusion and Converting divisions, each with its own senior management, and will be tasked with building a stronger alignment across the plant to operate as a unified enterprise.

Reporting to the President, Flexibles, the Director, Operations will drive alignment between departments, foster proactive quality management, standardize and enforce SOPs, and instill a culture of accountability. They will be responsible to plan, organize and direct production, purchasing and maintenance groups to ensure the most effective return on assets. Beyond managing day-to-day operations, the Director will have the opportunity to develop continuous improvement initiatives across the plant – championing Lean principles, empowering cross-functional problem-solving, and fostering a culture of safety and operational excellence.

The ideal candidate will be a seasoned operations leader with a proven track record in large-scale manufacturing environments. They will combine proven people leadership skills with hands-on operational and technical expertise, able to unite diverse teams and deliver measurable improvements in quality, efficiency, and customer responsiveness.

Based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, this is an exciting opportunity for a senior manufacturing leader to lead transformation at scale, influence operational performance across the business, and shape the future of one of Winpak’s largest and most successful business units.

We thank all applicants for their interest in this position. Please note that we will only be in contact with those individuals moving forward with our client.