Lead Process Engineer

Canada Royal Milk; Eastern Ontario; On-site; CAD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infant formula manufacturer in Kingston, Ontario, seeks a Lead Process Engineer to oversee production operations, ensuring compliance with food safety and quality standards. The ideal candidate has a post-secondary education in Engineering, Food Science, or a related field, alongside a minimum of 5 years' experiência in food processing. This role requires strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work cross-functionally to enhance production efficiency.

Benefits

Competitive wages

Extended health benefits

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• Strong English language skills required for communication.
• Minimum of 5 years' experience in the food processing environment.

Responsibilities

• Oversee production processes and monitor day-to-day operations.
• Liaise with other departments to resolve production problems.
• Develop and implement production SOPs and conduct training.

Skills

Food manufacturing knowledge

Problem-solving skills

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Education

Post-secondary education in Engineering/Technology/Food Science

Job description

About the Company

Canada Royal Milk is the only producer of infant formula in Canada, manufacturing quality products from Canadian cow and goat milk, ensuring the highest quality and nutritional value for our customers.

Located in Kingston, Ontario, CRM operates a state-of-the‑art 320,000 square foot facility equipped with cutting‑edge technology and employs over 175 skilled professionals. The company is rooted in sourcing milk from Ontario and Quebec farms, ensuring exceptional quality and a strong connection to Canada’s dairy industry. CRM values diversity, innovation, and collaboration, fostering a multicultural workforce committed to setting new standards in the milk powder industry.

What We Offer

The opportunity to build and grow a progressive company, competitive wages, and extended health benefits.

What We Look For

Curiosity, commitment to learning, and a winning mindset.

About the Role

Reporting to the Production Manager, the Lead Process Engineer plans and controls the plant’s production operations and leads high priority and complex projects within the production department.

With a strong technical background, the Lead Process Engineer should have a demonstrated ability to create and maintain accurate records, and a strong ability to organize and develop a Work Management System that will satisfy regulatory and production quality control requirements.

The Lead is a detail‑oriented and results‑driven individual with a strong understanding of food manufacturing, planning, GMP, and root cause analysis.

The Lead is dedicated to producing the highest quality product and creates an environment where employees take pride in their work. They emphasize food quality, safety, and security, complying with all government legislation and the expectations of Canada Royal Milk’s customers.

Job Requirements

Applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada and have strong English language skills. The ability to read and understand written English and communicate in English both spoken and in writing is a requirement of the job.

Education: Post‑secondary education in Engineering/Technology/Food Science or related field

Experience: Experience in the food processing environment; preferably with a minimum of five (5) years of experience working in cross‑functional teams.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

1. Overseeing the production processes and monitoring day‑to‑day production, lead problem solving and adjustments to stay on the production plan with products and efficiency. Work closely with Production manager and all production supervisors to improve overall department performance.
2. Review daily operations, paperwork, and reports from production staff to check accuracy and report deviation; confer with technical staff and production supervisors to resolve production or processing problems.
3. Liaison with other departments including Quality, Maintenance, Engineering, R&D, Marketing, Supply chain, HR, HSE.
4. Actively participates and leads continuous improvement initiatives to improve the OEE, reduce manufacturing loss, reduce labour costs, optimizing the inventory levels and overall optimizing the manufacturing operation without sacrificing quality.
5. Assist production manager to set and implement the objectives and action plans to achieve production KPIs and delivering results.
6. Review new and current product specifications, revising the existing specifications and making recommendations.
7. Develop, implement, and maintain production SOPs including documentation and standard operating procedures as well as develop and conduct training for the production employees.
8. Ensure timely and thorough sanitation of all equipment and facilities to allow for efficient and on‑time production start‑up and delivery of products to customers.
9. Follow and administer Quality Policies and Procedures including food safety, HACCP, traceability, and production hold investigations.
10. Troubleshoot process areas by identifying and analyzing process problems and advising and guiding processing operators on action required to resolve malfunctions to ensure efficient running of the plant.
11. Plan, organize, control, and evaluate plant production operations while continually striving for improvements to increase efficiency.
12. Develop plans to efficiently use materials, labour, and equipment to meet production targets.
13. Participate in the oversight and inspection of manufacturing equipment installation and testing, ensuring safety and compliance at every stage.
14. Develop and oversee implementation of production tracking or quality control systems, analyzing production, quality control, maintenance, or other operational reports, to detect production problems.
15. Ensure that all the team members are familiar with and practice Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).
16. Perform other duties as assigned by Production manager.

Working Conditions

The standard office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 5:30 pm. Most of the work occurs during regular weekday office hours. However, as an international company with continuous 24-7 operations, hours of work involved may vary to accommodate business needs. Flexible hours are required and may include evening and week‑end hours from time to time.

As a dairy processor and infant formula manufacturer, CRM strives to exceed regulatory requirements for food safety, quality, hygiene, and good manufacturing practices. All employees who enter the processing areas for any reason must comply with all food safety protocols in addition to health and safety best practices.

Most work is performed in an office environment, with some requirements to work in other areas of the facility as needed. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit. The employee frequently is required to walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand. The employee must frequently lift or move objects up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift or move objects up to 25 pounds.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion

We strive to build a team that reflects the diversity of the community we work in, and encourage applications from traditionally underrepresented groups such as women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, people identifying as 2SLGBTQI, veterans, and people with disabilities.

If we can make this easier through accommodation in the recruitment process, please contact us at [e-mail].