Manufacturing Excellence Manager / Directeur(rice) excellence opérationnelle

Barry Callebaut Manufacturing Iberica SA.; Sainte-Scholastique; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading chocolate and cocoa manufacturer is seeking a Manufacturing Excellence Manager in Sainte-Scholastique, Quebec. You will drive the change agenda for the implementation of the Barry Callebaut Operating System (BCOS) at the site level, ensuring that performance targets are met. Ideal candidates have a Bachelor's degree in Engineering and significant experience in Continuous Improvement processes. The role offers a competitive salary and benefits with a commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits package

Paid time off and holidays

Flexible workplace environment

Opportunities for personal and professional growth

Commitment to sustainability

Qualifications

• 5 to 10 years of manufacturing experience.
• Minimum 3 years in Continuous Improvement processes.
• Experience in IWS, WCM, or Leading Transformation.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support site leaders in deploying BCOS work processes.
• Guarantee that all KPIs are reported on time.
• Promote internal and external benchmarking for performance improvement.

Skills

Continuous Improvement processes

Leadership in multicultural environments

Influencing skills

Advanced English proficiency

Education

Bachelor / Master degree in Engineering

Tools

SAP ERP systems

Microsoft Excel

Minitab

MS Project

Job description

Location: St-Hyacinthe, CA, J2S 1Y7

At Barry Callebaut, we are on a journey to transform the cocoa and chocolate industry. As the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, our actions truly shape the future of our industry. We are a business-to-business company, serving the entire food sector, from the cocoa bean to the finest chocolate product. We are a company with a purpose, we believe in doing well by doing good and reinvesting in the communities we operate. We have a long-standing commitment to sustainability and our goal is to shape a sustainable cocoa and chocolate future. We are headquartered in Zurich, and have more than 12,000 passionate Employees working in more than 40 countries worldwide. We are very proud of who we are and what we do. And of course, we are always looking for talented people to help us have a positive impact on our industry and beyond!

About the role

We are looking for a Manufacturing excellence manager to drive our change agenda, leading to full implementation of BCOS (Barry Callebaut Operating System) at site level in-line with regional/site Master Plan. The role focuses on development of site BCOS work processes capabilities to deliver BIC results in line with BC ‘Go for ZERO’ vision. The site manufacturing excellence manager will guide and support site leaders, middle management, and core teams to implement all pillars work processes to deliver expected site goals and results.

Key responsibilities

• Support the revision, implementation and coaching to deploy pillar work processes;
• Lead site process of target setting and deployment (hoshin planning);
• Guarantee all KPIs are reported in the system and on time;
• Generate intelligence to support actions that continuously improve site performance across the balanced score card;
• Guarantee RCA activities involving plant leads and designated area members for all KPIs to drive to target;
• Coordinate daily routine activities (team board meetings hourly, daily etc.) and operational review meetings on a monthly basis;
• Make visible to the entire supply chain, the losses opportunities creating a map of losses and site productivity pipeline;
• Be the representative of the sites’ program implementation for the local management team and broader BC organization;
• Play a leading role on developing and deploying/adoption of MES and other site digital initiatives in line with I4.0 strategy;
• Deploy regular self-assessment using the BCOS Health check tools – and build action plan to close gaps versus site Master Plan;
• Promote internal and external benchmark exercises, looking for opportunities to improve local site performance.

About you

• Bachelor / Master degree in Engineering (Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, Food);
• 5 to 10 years of manufacturing experience;
• Minimum 3 years of experience in implementing Continuous Improvement process, such as: TPM, Lean Supply Chain principles and tools and/or Six Sigma;
• Extensive background or skill set in: IWS (Integrated Work Systems), WCM (World Class Manufacturing) or Leading Transformation;
• Experience in working and leading initiatives in multicultural environment;
• Extensive software capability including Microsoft environment, Excel, Word, Minitab or other statistical software and MS Project. Knowledge and experience on use of SAP ERP systems is seen as a desirable skill;
• Experience of project management and governance systems;
• Strong influencing skills, ability to direct the BCOS program without formal authority over organization leaders;
• Great listening skills and motivator. Ability to teach/ coach others and develop talents;
• Advanced level of english language proficiency (to interact with colleagues and partners abroad).

What you can expect from Barry Callebaut

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package
• Paid time off, plus generous holiday time
• Environment that welcomes workplace flexibility
• An atmosphere where diversity is embraced, and inclusivity is second nature. We call it #OneBC! Just ask our champions with the Americas Women’s Forum and the Racial Equality Forum!
• Ability to grow personally and professionally within an organization that values development and internal career growth
• Be part of our mission in making sustainability the norm through Forever Chocolate with priorities centered around prospering farmers, zero child labor, carbon and forest positive, and creating 100% sustainable ingredients in all of our products.

At Barry Callebaut, we are committed to Diversity & Inclusion. United by our strong values, we thrive on the diversity of who we are, where we come from, what we’ve experienced and how we think. We are committed to nurturing an inclusive environment where people can truly be themselves, grow to their full potential and feel they belong.

#oneBC - Diverse People, Sustainable Growth.