Manufacturing Optimization & CI Lead

Groupe Lactalis; Brampton; Hybrid; CAD 79,000 - 98,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-Based Bonus

4 Weeks Vacation

Pension with employer match

Tuition reimbursement

Volunteer day

Learning & development

Internal mobility

Job summary

Lactalis Canada, located in Brampton, seeks a Manufacturing Optimization Specialist to drive improvement in Safety, Quality, OEE, capacity, labour costs, and productivity. You will develop and implement corrective actions and CI projects across plant operations.

Role requires an engineering degree and 3+ years in production with high speed packaging, plus experience leading CI teams and implementing SOPs. Strong problem solving and teamwork are essential, with CAD/SAP proficiency a plus.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree (Preferably mechanical or Industrial) or equivalent relevant work experience.
• Minimum three (3) years of experience in production operations, with high speed packaging equipment.
• Experience in leading work teams in continuous improvement.
• Experience in motivating employees and in working in a team culture to develop employee involvement (preferably in a unionized environment).
• Experience in generation of specification for new equipment and commissioning of new equipment.
• Knowledge of engineering and continuous improvement with high speed packaging, integration of lines with multiple automated equipment.

Responsibilities

• Promote a focus on excellence and identify opportunities for improvement through KPI analysis.
• Conduct measurements and trending analysis on manufacturing and maintenance processes to determine root cause of performance loss.
• Recommend procedural and/or process changes and implement them to improve performance (SOP development and training).
• Develop multi-functional CI teams and liaise with other departments for initiatives including crewing improvement and CI trials.
• Conduct safety assessments and implement necessary improvements.
• Liaise with resources to design and implement engineered solutions to improve line OEE.
• Identify proactive maintenance requirements to increase plant productivity and reliability.
• Carry out investigations into failures to eliminate root causes.

Skills

Continuous improvement

Team leadership

Problem solving

Project management

Education

Engineering degree (Mechanical or Industrial)

Tools

CAD

SAP

Microsoft Office

Job description

Lactalis Canada, located in Brampton, seeks a Manufacturing Optimization Specialist to drive improvement in Safety, Quality, OEE, capacity, labour costs, and productivity. You will develop and implement corrective actions and CI projects across plant operations.

Role requires an engineering degree and 3+ years in production with high speed packaging, plus experience leading CI teams and implementing SOPs. Strong problem solving and teamwork are essential, with CAD/SAP proficiency a plus.