Plant Manager

Cascades; Calgary; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit sharing

Employee stock purchase plan

Full benefits package

Annual allowance for goods/services

Wellness program

Job summary

Cascades is seeking a Plant Manager in Calgary to lead operations, drive safety, quality, and continuous improvement across the plant. You will collaborate with leadership to ensure profitability, develop strategies, and manage a team in a unionized environment.

The role requires a Bachelor’s in a relevant field and 5+ years of manufacturing leadership experience, with LEAN expertise and fluency in data tools like PowerBI. Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Operations, or Engineering preferred.
• 5+ years of manufacturing leadership experience.
• Experience in a unionized manufacturing environment is preferred.
• Knowledge of LEAN Manufacturing principles (5S, Kaizen, RCA, CI) is a plus.
• Proficiency with MS Office, SAP, PowerBI and data visualization tools.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic, plant-wide leadership to meet financial and operational goals.
• Oversee safety programs and ensure compliance with responsibilities.
• Lead investigations and corrective actions to prevent hazards.
• Develop strategies to support profitability and continuous improvement.
• Foster an employee-oriented culture emphasizing safety, quality, and performance.
• Lead a team of Supervisory and Management staff and coordinate with union relations.

Skills

LEAN Manufacturing

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Operations, or Engineering

Tools

MS Office

SAP

PowerBI

Job description

Welcome to Cascades! Bring your expertise to a people-first, dynamic environment where your ideas come to life and excellence shapes everything we do.

Welcome to Cascades! Bring your expertise to a people-first, dynamic environment where your ideas come to life and excellence shapes everything we do.

Join IAN CHANG's team as a Plant Manager in Calgary and help build a more sustainable future.

What’s In It For You

Taking care of our people is in our nature - so you’ll enjoy:

• Annual salary between $110,000 and $125,000
• Profit sharing and an employee share purchase plan
• A full range of benefits: group insurance, telemedicine, and an employer-supported retirement plan
• An annual allowance to spend on goods and services of your choice
• A yearly wellness program and employee assistance program
• A collaborative, respectful, and people-centered workplace

Your Role

As Plant Manager, you’ll take on real challenges that bring out your full potential.

Your Scope Includes

• Ensure that a plant wide safety program is in place and that all employees are carrying out their responsibilities as described
• Participate in accident and incident investigations and corrective actions are taken to prevent hazardous conditions and/or behaviors
• Provide oversight and strategic direction to meet organizational objectives and ensure the fiscal health of the business unit.
• Develop business strategies to support the operational functions and ensure profitability.
• Development of an employee-oriented culture that emphasizes safety, quality, continuous improvement, retention, employee development and high performance.
• Foster positive labour relations by working collaboratively within a unionized environment and ensuring compliance with the collective agreement.
• Display exemplary leadership to support a team of direct reports comprised of Supervisory and Management staff, and all other office and plant personnel

What You Bring

You're a natural fit for Plant Manager if you have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Operations, or Engineering preferred
• A combination of experience and education will be considered in lieu of a degree
• 5+ years of experience in manufacturing leadership role.
• Prior experience in the paper industry or other manufacturing environment preferred
• Experience working in a unionized manufacturing environment, including the application and interpretation of collective agreements and labour relations practices, is strongly preferred
• Experience with LEAN Manufacturing principles such as 5S, Kaizen, Root Cause Analysis, or Continuous Improvement methodologies is an asset
• Experienced with MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, etc.), SAP, PowerBI and other Data Visualisation tools

If you bring the same care to who you are as to what you do, we’d love to meet you!

Cascades values diversity and inclusion and considers all applications equitably.