Plant Manager

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

Benefits offered by this job

Profit sharing

Employee share purchase plan

Group insurance

Telemedicine

Retirement plan

Annual goods/services allowance

Wellness program

Employee assistance program

Collaborative workplace

Job summary

Cascades Inc. in Calgary is seeking a Plant Manager to guide operations and drive a high-performance, safety-focused culture. You will oversee a plant-wide safety program, develop strategies to improve profitability, and lead a diverse team of supervisors and staff across the plant.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years of manufacturing leadership, a background in LEAN practices, and experience with SAP/PowerBI within a unionized environment. This is an on-site role at our Calgary facility.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in manufacturing leadership role.
• Experience in a unionized manufacturing environment is strongly preferred.
• Lean manufacturing principles such as 5S, Kaizen, Root Cause Analysis are assets.
• Experience with SAP, PowerBI and MS Office or similar data visualization tools.

Responsibilities

• Oversee plant-wide safety program and ensure employees follow responsibilities.
• Lead accident investigations and implement corrective actions.
• Provide strategic direction to meet fiscal health and organizational objectives.
• Develop strategies to ensure profitability and operational excellence.
• Foster an employee-oriented culture emphasizing safety, quality and continuous improvement.
• Manage labor relations within a unionized environment and uphold the collective agreement.
• Lead a team of Supervisory and Management staff and support plant personnel.

Skills

Manufacturing leadership

LEAN manufacturing

Labor relations

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Operations/Engineering

Tools

SAP

PowerBI

MS Office

Job description

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 Managerif 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. This posting is for an active vacancy within our organization. / This posting is intended to build a pool of qualified candidates for future opportunities.

Since 1964, Cascades has been driving innovation in the manufacturing sector by offering sustainable, innovative, and value-creating solutions in packaging, hygiene, and recycling.

At Cascades, we respect nature. And above all, we respect our 9,000 employees. With 60facilities across North America, we offer a committed and diverse environment where everyone can thrive and contribute to the company's success.