Production Planner

Lallemand; Toronto; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A Canadian food industry leader is seeking an Operations Planner based in Toronto, Ontario. In this role, you will ensure seamless operations related to production, inventory, and product distribution while supporting quality control efforts. The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelor's degree relevant to food science or operations management and demonstrate strong technical skills, particularly in materials management and production scheduling. Bilingual proficiency in French and English is essential.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of GMP, HACCP, Food Safety, and GFSI programs.
• Demonstrated communication and leadership skills.
• Excellent time management and flexibility.

Responsibilities

• Manage production, inventory, and distribution of products.
• Support QC and QA for BRC certification related to logistics.
• Verify product inventories and manage ingredient changes.

Skills

Understanding of food industry standards

Technical skills in materials and inventory management

Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications

Bilingual (French and English)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Food Science / Operations management

Job description

Overview

Reporting to the Director of Operations, the Operations Planner ensures the smooth running of operations, managing production, inventory, and distribution of the LBS product range. They provide support to the QC Department regarding projects and operational emergencies.

Responsibilities

• Quality Management: Answer specific requests from customers on logistic and QC related issues.
• Quality Management: Support QC and QA for BRC certification for Lallemand Baking Solutions (North America).
• Production Management: Verify product inventories of LBS dough conditioners.
• Production Management: Manage ingredient changes in production.
• Production Management: Manage distribution of these products throughout Lallemand and AYS warehouses.
• Production Management: Continuous follow up on sales, new customers, and production to ensure proper inventories.
• Production Management: Evaluation of the needs of raw materials for each production facility.
• Production Management: Reception of raw materials in the system and in the needed files.
• Production Management: Coordinate raw material needs with purchasing.
• Other related tasks.

Qualifications

• Understanding of the procedures surrounding food industry standards. Working knowledge of GMP, HACCP, Food Safety and GFSI programs.
• Technical skills in materials and inventory management, production scheduling.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline in Food Science / Operations management.

Personal abilities

• Communication skills.
• Interpersonal skills.
• Leadership.
• Time Management.
• Flexibility.
• Bilingual (French and English) spoken and written.

An asset

• Any other language.

Organization

Lallemand is a privately held Canadian company founded in the late 19th century, which develops, produces, and markets microorganisms for various markets. The administrative offices of the parent company are in Montreal, Canada. Today, Lallemand employs more than 5,000 people working in more than 45 countries on 5 continents.

Lallemand Baking offers a range of superior quality baker's yeast – both fresh and dry varieties – and specialty ingredients to meet bakers' needs across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Baking cultures and dough conditioners round out our impressive product range.

The Lallemand baking team's many branches collaborate closely to provide innovative products and efficient services, backed by a skilled technical support team in each region of operations.

Please take note that accommodations will be provided in all parts of the hiring process. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.