Food Science jobs in Canada

Embark on a rewarding career with Sobeys Inc., celebrated among Canada’s Top 100 employers, where your talents contribute to our commitment to excellence and community impact.

Our family of 128,000 employees and franchise affiliates share a collective passion for delivering exceptional shopping experiences and amazing food to all our customers. Our mission is to nurture the things that make life better – great experiences, families, communities, and our employees. We are a family nurturing families.

A proudly Canadian company, we started in a small town in Nova Scotia but we are now in communities of all sizes across this great country. With over 1,600 stores in all 10 provinces, you may know us as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawtons Drug Stores or another of our great banners but we are all one extended family.

Alberta Commissary located in Calgary (3440 56 Ave SE, T2C 1P1), has an opening for a Site Manager. The successful candidate will be able to regularly demonstrate exceptional People Leadership with the ability to motivate and drive change. In addition, they will be dedicated to achieving flawless execution for a new site.

• Responsible for the coordination of various manufacturing functions within a single facility. Take ownership of plant and accept responsibility for all aspects of the operation.
• Financial and budget management. Accountable for P & L of the plant, identify, and implement efficiency and cost cutting measures that will improve ROI.Set and monitor plant performance targets both short and long term.
• Proven ability to hold all employees accountable.
• Drive continuous improvement in the areas of profit, ROI, process improvements. Utilize new technology and processes available to maximize efficiency.
• Cultivate and promote a positive and innovative work environment.
• Maintain a high level of customer service to both Sobeys and wholesale customers.
• Ensure Sobeys policies, procedures and practices are strictly adhered to, including appropriate audit, controls.
• Ensure production of a quality product in compliance with Sobeys, Federal and Provincial regulations.
• Thorough understanding of GMPs.
• Hiring and development of plant staff.
• Benchmark facility's costs and pricing to ensure competitive levels are maintained.
• Interface with Regulator Agencies.
• Capital Project Development, cost estimation and management.

• 4-year college degree in Food Science, Engineering, and/or Business Management preferred.
• 5+ years’ supervision experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Proven ability to do financial analysis, review and analyze existing cost data, in depth knowledge of P&L.
• Ability to empower the workforce and build strong teams through hiring, developing, evaluating, training, coaching and succession planning.
• Strong communication skills and ability to build direct relationships with hourly associates.
• Proven ability to manage and lead a diverse workforce.
• Excellent organizational skills with a high degree of initiative and flexibility.
• Experience in holding employees accountable for working safely and providing a safe work environment.
• Proven ability to define performance measures directly related to business and hold people accountable for such.
• Proven experience in developing and managing annual operating plans (P&L)
• Excellent customer service focus results oriented.
• Computer skills, including Microsoft 365, and SAP.
• Must possess the following traits: proactive, risk taker, change agent and strong sense of courage.
• Must be comfortable at giving and receiving open feedback.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

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We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package, which varies by role and designed to help our teammates to live better – physically, financially and emotionally.

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We will consider factors such as your working location, work experience and skills as well as internal equity, and market conditions to ensure the selected candidate is paid fairly and competitively. We look forward to discussing the specific compensation details relevant to this role with candidates who are selected to move forward in the recruitment process.

Our Total Rewards programs, for full-time teammates, goes well beyond your paycheque:

• Competitive Benefits Package, tailored to meet your needs, including health and dental coverage, life, short- and long-term disability insurance.
• Access to Virtual Health Care Platform and Employee and Family Assistance Program.
• A Retirement and Savings Plan that provides you with the opportunity to build and add value to your savings.
• A 10% in-store discount at our participating banners and access to a wide range of other discount programs, making your purchases more affordable.
• Learning and Development Resources to fuel your professional growth.
• Parental leave top-up
• Paid Vacation and Days-off

We are committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.