Plant Manager - NRO

Redpath Sugar Ltd. is part of ASR Group which is the world’s largest refiner and marketer of cane sugar, with an annual production capacity of more than 6 million tons of sugar. The company produces a full line of grocery, industrial, food service and specialty sweetener products. In addition to Redpath Sugar Ltd. and across North America, ASR Group owns and operates sugar refineries, located in Louisiana, New York, California, Maryland, and Mexico. In the European Union, the company owns and operates sugar refineries in England, Portugal and Italy.  ASR Group also owns and operates mills in Mexico and Belize.  The company’s brand portfolio includes the leading brands Domino®, C&H®, Redpath®, Tate & Lyle®, Lyle’s® and Sidul®.

The Redpath Belleville plant is a blending and packaging operation producing a variety of sugar containing products for customers in Canada and the U.S.  The plant operates state of the art high speed mixing and packaging systems supported by high level safety, quality and logistics systems.

OVERVIEW

The Plant Manager – Non-Refining Operations (NRO) is responsible for all facets of leading the Belleville, Ontario site, including leading people, managing effective processes, and delivering performance.  The successful individual must be strategic in the sense of being able to think broadly with perspective, as well as tactical in the sense of rolling up his/her sleeves when necessary.

DETAILED ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

People:

• Ensures health, safety and environmental (HSE) compliance is adhered to.
• Directly supervise site team, who are responsible for manufacturing and packaging activities, maintenance, materials, and warehousing.
• Provides adequate support, training and development of plant staff and supports performance and talent management activities.
• Be a role model for data driven decision making at the facility.

Process:

• Tracks and reports data for manufacturing cost controls, cost estimates, capacity plan, manpower and facility requirements.
• Implements Food Safety Quality Control functions to meet the Company’s Quality System requirements.
• Helps formulate short and long-term operating procedures in areas such as manufacturing/processing efficiency, quality, and customer service.
• Drives a culture continuous improvement (Lean, Six Sigma, 5S) across the plant. Ensure correct utilization and integrity of SAP and Redzone systems.
• Contribute to forecasting, planning, and scheduling activities.
• Ability to balance cost, quality, safety, and service levels.
  
  

Performance:

• Ensures site team delivers on customer requirements relative to food quality and customer service. Drives execution of site strategy to achieve HSE, financial, operational, and people objectives, with accountability for operating budgets, capital investments (CapEx), cost control, and margin improvement.
• Develops and delivers the annual facility operating plan and budget in alignment with corporate manufacturing strategy; monitors performance metrics and leads corrective actions to ensure targets are met.
• Maintains rigorous product quality and food safety standards across all operations.
• Ensures the site consistently meets customer requirements related to product quality, service levels, and delivery performance.

WORK EXPERIENCES

• Professional Experience – 5–10 years of progressive experience with increasing responsibility, including end-to-end oversight of production, quality, maintenance, warehousing, and logistics functions.
• Production Management Experience – Minimum 5 years’ experience in production management with responsibility for managing a department with direct and indirect reports and budgetary responsibility.

• Food or Similar Industry Experience – Food, beverage, pharmaceutical or CPG industry experience in a complex manufacturing environment preferred; or a combination of food manufacturing with manufacturing experience in other similar industries preferred.

• Continuous Improvement – Demonstrated track record of understanding and applying continuous improvement principles and practices including Lean Manufacturing/Six Sigma, OEE, yield, waste reduction, and throughput optimization.
• Safety – Strong commitment to workplace health and safety, with hands-on experience managing safety, health, and environmental performance, including safety KPIs, incident reduction programs, audits, and root cause analysis.
• Quality – The ideal candidate has strong expertise in HACCP and preventive controls, with demonstrated experience maintaining high-quality standards through GFSI certification in the food industry or ISO compliance in non-food manufacturing.

EDUCATION / CERTIFICATION

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university required.

LOCATION OF ROLE

• Belleville, ON

RECRUITMENT PROCESS 

• Candidates will take part in multiple interviews, and other testing as required as part of the recruitment and assessment process.  

 SALARY RANGE/COMPENSATION 

• $140,000 to $185,500
• This position is eligible for an annual discretionary bonus
• The pay rate for the successful candidate will depend on the candidate’s qualifications and prior experience. 
• This is a vacant position

Job applicants must already be legally eligible to work for Redpath Sugar Ltd. in a full-time permanent role. The company does not provide immigration sponsorship or support for this role.

For more than 100 years, our employees have taken pride in “Making Life a Little Sweeter” by providing our customers and consumers with quality service and sugar products. Our commitment to that principle drives us in all that we do and encourages us to uphold our company’s high ethical standards of business conduct to ensure our continued success. Redpath Sugar Ltd. is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible environment. We are dedicated to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the community in which we live, including those with disabilities. Should you require accommodation or support in any aspect of our recruitment and selection process, we will work with you to meet your needs.