25 Oct
Gay Lea Foods
Mississauga
Department: Engineering
Reports to: Director, Engineering and Continuous Improvement
Location: Mississauga, ON (Head Office)
Job Scope:
As the Corporate Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for the management/development of Corporate Engineering team and is accountable for the end-to-end project management of site engineering projects. This includes managing costs/cash flow, sourcing, identifying, specifying, purchasing and installing equipment, design/modification of existing or new facilities in line with the Gay Lea Recipe.
Key Accountabilities:
- Provide technical and administrative leadership for Corporate Engineering Team for systems & equipment related to Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) Facilities, Utilities,
Processing, and Packaging.
- Supervise, hire and develop the Corporate Engineering Team in the performance of their duties to ensure timely completion of activities and meet project deadlines.
- Establish and manage annual departmental objectives.
- Ensure that departmental objectives and plans are aligned with Site strategies and corporate direction.
- Prepare and implement department Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) to meet regulatory requirements.
- Ensure adherence to a Project Management Processes for engineering projects that ensures definition and formal gates between Evaluation, Scoping, Early Development, Detailed Technical Design, Execution, Verification & Handover.
- Ensure project development and execution in alignment with GMP life-cycle documentation (URS through to IQ/OQ/PQ including Data Integrity).
- Ensure compliance of implementations to all relevant governing bodies (i.e. TSSA, MoE, OBC, OFC etc.).
- Manage and maintain capital expenditure budgeting, tracking,
cash flow forecasting and reporting system for Engineering projects by:
- Update CapEx tracking sheets with monthly forecasted spend for all Engineering projects.
- Report monthly the current CapEx status & forecast for all Engineering projects capital activities to the Director of Engineering or designate.
- Establish and maintain Capital Project Budget tracking tables for each active capital Project. Facilitate proper and timely close-out of completed capital activities.
- Participate and/or provide support for financial audits and ensure continual SQF, CFIA, and/or customer audit readiness.
Qualifications and Competencies:
- Bachelor of Applied Science in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering or Electrical Engineering is preferred or related Science Degree.
- Professional Engineer Designation is preferred.
- Minimum 10 years’ experience completing multiple concurrent engineering projects in a GMP and/or regulated environment.
- Minimum 5 years’ previous supervisory experience preferably in the food or pharmaceutical industry.
- Experience in dairy would be an asset.
- Proficiency in GMP systems, validation & IQ/OQ/PQ, construction law, facility life cycle documentation and Project Management principles.
- Strong judgment, decision making abilities, trouble shooting and thinking-out-of-the-box skills.
- Excellent organizational, verbal and written communication skills.
- Demonstrates strong cross functional project management and negotiating skills.
- Solid computer experience with MS applications (Project, Word, Excel).
- Knowledge of AutoCAD and proficiency using Microsoft Office applications including MS Project.
Gay Lea Foods is a proud Canadian-owned dairy food and beverage company with a robust portfolio that includes 7 established brands such as Gay Lea Butter, Nordica Cottage Cheese, Ivanhoe Cheese, Salerno Cheese, and Hewitt’s Dairy. Our wide range of products are sold in Retail, Foodservice, Industrial, Co-pack, and Export markets, developed and produced out of our 13 manufacturing facilities in Ontario and Alberta.
Delivering high-quality and innovative products - from the consumer favourite Spreadables and North America’s first Smooth Cottage Cheese, to Nothing But Cheese, an innovative snack made with 100% cheese, is what makes us market leaders in our categories.
Our grassroots approach to business is what guides our direction and differentiates us from our competitors.
Our employees inspire our culture of excellence and entrepreneurship. We hire innovative and passionate professionals who know that greatness is achieved through people, partnerships, and acting with a business owner mindset.
For more about us visit: http://www.gaylea.com
Gay Lea Foods is an equal-opportunity employer and values diversity in our workplace.
Reasonable accommodation is available upon request throughout our recruitment and selection process.
Thank you for your interest in Gay Lea Foods.
Wishing you all the best with your career search!
▶️ Corporate Engineering Manager
🖊️ Gay Lea Foods
📍 Mississauga