ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Reporting to the General Manager and as a member of the management committee, the Bilingual Director of Manufacturing Operations provides leadership for production, maintenance and related operations. This is a key role for someone who enjoys both strategy and action: staying close to the teams, understanding shop-floor realities, supporting managers with their daily challenges and turning operational priorities into concrete results.
Fromagerie Coopérative St-Albert is much more than an agri-food company: it is a Franco-Ontarian institution, a cooperative proud of its roots, recognized for the quality of its products, its family spirit and its important role in the community. For more than 130 years, we have been transforming Canadian milk into cheeses enjoyed across the country, while building a human, solid and future-focused organization.
We are at an exciting stage of our development: modernizing our ways of working, increasing volumes, optimizing operations, developing succession and strengthening our performance culture. We are looking for an experienced, hands-on leader who can inspire teams, structure operations and actively contribute to the next phase of growth at St-Albert Cheese.
WHAT AWAITS YOU
Take on a key role on the management committee and contribute to decisions that guide the growth, performance and future of St-Albert Cheese.
Support, engage and develop production, maintenance and related operations managers.
Maintain a meaningful floor presence to support teams, understand operational realities and move priorities forward.
Actively participate in the modernization of operations, continuous improvement and the optimization of work methods.
Work in a recognized, growing food company that is deeply rooted in its community and open to change.
Leave your mark in a strategic role where your decisions will have a direct impact on teams, operations, quality and the long-term sustainability of the organization.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
Lead, engage and develop the managers and teams under your responsibility.
Maintain an active presence on the floor to support teams, understand operational challenges, remove obstacles and reinforce best practices.
Optimize production and maintenance operations through a structured, collaborative and results-oriented approach.
Develop a culture of accountability, operational rigour, safety and continuous improvement.
Support company growth by contributing to investment projects, equipment optimization and the evolution of work methods.
Work closely with quality assurance, planning, logistics, sales, human resources and finance teams.
Implement simple, useful and engaging performance indicators to monitor results and prioritize actions.
Support succession planning and talent development in key production and maintenance roles.
Actively contribute to management committee decisions and to the future direction of St-Albert Cheese.
