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Company: Royal Canin- Guelph, ON Title: Shift Manager Required Shift: 12 Hour rotating shifts (days 7am7:30pm, nights 7pm7:30am) Job Purpose The Shift Manager is a shiftbased, frontline supply and operations people leader with high drive for engagement and responsible for delivering safety, quality, continuous improvement, performance management, training, associate development, transformation and change, team engagement and operating results for their assigned area. Minimum Requirements BASc Eng, BASc Food Science, or BSc preferred. Operational management principles and competencies. Understanding of applicable laws (OHS, ESA, MOL). Lean business practices. Demonstrated ability to lead and drive change. Read, write, speak and understand English. Physical Requirements Frequent handling/gripping/bending/stooping. Ability to work at elevated heights off a ladder or platform, climb stairs, lean over equipment. Ability to stand and/or work on feet for extended periods. Ability to work in varied manufacturing environments and nontemperaturecontrolled rooms. Preferred Qualifications Minimum 5 years manufacturing leadership experience. Previous people management experience. Petfood, food, beverage or pharmaceutical manufacturing experience. Working knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices. Key Responsibilities Responsible for a team of approx. 17 associates, leading the safety, quality, cost and training agenda for their shift/crew. Educate, promote, and develop team operational mindset around efficiency, safety, quality, and service. Leverage MSE processes to sustain or improve performance of several machines and modular areas within the factory. Escalate issues in alignment with protocol and ensure follow through on actions, give full and accurate verbal and written handover. Lead problem solving activities within shift, focused on top losses. Drive a high level of associate engagement within team; develop associates through the PDP program; address performance issues timely and provide recognition of exceptional performance. Reduce changeover and sanitation times through lean tools. Drive continuous improvement initiatives and projects using shift resources in conjunction with site engineering and CI resources. Support business systems development by ensuring all systems transactions are completed, accurate and reported at end of shift. Provide direction for thirdparty temps, contractors, and vendors. Execute Shift Manager standard daily work. Responsible for following all Quality and Food Safety Policies and applicable procedures. Pay Starting pay based on experience. 4% Shift Premium. Annual Merit Increases. Annual Bonus. Total Rewards Medical, vision & dental starts day one. Vacation time. Tuition reimbursement. Short/Long Term disability. The base pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between CAD 87,861.00 CAD 115,317.00. #J-18808-Ljbffr