Director of Production Operations in Brantford

We are looking for a Director of Production Operations to help lead the next stage of growth. This role will own the performance, scalability, and continuous improvement of all production operations. This includes automated pre-roll production, flower packaging, drying, trimming, material flow, production staffing, throughput optimization, and operational problem solving across the facility. This is a hands-on operational leadership role. The right candidate must be highly capable on the production floor, technically curious, operationally disciplined, and relentless about solving problems at the root cause.

• Own day-to-day production performance across all manufacturing operations.
• Lead production teams operating in a growing 24/7 manufacturing environment.
• Ensure production targets, quality standards, and client commitments are consistently achieved.
• Maintain a strong floor presence and rapidly address operational issues in real time.
• Create a culture of accountability, urgency, discipline, and pride in execution.
• Ensure production teams are properly staffed, trained, organized, and set up for success.
• Act as the primary escalation point for operational and production-related issues.
• Be available outside standard business hours when required to support production operations.

Throughput Optimization & Operational Scaling:

• Identify and eliminate bottlenecks across equipment, labor, process flow, and scheduling.
• Improve throughput, reliability, efficiency, and consistency across all production activities.
• Drive operational scalability as the business continues to grow domestically and internationally.
• Develop systems and processes that reduce variability and improve predictability.
• Partner with Scheduling, QA, Inventory, and Project Management to improve execution across departments.
• Implement practical solutions that improve output without compromising quality or compliance.

Technical Problem Solving:

• Develop deep expertise in cannabis processing, including automated pre-roll production, flower packaging, drying and trimming operations, material handling, and infused product processing.
• Troubleshoot equipment and process issues with a practical, analytical, hands-on approach.
• Understand how product characteristics, environmental conditions, process design, and equipment settings interact.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements, equipment upgrades, automation, and workflow optimization.
• Support equipment commissioning, optimization, and operational troubleshooting initiatives.

Quality Systems & EU-GMP Readiness:

• Support the continued development of manufacturing operations aligned with EU-GMP expectations and pharmaceutical-quality standards.
• Ensure production practices are executed with strong procedural discipline, documentation integrity, traceability, and operational consistency.
• Partner closely with Quality Assurance to ensure manufacturing processes remain compliant, scalable, and audit-ready.
• Support validation activities, investigations, CAPAs, process improvements, and operational risk reduction initiatives.
• Reinforce a culture where quality, compliance, and operational performance work together, not against each other.

Build and lead a high-performing production organization:

• Coach supervisors and operators to become stronger problem solvers and leaders.
• Develop bench strength and reduce operational dependency on key individuals.
• Set high standards while maintaining fairness, integrity, and respect across teams.
• Reinforce a culture focused on continuous improvement and operational excellence.

Education & Experience:

• 7+ years of leadership experience in manufacturing, processing, packaging, or industrial production environments.
• Direct experience with automated pre-roll production and flower packaging.
• Experience with cannabis drying and trimming operations strongly preferred.
• Proven track record improving throughput, solving production problems, and scaling manufacturing operations.
• Strong mechanical and operational troubleshooting ability.
• Comfortable operating hands-on within a live production environment.
• Strong leadership presence with the ability to earn trust and drive accountability.