At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead engineering and maintenance teams in a cutting-edge infant formula manufacturing facility.
- Company: Join a leading food manufacturer dedicated to infant nutrition in Canada.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and long-term career growth opportunities.
- Other info: Ideal for leaders passionate about reliability and continuous improvement in a dynamic environment.
- Why this job: Make a meaningful impact on food safety and operational excellence for Canadian families.
- Qualifications: Engineering degree and 5+ years of leadership experience in manufacturing required.
The predicted salary is between 115000 - 130000 $ per year.
Kingston, ON Full-Time | Permanent $115,000 - $130,000 + Benefits
Lead Engineering at Canada's Only Infant Formula Manufacturing Facility. We're partnering with a leading food manufacturer operating Canada's only infant formula production facility. This is a senior leadership opportunity for an experienced Engineering Manager who thrives in highly regulated manufacturing environments and enjoys leading multidisciplinary engineering and maintenance teams.
Reporting to the Operations Manager, you'll oversee engineering, maintenance, utilities, capital projects, and continuous improvement initiatives across a modern manufacturing facility producing products that Canadian families depend on every day. If you're passionate about operational excellence, food safety, reliability, and building high-performing teams, this is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact.
Why Join?
- Competitive salary of $115,000 - $130,000
- Senior leadership position with broad operational influence
- Lead engineering, maintenance, utilities, and capital projects
- Opportunity to build and develop a multidisciplinary engineering team
- Stable, growing manufacturing organization
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Mission-driven work supporting Canada's infant nutrition supply
- Long-term career growth opportunities
What You'll Be Doing
- Engineering Leadership
- Lead engineering, maintenance, and utilities across a 24/7 manufacturing operation
- Develop, mentor, and coach a multidisciplinary engineering team
- Manage departmental budgets, resources, and engineering priorities
- Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement
- Partner with Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, and Health & Safety to achieve plant objectives
- Plant Engineering & Reliability
- Oversee preventative maintenance and equipment reliability programs
- Support production through technical troubleshooting and equipment optimization
- Manage mechanical, electrical, utility, and facility systems
- Ensure compliance with engineering standards and operational best practices
- Improve equipment performance, uptime, and maintenance effectiveness
- Capital Projects & Continuous Improvement
- Lead CAPEX planning and execution
- Support plant modernization and automation initiatives
- Drive TPM and continuous improvement programs
- Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, reliability, and operating costs
- Support energy management and sustainability initiatives
- Food Safety & Regulatory Compliance
- Ensure engineering activities comply with GMP, HACCP, CFIA, FDA, and food safety standards
- Support regulatory inspections and compliance activities
- Champion a safety-first culture across engineering operations
- Ensure all engineering decisions prioritize product quality, employee safety, and environmental responsibility
What We're Looking For
- Required
- Engineering Degree (Mechanical or Electrical preferred)
- 5+ years of engineering leadership experience within manufacturing
- Experience managing multidisciplinary engineering or maintenance teams
- Strong knowledge of industrial maintenance, utilities, and manufacturing systems
- Experience managing engineering budgets and capital projects
- Strong understanding of continuous improvement and TPM
- Excellent leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills
- Strong Assets
- Food manufacturing experience
- Dairy or beverage processing experience
- GMP and HACCP knowledge
- Wastewater treatment (WWTP) experience
- Automation and industrial controls experience
- SAP or CMMS experience
- P.Eng. designation
- TSSA knowledge
Ideal Backgrounds
Candidates from the following industries are strongly encouraged to apply:
- Food Manufacturing
- Dairy Processing
- Beverage Manufacturing
- Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
- Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG)
- Chemical Processing
- Life Sciences
- Highly Regulated Manufacturing
Who Will Thrive Here?
- Engineering leaders who enjoy balancing people leadership with technical problem-solving
- Professionals passionate about reliability, safety, and continuous improvement
- Leaders who excel in fast-paced, highly regulated manufacturing environments
- Managers seeking a visible leadership role with meaningful impact on operations and product quality
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