Search jobs
Production/ Plant Manager - 19290
Job Description
My client is a fast-growing beverage manufacturer that’s making waves in the industry for their people-first culture. They believe that creating a healthy, engaging, and supportive workplace is just as important as hiring the right skills. Team fit and leadership style matter here!
If you're a hands-on leader who values collaboration and real impact, this is the opportunity you’ve been waiting for.
Located just 30 minutes north of Toronto (easily accessible from Vaughan, Newmarket, and Barrie), this role offers the chance to step into a high-visibility leadership role at a company that’s small enough for you to make a real difference—but big enough to provide challenge, stability, and long-term growth.
Production Manager Responsibilities:
- Oversee daily beverage production operations to meet targets for safety, quality, efficiency, and output.
- Ensure full compliance with Canadian beverage manufacturing standards, including CFIA, HACCP, GMP, and Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR).
- Lead and mentor a team of supervisors, operators, and line staff to foster a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
- Manage and optimize processes related to liquid handling, bottling/packaging, pasteurization, and microbial control.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Quality Assurance, Maintenance, Engineering, and Supply Chain.
- Monitor production metrics and initiate process improvements to enhance throughput, reduce downtime, and minimize waste.
- Drive operational excellence through lean manufacturing principles and effective problem-solving.
- Ensure sanitation and allergen control procedures meet or exceed industry standards.
- Lead daily production meetings and ensure strong communication across all departments and shifts.
- Support hiring, onboarding, and training of production staff in alignment with company standards and regulatory expectations.
- 5+ years of experience in a Production Supervisory role within beverage manufacturing (non-alcoholic, alcoholic, dairy, or similar).
- Strong understanding of Canadian food and beverage manufacturing regulations, including CFIA, HACCP, GMP, and SFCR.
- Direct experience in bottling lines, pasteurization processes and sanitation systems.
- Proven leadership skills with the ability to develop high-performing teams and manage day-to-day plant operations.
- Experience with production planning, inventory management, and ERP systems.
- Strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- A hands-on approach with a continuous improvement of mindset.
- The discussed salary range is $100,000 – $120,000, depending on experience
- Comprehensive benefits package
- A strong leadership team that drives an exceptional culture
- Opportunity to grow
Meet Your Recruiter
Danielle Bragge
Managing Director & Co-Founder
Recruiting Specialty: Operations & Engineering
Danielle has had a rewarding career of over 30 years of recruiting in Canada and South Africa, including co-founding The Headhunters in 2009. Drawing on this extensive recruitment experience and managing the operations of her own businesses, she specializes in the placement of operations and engineering professionals. Focusing on senior-level searches, she has recruited coast-to-coast across a variety of industries, including manufacturing, energy, technology and construction.
Danielle’s business achievements are predicated on people, since she understands profoundly that companies are successful because of the individuals they hire and the leadership they cultivate. She partners with her clients to resolve critical vacancies, and with her highly consultative approach, helps them develop long-term human capital strategies to drive growth and sustainability.
Rising quickly during her early career through the ranks of Fortune 500 and Deloitte Best Managed companies in various management roles, Danielle was previously named one of the Top 100 Women in Business in Alberta. A mother of five, she strongly believes in balancing family, work and service to the community. In keeping with that spirit, she and her family run a not-for-profit organization called Saving the Hungry, leading teams to support community projects in developing countries.