Operations Manager

Responsibilities:

• Oversee all daily functions of the site, and ensure that both short term and long-term goals
  and objectives are met 
• Facilitate daily morning meeting with leadership team 
• Ensure effective and regular communication between departments in order to ensure that
  smooth operations 
• Enforce compliance with SOPs, HACCP, GPP, GMP and Health Canada Guidelines. 
• Help draft and update procedures relating to regulatory, training, and quality compliance
  for processing to ensure repeatable performance and high-quality end products 
• Overseas production scheduling activities
• Overseas shift scheduling, including shift rotations, training, vacations, breaks, overtime
  assignment, and back-up for absent team members
• Track employee work performance and attendance, monitoring adherence to production
  plan, start-times, dismissal times, and additional daily activities 
• Investigate and mediate any workplace related employee dispute and provide direction/
  resolution based on employment standards and labor laws 
• Ensure all team members are trained sufficiently in operating machines and/or tasks 
• Demonstrate positive leadership, professionalism, and strong business relationships with
  the team 
• Maintain accountability and inventory of all raw materials, finished products, and byproducts, participating in internal audits as directed
• Conduct reviews of non-conforming finished products, ensures quality control is
  maintained, and corrective actions are developed 
• Lead daily/weekly operational reviews, ensuring alignment between quality goals and
  performance standards
• Develop and implement process improvement strategies 
• Examine inventory, sales, and daily reports in order to determine the operational activities
  of the company and maximize performance 
• Strategically manage departments in compliance with the company’s policies and vision
• Work closely with Quality team to ensure all Health Canada cannabis regulations are met
  and reporting obligations are fulfilled 
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements:

• Diploma or degree in agriculture or business
• 10+ years of operational management experience in a specialized environment with proven leadership abilities. 
• Cannabis/CPG or highly regulated industry experience considered an asset 
• Security Clearance through Health Canada for Cannabis considered an asset 
• Familiarity with GMP and the Cannabis Act 
• Experience in Lean Manufacturing, continuous improvement, and Six Sigma concepts an asset. 
• Experience running packaging lines and equipment is a strong asset 
• Strong people management skills, including mentoring, coaching, performance, motivating and directing staff.
• Must possess excellent interpersonal skills and maintain positive relationships with all levels of management 
• Ability to work long hours, weekends or tend to operation after hour emergencies 
• Ability to stand long hours and work with cannabis and its byproducts