Packaging engineer Jobs in Calgary, AB

What makes this a great opportunity?

With two centuries of family heritage, Suntory Global Spirits is a world leader in premium spirits. As a truly global business, we bring together the best of our culturally diverse heritage. We value both agility and long-term thinking, we share a collective commitment to excellence and a dedication to craftsmanship, and across borders and roles, we collaborate to delight our consumers responsibly, and contribute to a more sustainable society for all of our stakeholders.

Our Vision is Growing for Good and our mission is to be the world’s most admired, fastest-growing premium spirit company. We’re a business that runs on responsibility, integrity, ambition and drive, and we celebrate exceptional performance. We welcome our people to dream big and tenaciously pursue ambitious goals – we call it our Yatte Minahare Spirit.

But perhaps most importantly – we value difference, and we appreciate what each of us can contribute. We inspire each other, and challenge ourselves to innovate, improve, advance new ideas and try new things. We create endless opportunities to Unleash Your Spirit every day in a culture that is charged, creative, challenging and fun.

Located in Calgary, Alberta, Alberta Distillers Ltd (ADL) is an award-winning distillery and member of the Beam Suntory family. We believe in bringing people together, we’ve been doing it since 1946. Through the brands we build, and the experiences we create. Our distillery and products are winning awards and we are proud to call Calgary, Alberta home. We’re a team that’s moving forward, building on our rich past and growing new opportunities for the future. When you unleash your spirit with us, you’ll inspire a world of connections.

Responsibilities :

Key responsibilities of this position are to provide leadership to the Packaging Department and deliver results on area performance plans, OEE, monitor and evaluate to achieve lowest production costs in conjunction with best possible efficiencies, monitor budget and operational costs, and report variances. Additional responsibilities include but are not limited to :

• Manage the packaging line with an emphasis on improved efficiencies, reduced cost and continuous improvement.
• People management, dealing with employee concerns, job performance issues, discipline, and grievances.
• Attend to production issues, new production items etc.
• Coordination of monthly cycle counts.
• Managing materials and spirits inventory.
• SAP transactions
• Drive Safety, HACCP, GMP, 5S, and Integrated Management Systems (IMS) responsibilities for ISO and OHSAS Standards.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement utilizing LEAN manufacturing tools and principles (Visual Management, 5S, CAPA, Standard Work) and then drive the process to impact the results.
• Use appropriate root cause problem solving (RCPS) techniques to help with operational improvements. Ensure RCPS culture is embedded in operation.
• Optimize production schedule for efficiency in monitoring inventory for cost effectiveness.
• Administer and control department budget consistent with production requirements, manpower availability, packaging and quality standard.
• Manpower scheduling, time and attendance records; issuing work orders, safe work permits and purchase requisitions; ensure SOP’s, job descriptions required departmental training are current and relevant.
• Maintain cadence for Daily Huddles, Maintaining Visual Boards, Updating and review of KPI files and formal problem-solving initiatives.
• Month End Reporting : Utilization of SAP to complete cycles.
• Ensure compliance with OH&S regulations, HACCP, ISO standards and excise and transportation regulations (including management of records and documentation).
• Data entry
• Cross train in other functional area within the Operations group.

Qualifications :

At Suntory Global Spirits, people are our number one priority, and we believe our people grow together in diverse and inclusive environments where their unique insights, experiences and backgrounds are valued and respected. Suntory Global Spirits is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, military veteran status and all other characteristics, attributes or choices protected by law. All recruitment and hiring decisions are based on an applicant’s skills and experience.