Plant Manager (Wood Products)

Company Overview

Stella-Jones is a leading manufacturer of essential infrastructure products focused on serving utilities and railroads, as well as supplying big box home improvement stores across North America. Headquartered in Montreal, Canada and publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange, Stella-Jones operates a vast network of facilities that employs more than 3,000 employees across the United States and Canada. Built on strong foundations with a coast-to-coast reach, we offer real opportunities for career success and community impact. To learn more, visit us at : https : / / www.stella-jones.com

About our Plant Operations in Shelburne

Our manufacturing site in Shelburne specializes in the production of high-quality residential lumber and is located an hour northwest of the GTA. The local plant team is made up of 48 dedicated manufacturing professionals across a variety of positions, from entry-level to more advanced roles. To learn more about Shelburne’s lumber products (including a 1-minute video overview), visit our product page : https : / / www.stella-jones.com / en / products / residential-lumber

Position Overview

The Plant Manager at Stella-Jones in Shelburne is responsible for managing daily plant operation functions in a safe manner to ensure production schedules and requirements are achieved on a quality, timely and cost-effective basis. This leader ensures compliance with government regulations pertaining to environmental controls, hazardous waste management and safety. This position is open due to internal movement within the company.

Production / Operations :

• Oversees plant H&S program and is responsible for effectively using the SHIELD program to manage safe operations throughout the plant
• Manages operations through receiving, production activities, maintenance, quality control and expedition
• Manages operations schedule and production with sales department, shipping department and supervisors
• Maximizes utilization of materials, productivity of the labor force and quality of products by establishing operating procedures and controls that effectively and efficiently utilizes personnel, materials, equipment and capital machinery
• Manages chemical and product inventories to meet customers’ expectations
• Inventory control : actively organizes, monitors and participates in cycle and annual inventory counts
• Manages maintenance program to keep the plant safe and operational
• Monthly and quarterly updating of budget / forecast numbers
• Prepares yearly budget for Manufacturing cost and Mobile equipment
• Reviews thoroughly plant operation cost and capital expenditures on a regular basis to meet budget
• Coordinates annual capital expenditures project
• Supervises facility improvements projects and promotes potential projects / improvements to increase production efficiencies
• Available for on-call emergencies

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Employee Benefits

As a Stella-Jones team member, you will enjoy access to excellent benefits and incentives, including :

Stella-Jones is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, provincial, or local laws.

This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. Stella-Jones makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.