Institut Rosell-Lallemand Inc.
Overview
The Plant Manager is the strategic and operational leader of our 24/7 yeast manufacturing facility — a high-performing, partially automated site serving a diverse and evolving agri-food market. This role drives cross-functional excellence across production, safety, quality, engineering, and people development. Through strong leadership, proactive problem-solving, and a passion for continuous improvement, the Plant Manager ensures safe, efficient, and cost-effective operations while shaping a culture of accountability, innovation, and performance. Responsibilities
Oversees and ensure the proper functioning, efficiency and cohesion of all site activities (production, maintenance, engineering, quality, health and safety, environment, human resources, training) to accomplish site objectives in a timely and cost-effective manner. Collaborates daily with key centralized functions (such as finance, quality assurance, laboratory, engineering, purchasing, logistics, sales and distribution). Champions a strong health and safety culture, focused on prevention as well as regulatory compliance Monitors Key Performance Indicators in all relevant areas and manages performance for cost efficiency, quality, flexibility and productivity; Leads routine data-driven reviews with their team using a variety of platforms (Safety Chain, Unix, Cognos, Grafana, LEMS, Alchemy, etc.) Maintains existing plant facilities and equipment; manage capital assets through acquisition and maintenance. Develops the annual facility budget, manages operational costs through continuous improvements in processes, implements cost effective systems of control over capital, operating expenditures, manpower, wages and salaries; updates a forecast of same in response to changes. Coordinate the investigation and the resolution of plant non-conformities, customer issues and/or complaints in close collaboration with the quality manager and initiates corrective actions in a timely manner against non-conformity. Accompany site management team in problem solving, employee mobilization and the application of the site rules and/or collective agreement, within a framework of continuous improvement. Provide leadership for employee relations through effective communications, coaching, training and development; Ensures the day-to-day management of human resources in collaboration with site leadership team, including the selection and hiring processes of the site’s personnel and succession planning for all functions. Ensure compliance with all federal, state/province and local regulations, including environmental compliance and the renewal of all appropriate production licenses and permits. Represent Lallemand in external communications such as the neighborhood, the community at large, relevant authorities and our sister plants (in collaboration with Lallemand corporate communications). Serve as back-up for another site Manager functions, when required. Direct Reporting: VP of Operations Functional Reporting: All Department Heads (Production, Maintenance, Supply Chain, QA/QC) Qualifications
Excellent written and oral communication skills. Strong leadership with a collaborative mindset; ability to develop and maintain productive and positive relationships with federal/state/local agencies, vendors, customers and employees, other Business Units, etc. Ability to successfully negotiate contractual agreements by reading, analyzing and interpreting complex documents. Ability to effectively gather relevant data, evaluate and present information, and respond to questions from internal/external customers, deliver results, etc. Good stress management, adaptability and ability to prioritize tasks; strong organizational skills for the performance of a variety of complex administrative duties.
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The Plant Manager is the strategic and operational leader of our 24/7 yeast manufacturing facility — a high-performing, partially automated site serving a diverse and evolving agri-food market. This role drives cross-functional excellence across production, safety, quality, engineering, and people development. Through strong leadership, proactive problem-solving, and a passion for continuous improvement, the Plant Manager ensures safe, efficient, and cost-effective operations while shaping a culture of accountability, innovation, and performance. Responsibilities
Oversees and ensure the proper functioning, efficiency and cohesion of all site activities (production, maintenance, engineering, quality, health and safety, environment, human resources, training) to accomplish site objectives in a timely and cost-effective manner. Collaborates daily with key centralized functions (such as finance, quality assurance, laboratory, engineering, purchasing, logistics, sales and distribution). Champions a strong health and safety culture, focused on prevention as well as regulatory compliance Monitors Key Performance Indicators in all relevant areas and manages performance for cost efficiency, quality, flexibility and productivity; Leads routine data-driven reviews with their team using a variety of platforms (Safety Chain, Unix, Cognos, Grafana, LEMS, Alchemy, etc.) Maintains existing plant facilities and equipment; manage capital assets through acquisition and maintenance. Develops the annual facility budget, manages operational costs through continuous improvements in processes, implements cost effective systems of control over capital, operating expenditures, manpower, wages and salaries; updates a forecast of same in response to changes. Coordinate the investigation and the resolution of plant non-conformities, customer issues and/or complaints in close collaboration with the quality manager and initiates corrective actions in a timely manner against non-conformity. Accompany site management team in problem solving, employee mobilization and the application of the site rules and/or collective agreement, within a framework of continuous improvement. Provide leadership for employee relations through effective communications, coaching, training and development; Ensures the day-to-day management of human resources in collaboration with site leadership team, including the selection and hiring processes of the site’s personnel and succession planning for all functions. Ensure compliance with all federal, state/province and local regulations, including environmental compliance and the renewal of all appropriate production licenses and permits. Represent Lallemand in external communications such as the neighborhood, the community at large, relevant authorities and our sister plants (in collaboration with Lallemand corporate communications). Serve as back-up for another site Manager functions, when required. Direct Reporting: VP of Operations Functional Reporting: All Department Heads (Production, Maintenance, Supply Chain, QA/QC) Qualifications
Excellent written and oral communication skills. Strong leadership with a collaborative mindset; ability to develop and maintain productive and positive relationships with federal/state/local agencies, vendors, customers and employees, other Business Units, etc. Ability to successfully negotiate contractual agreements by reading, analyzing and interpreting complex documents. Ability to effectively gather relevant data, evaluate and present information, and respond to questions from internal/external customers, deliver results, etc. Good stress management, adaptability and ability to prioritize tasks; strong organizational skills for the performance of a variety of complex administrative duties.
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