We bring the potential of people, nature, and technology together to make life better.

That’s our purpose. We are all IN to make life better!

Every day, Ingredion employees bring their skills, creativity, and passion together to deliver ingredient solutions that enhance people’s lives. We are innovators who combine the power of technology with the best of nature to delight our customers and consumers. We hold ourselves to the highest standards in ethics, safety, quality, and sustainability. Unlocking the potential of people, nature, and technology to make life better is what drives us in every aspect of our business.

If you are interested in making life better, we are all IN to learn more about you! A bit about what you can expect from the employee experience at Ingredion:

The chance to make a difference

No matter where you work in the company, you’ll have an opportunity to make life better… for our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world.

Passionate people, motivated to excel

Our highly talented people have a passion for learning and achievement and are driven by our inspiring purpose to make life better and our core values: Care First, Be Preferred, Everyone Belongs, Innovate Boldly, and Owner’s Mindset.

A warm, welcoming environment

At Ingredion, everyone belongs! We embrace diversity and foster an inclusive work environment where individuals feel supported and enabled to contribute their very best every day.

A place where you can grow personally and professionally

We believe everyone has great potential, and we strive to nurture that potential into great personal and professional achievements.

An environment that enables innovation and collaboration

We are creating the conditions that inspire and enable innovation - in our products and services, as well as in how we do our work day-to-day.

The Operations Manager is responsible for the safety, quality, environmental, production, and cost performance of the operations.  You will provide leadership and guidance to your team to create a results-oriented, high performance culture that is driven to deliver continuous improvement in all these areas of responsibility.  As a key member of the plant leadership team, you will participate in developing the longer-term strategy to drive improvements for the site.

Core Responsibilities:

• Manage the production team for compliance with all environmental, health and safety standards to meet the production plan safely and reliably.
• Ensure all HACCP and food safety requirements are met by department.
• Ensure all necessary compliance training requirements are met for production personnel.
• Manage and coordinate department to ensure quality and production targets are met for the plant.
• Develop, set, track, and report out KPI’s to meet production plan requirements.
• Manage department to eliminate all non-compliances with food safety procedures and adherence to plant GMP policies.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement to streamline operations to increase output, reduce waste, and lower costs.
• Lead corrective action teams for continuous improvement initiatives
• Coordinate the daily functions of the warehouse to ensure proper workflow for incoming and outgoing products and that adequate staffing is available.
• Monitor minimum inventories to ensure customer orders are delivered on time and in full as per service agreements
• Develop budget and manage spend for production area to meet targets.
• Ensure departmental operating procedures are kept current in accordance with plant requirements.
• Represent Ingredion to 3rd party agencies and customer auditors.
• Use Root Cause Analysis, Failure Mode and Equipment Analysis, and 3P tools to prevent future or recurring failures, and injuries or incidents.
• Participate in the site joint health and safety committee
• Liaise with Process Technology to coordinate product scale ups and technology transfer.
• Support and set strategy, KPIs, and deliverables for continuous improvement toward 100% first pass quality.
• Generate a committed, efficient, and team-oriented attitude/philosophy and performance within the area of operations
• Identify and leverage opportunities to streamline the workforce to drive synergies, reducing costs, and increasing efficiency.
• Drive the Supervisory Development Program to enhance the capability and provide ongoing personal development for the salaried staff.
• Lead Performance Management activities across all operational units to ensure consistency of evaluation.
• Identify high performers and recommend ongoing development opportunities for those people.
• Ensure that the site is properly staffed, without excess headcount while monitoring and controlling overtime.

Qualified candidates will have:

• A 4-year degree minimum preferred, or equivalent in education and experience.
• Pulse protein experience preferred
• 5+ years food manufacturing or industrial experience preferred
• 5+ years in a leadership role within a manufacturing facility preferred.
• Strong leadership traits, with demonstrated success.
• Capacity to solve problems through creative, innovative solutions and challenge traditional methods of accomplishing tasks.
• Knowledge of Saskatchewan Occupational Health and Safety Regulations
• Knowledge of HACCP, ISO and FSSC 22000 an asset.
• Assertive, creative, energetic, and positive thinker.
• PC literate. Working knowledge of office 365 as well as SAP an asset.