Manager, Corporate Engineering

Department:  Engineering
Reports to:  Director, Engineering and Continuous Improvement
Location: Mississauga, ON (Head Office)

Job Scope:

As the Corporate Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for the management/development of Corporate Engineering team and is accountable for the end-to-end project management of site engineering projects.  This includes managing costs/cash flow, sourcing, identifying, specifying, purchasing and installing equipment, design/modification of existing or new facilities in line with the Gay Lea Recipe.

Key Accountabilities:

• Provide technical and administrative leadership for Corporate Engineering Team for systems & equipment related to Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) Facilities, Utilities, Processing, and Packaging.
• Supervise, hire and develop the Corporate Engineering Team in the performance of their duties to ensure timely completion of activities and meet project deadlines.
• Establish and manage annual departmental objectives.
• Ensure that departmental objectives and plans are aligned with Site strategies and corporate direction.
• Prepare and implement department Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) to meet regulatory requirements.
• Ensure adherence to a Project Management Processes for engineering projects that ensures definition and formal gates between Evaluation, Scoping, Early Development, Detailed Technical Design, Execution, Verification & Handover.
• Ensure project development and execution in alignment with GMP life-cycle documentation (URS through to IQ/OQ/PQ including Data Integrity).
• Ensure compliance of implementations to all relevant governing bodies (i.e. TSSA, MoE, OBC, OFC etc.).

• Manage and maintain capital expenditure budgeting, tracking, cash flow forecasting and reporting system for Engineering projects by:
  • Update CapEx tracking sheets with monthly forecasted spend for all Engineering projects.
  • Report monthly the current CapEx status & forecast for all Engineering projects capital activities to the Director of Engineering or designate.
  • Establish and maintain Capital Project Budget tracking tables for each active capital Project. Facilitate proper and timely close-out of completed capital activities.
  • Participate and/or provide support for financial audits and ensure continual SQF, CFIA, and/or customer audit readiness.

Qualifications and Competencies:

• Bachelor of Applied Science in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering or Electrical Engineering is preferred or related Science Degree.
• Professional Engineer Designation is preferred.
• Minimum 10 years’ experience completing multiple concurrent engineering projects in a GMP and/or regulated environment.
• Minimum 5 years’ previous supervisory experience preferably in the food or pharmaceutical industry.
• Experience in dairy would be an asset.
• Proficiency in GMP systems, validation & IQ/OQ/PQ, construction law, facility life cycle documentation and Project Management principles. 
• Strong judgment, decision making abilities, trouble shooting and thinking-out-of-the-box skills. 
• Excellent organizational, verbal and written communication skills. 
• Demonstrates strong cross functional project management and negotiating skills. 
• Solid computer experience with MS applications (Project, Word, Excel).
• Knowledge of AutoCAD and proficiency using Microsoft Office applications including MS Project.