CI Specialist

At La Rocca, we are passionate about making simply the best cakes! Our roots go back to 1960s Naples, Italy where our family's passion for the art of baking and enjoying great food inspired us to create the bakery we have today. In 1986, La Rocca Bakery opened its doors in a suburb of Toronto, Canada. Today, the tradition of offering classic, memorable recipes lives on as we continue to innovate with new and exciting flavors. Our cakes are now available in thousands of grocery, food service, and fine food distributors across North America

The Position: CI Specialist

Role Purpose: The CI Specialist actively pursues continuous improvement, and cost savings initiatives autonomously.

Reporting to: Director of Operations

Key Responsibilities :

• Pursue Continuous Improvement projects that will contribute to bottom line company performance improvements
• Pursue Cost Savings initiatives that will contribute to bottom line company performance improvements
• Work with the Director of Operations to quantify results, effects, and tracking of projects/initiatives executed
• Suggest & Implement technology and automation in the production facility
• Proactively develop and / or evaluate new techniques to increase productivity and efficiency. Implement change
• Liaise with other departments as required to plan and execute projects
• Comply with all company, customer, and legislative food safety, health & safety, and environmental policies and procedures
• Support Scientific Research & Experimental Development (SRED) data collection
• Other duties as required by the business

Performance Indicators

• Results in KPI dashboard - CPH, Total output
• Waste Reduction KPIs
• Cost Savings KPIs

Core Competencies

• Behave Ethically: Understand ethical behaviour and business practices and ensure your own behaviour is consistent with these standards and align with the values of the Company.
• Build Relationships: Establish and maintain positive working relationships with others both internally and externally to achieve the goals of the organization.
• Communicate Effectively: Speak, listen and write in a clear, thorough and timely manner using appropriate and effective communication tools and techniques.
• Focus on Customer Needs: Anticipate, understand, and respond to the needs of internal and external customers to meet or exceed their expectations.
• Foster Teamwork: Work cooperatively and effectively with others to set goals, resolve problems, and make decisions that enhance the company’s effectiveness.
• Make Decisions: Assess situations to determine the importance, urgency and risks, and make clear decisions which are timely and in the best interests of the company.
• Organization: Set priorities, develop a work schedule, monitor progress towards goals, and track details/data/information/activities.
• Plan: Determine strategies to move the organization forward, set goals, create and implement actions plans, and evaluate the process and results.
• Solve Problems: Assess problem situations to identify causes, gather and process relevant information, generate possible solutions, and make recommendations and/or resolve the problem.

Required Education, Skills, and Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years experience in a production environment
• Solid working knowledge of production processes
• Post-secondary degree in Engineering Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, or a related discipline will be considered an asset
• Demonstrated success in Continuous Improvement theory and application
• Superior communication skills in a multicultural environment and the ability to deal with a variety of front-line industrial relations issues
• The flexibility to adapt to a dynamic operation schedule.
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics Business Central, Google G Suite, MS Office, BI or equivalents
• Strong knowledge of applicable Health and Safety regulations

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $60,000.00-$75,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Dental care
• Disability insurance
• Discounted or free food
• Employee assistance program
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Paid time off
• Vision care
• Work from home

Flexible Language Requirement:

• French not required

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree (preferred)

Experience:

• Manufacturing: 2 years (required)

Work Location: In person