Lean Manufacturing Workflow Manager

About Sensei Ag

Sensei Ag is a market-changing AgTech company aiming to solve global gaps and inconsistencies in nutrition, food safety, and food security through the transformative power of data. Guided by the capabilities and insights of our founders, technology entrepreneur Larry Ellison and Dr. David Agus, we design, develop and deploy cutting-edge agricultural technologies to build a better, more stable food supply that is capable of feeding our entire world nutritionally-relevant, delicious, affordable meals.

Everything we do is evidence-led, radically transparent, always enriching. 

Learn more from our website or by following us on LinkedIn. If you'd like to see what we are doing with our consumer-facing brand Sensei Farms, please check our Instagram!

Position Description

The Lean Manufacturing Workflow Manager is responsible for the efficient, safe and packing of produce. You will be responsible for overseeing 20-30 packing and distribution staff, ensuring that goods are packed correctly and in time for distribution. The Lean Manufacturing Workflow Manager is responsible for meeting designated production targets, in collaboration with Operations, Sales, and Quality Assurance.    

Responsibilities

• Responsible for packing department processes/procedures to promote continuous improvement.  
• Manage the departmental budget.  
• Responsible for filling customer orders on time and strict specifications. 
• Responsible for tracking incoming/outgoing order and inventory control. 
• Work with sales and manufacturing to address customer complaints/improvements and new packaging development. 
• Manage department to meet production schedules, quality standards, cost and on-time delivery objectives. 
• Demonstrate sound business acumen in planning orders, implementing food quality standards, developing food production schedules, and managing packaging leads.  
• Create and maintain SOPs.  
• Assist operations to ensure compliance of local, provincial, and federal regulatory environmental, safety and health, and food safety standards.  
• Monitor and implement GMP, HACCP, SOP, CIP and Safety Procedures for Sanitation, Production and Packaging personnel.  
• Develop, create, implement packaging records for the Packaging Process to be GMP compliant.  
• Create and implement lot number production on finish good cartons immediately without impacting customer delivery to be GMP compliant.  

Required Skills, Abilities and Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in managing a packing and production line. 
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant food safety experience  
• Ability to develop food safety SOPs  
• Demonstrated experience in personnel management. 
• HACCP certification 
• Expert proficiency in MS Office  
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills  

Preferred Skills, Abilities and Qualifications

• Bilingual English/Spanish, a plus. 
• Additional food safety training will be considered an asset (PCQI, PSR)  
• Six Sigma Certification or similar 
• Experience with NetSuite or other ERP systems  

Educational Requirements

• Degree in Business, Industrial Management, Food Science, Biology or a related discipline or relevant experience.  

Traits We Value

• Appreciation for transforming health and the future of food  
• Smart, not arrogant 
• Humble and hardworking 
• Entrepreneurial, not risk averse 
• Kind and genuine 
• Grit and lots of it 

Compensation & Benefits

• Prescription Drug Coverage
• Paramedical Services
• Medical Supplies & Equipment
• Hospitalization
• Out of Province Emergency Medical Assistance
• Vision Care
• Dental Care
• Basic Life Insurance & AD&D
• STD
• LTD
• Optional Voluntary Life, AD&D, Critical Illness

For the health and safety of all employees, Sensei Ag has a strict COVID-19 policy. All employees are required to wear a mask except when actively eating or drinking. Frequent hand washing, physical distancing, and use of job assigned PPE is required.

The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. This is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel in the job. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.

Sensei Ag is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing employment in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Commission and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). If contacted for an employment opportunity, please advise People Operations if you require an accommodation.