Operations Manager

Operations Manager

Parrish & Heimbecker

Join our team that shares your Passion & Heart for Canadian agriculture! Parrish & Heimbecker, Limited (P&H) has an opportunity for a motivated, forward-thinking, and dedicated individual as an Operations Manager for our Milling based in Hanover, ON.  

P&H Milling

P&H is the largest Canadian-owned milling company. The P&H Milling Group sources wheat from Western Canada, Ontario, Quebec, and Atlantic Canada to produce quality flour and cereal products. The lineup includes hard red spring wheat flour for breads and other bakery products, soft winter wheat flour for cakes and cookies, as well as semolina flour for pasta, organic flour, and atta flour for chappati. In our specialty milling operation in Saskatoon, we also mill pea fractions.

From its mills in Halifax, Nova Scotia; Acton, Hanover, Hamilton, and Cambridge, Ontario; Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; and Lethbridge, Alberta, the P&H Milling Group supplies flour to customers throughout Canada, the United States, the Caribbean, the Middle East, Iceland, and Pacific Rim countries.

Benefits

Parrish & Heimbecker Ltd has a people-first approach therefore, we offer many perks to our hard-working staff! Some of our benefits include:

• Learning and Development Programs
• Dental, Vision, and Extended Health Care
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off
• RRSP Matching
• Company Events

Your Role

The Operations Manager leads and develops the site management team to drive efficient plant operations and continuous improvement, while ensuring compliance with Environmental, Health & Safety and Food Safety/Quality standards. Reporting to the National Operations Manager, this role requires strong industry expertise and leadership to build and maintain effective relationships with employees and customers.

Day to Day

• Lead and direct operations to ensure efficient production of consistent, high-quality products.
• Monitor performance, identify gaps, and drive corrective actions and continuous improvement.
• Enforce company, site, and regulatory standards, including health, safety, BRC, and food safety compliance.
• Maintain a safe work environment for employees, contractors, and visitors.
• Manage operating budgets and control expenses; oversee capital projects to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery.
• Hire, train, and develop staff; manage performance, employee relations, and conflict resolution.
• Foster strong communication, teamwork, and employee engagement.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and technical support to operations teams.
• Collaborate with corporate stakeholders and other sites to meet business goals and implement best practices.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years in food manufacturing (preferably flour milling or grain processing), including 5+ years in leadership.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Strong communication, leadership, and coaching skills.
• Experience with continuous improvement/Lean methodologies and analytical problem-solving.
• Experience with budgeting and capital/operating expense management.
• Familiarity with working with organized workforce (preferred).
• Ability to travel.

Work and grow with a family-owned company.

Join our team with Purpose & History! P&H’s roots go back over 115 years. We have always been a Canadian, family-owned and managed agri-business that understands the qualities and conditions needed for meaningful growth. Our corporate culture values are family values; honesty and integrity with a focus on listening and continuous learning. Like family, we support our staff to always do better.

With over 80 locations spanning from coast to coast, and trade links around the globe, P&H is growth-oriented, diversified and vertically integrated with operations spanning across grain merchandising, flour milling, crop input distribution, animal feed production, egg grading and processing.

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We thank all applicants, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

P&H is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that is reflective of Canadian society. As a result, Parrish & Heimbecker, Limited is an equal opportunity employer and is in compliance with the Employment Equity Act. P&H welcomes and encourages applications from women, aboriginal people, people with disabilities and members of visible minorities. Accommodations in relation to the job selection process are available upon request for both internal and external candidates taking part in all aspects of the recruitment process.