20 Jul 2026

Plant Manager

Burlington, ON

Agilus by Synergie is recruiting for a Plant Manager in the plastics industry in Burlington, Ontario.
The primary purpose is to manage production processes, optimize resources, and lead cross functional teams to meet business objectives. Responsible for overseeing the daily operations of, ensuring efficiency, productivity, and safety. This position plays a crucial role in budgeting, quality control, equipment maintenance, and workforce management to ensure smooth plant operations.
Total rewards:

$155000.00 - $185000.00 annually
Pension
Benefits
Management Incentive Program

A typical day:

Maintain a safe environment
As part of the food safety team, this position has responsibility for assisting in creating, maintaining and reviewing food safety plans and other pre-requisite programs
Manages Production, Maintenance, Mold Shop and Process teams
Ensures that quality standards are established, understood at required levels and incorporated in all manufacturing practices
Oversee daily production activities to ensure efficiency, quality and adherence to schedules. Implement and monitor KPIs for throughput, downtime, and yield. Coordinate cross-functional teams to meet manufacturing targets
Through direct reports, oversees execution of manufacturing schedules based on sales requirements and plant capacity. Establishes plant operating budgets on an annual basis and monitors the adherence to them.
Approves all plant purchase orders and expense reports. Identify cost-saving opportunities in labor, materials, and energy
Lead, mentor, and develop plant staff across all departments. Demonstrate leadership and commitment with respect to the local site’s management systems, by reviewing issues reported by their employees, attending management reviews, ensuring adequate resources, and promoting continuous improvement.

Successful candidates will have:

University degree in Engineering or Business Administration preferred
10+ years progressive management experience with a minimum of 5 years as a plant manager in plastics or food manufacturing
Experience should include several of the following disciplines: Quality, Materials, Engineering, Accounting, Sales, Development, Maintenance and Manufacturing
Continuous Improvement through QOS, 6 Sigma
ISO/SKF experience an asset

This posting is for an active opening.

Interested?
Please apply directly online

Agilus by Synergie would like to thank all candidates for their interest in this opportunity. Due to the volume of resumes we receive; we may only be able to respond directly to those candidates being selected for an interview.
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Job Code 155988

We value a diverse workplace.

Agilus by Synergie is committed to employ people from diverse backgrounds and we actively demonstrate inclusiveness through fair, equitable and accessible hiring practices. We recognize the strength that comes from different experiences, backgrounds and perspectives and welcome candidates who identify as visible minorities, Indigenous people, persons with disabilities, and persons within the LGBTQ+ community. We feel it is important as an organization that all people have access and opportunity to be employed, to be valued and to be respected.

Our recruiting process is human-centric and supported by AI. Our AI assistant may reach out to applicants for a prescreen. All results will be reviewed and evaluated by our Canadian based, human recruiting team.

Accommodations for job applicants with disabilities will be provided upon request during the recruitment, assessment, selection and placement process. Alternative format available on Request.