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About the Role

The Engineering Manager is responsible for providing strategic and operational leadership for all engineering, capital projects, technical services, facility infrastructure, utilities, and engineering documentation within a large, modern poultry processing facility. This role ensures that engineering initiatives support safe, reliable, efficient, and sustainable manufacturing while maintaining compliance with food safety, regulatory, environmental, and corporate standards. The Engineering Manager leads a multidisciplinary team responsible for project engineering, process engineering, training systems and technical documentation, and engineering support for critical utilities. The position plays a key role in driving continuous improvement, operational excellence, equipment reliability, and long-term asset management.

Responsibilities

Provide leadership, coaching, and development to the Engineering Department.
Establish departmental objectives aligned with plant and corporate business goals.
Develop engineering strategies that improve safety, productivity, quality, reliability, and cost performance.
Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Build strong partnerships with Operations, Maintenance, Quality Assurance, Food Safety, Finance, and Corporate Engineering.
Develop and oversee the site's capital expenditure (CAPEX) program.
Lead the planning, justification, budgeting, execution, and commissioning of capital projects.
Ensure projects run by project/process engineers are delivered safely, on schedule, within budget, and achieve expected operational outcomes.
Manage external consultants, contractors, OEM relationships, equipment suppliers, and engineering firms.
Coordinate Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT), Site Acceptance Tests (SAT), installation, commissioning, and project closeout.
Ensure all capital projects comply with regulatory, food safety, health & safety, and corporate engineering standards.
Provide leadership and oversight of the Project Engineering and Process Engineering teams.
Develop and oversee Engineering resources to identify opportunities to improve manufacturing efficiency, throughput, product quality, and operational reliability.
Support process optimization through engineering analysis and data-driven decision making.
Lead equipment selection, process design, automation improvements, and production line modifications.
Champion Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement initiatives.
Provide strategic oversight and governance of the facility's engineering documentation and drawing management systems to ensure accuracy, consistency, and long-term sustainability.
Ensure appropriate controls and processes are in place to maintain accurate and current CAD documentation for buildings, utilities, production equipment, mechanical systems, electrical infrastructure, and process flow layouts.
Establish and enforce document governance frameworks, including revision control, change management, retention practices, and compliance requirements.
Develop standards for engineering drawings, schematics, P&IDs, electrical drawings, equipment layouts, and technical manuals.
Ensure documentation is readily accessible and maintained in accordance with corporate standards.
Provide oversight for training programs across the facility.
Oversee development of competency-based technical training programs for maintenance and operations personnel, including needs analysis to identify specific training requirements.
Champion the development of and ensure training materials remain current with equipment modifications and engineering standards.
Promote ongoing technical development and knowledge transfer throughout the organization.
Provide strategic leadership and governance for the facility's technical documentation framework, ensuring information integrity, standardization, and long-term organizational value.
Champion the development and adoption of procedures, and work instruction frameworks that support operational excellence and regulatory compliance.
Drive continuous improvement of operational knowledge management practices to enhance organizational capability, reduce operational risk, and preserve critical technical expertise.
Complete the development of a centralized training matrix to drive training requirements across the site.
Serve as the site's engineering subject matter expert for critical utility systems.
Provide technical leadership supporting the operation, maintenance, and optimization of: Steam generation systems, Boilers and boiler controls, Compressed air systems, Refrigeration systems, Water treatment systems, Wastewater systems, Electrical distribution, Emergency power systems, HVAC systems, Natural gas systems.
Support preventative maintenance strategies and long-term asset reliability for utility infrastructure.
Assist in troubleshooting complex equipment failures and implementing permanent corrective actions.
Provide technical support for sustainability initiatives that reduce environmental impact while improving operational efficiency.
Support energy conservation projects and utility optimization initiatives.
Support identification of opportunities to reduce electricity, natural gas, water, compressed air, and refrigeration energy consumption.
Support greenhouse gas reduction initiatives and corporate sustainability objectives.
Participate in environmental compliance and resource conservation initiatives.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related engineering discipline.
Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation (or eligibility) is preferred.
10+ years of progressive engineering experience within food manufacturing or other large industrial manufacturing environments.
Minimum 5 years of leadership experience managing multidisciplinary engineering teams.
Demonstrated success managing large-scale capital projects.
Strong knowledge of industrial utilities, manufacturing systems, and facility infrastructure.
Experience with AutoCAD or equivalent CAD software.
Experience managing engineering documentation systems.
Knowledge of automation, controls, PLC systems, and industrial electrical systems is considered an asset.
Applicants may be subject to a background check and must meet the security criteria designated for the position.

Skills

Project Engineering
Process Engineering
Lean Manufacturing
Continuous Improvement
Capital Project Management
Engineering Documentation Management
AutoCAD
Industrial Utilities
Manufacturing Systems
Facility Infrastructure
Automation
Controls
PLC Systems
Industrial Electrical Systems

Location

Ontario

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

10+ years of progressive engineering experience
Minimum 5 years of leadership experience

Education Level

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related engineering discipline.
Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation (or eligibility) is preferred.

Salary/Compensations

$122,000 - $172,000 CAD base pay annually plus annual short-term incentive

Benefits

Competitive Health and Wellness benefits that offer flexibility to meet your individual or family needs, including programs focused on improving mental health and wellbeing.
Defined Contribution Pension Plan with company matching.
Learning and development opportunities, including workshops, ‘speaker series’ events, and resources.
Comprehensive tuition reimbursement program.
Up to two paid days annually to volunteer at a cause of your choice.

About the Company

We’re a carbon neutral food company on a purposeful journey to Raise the Good in Food through better nutrition, safer food and workplaces, more humane animal care, and environmental sustainability efforts that protect our planet.
We care about our communities and commit to reducing food insecurity in Canada.
For more than 100 years, we’ve made delicious, healthy protein that Canadians love under iconic national and regional brands, like Maple Leaf®, Schneiders®, and Greenfield Natural Meat Co.®
We’re on a journey to become the most sustainable protein company – not just in Canada – but on earth.
We are carbon neutral.
We are one of the only food companies in Canada to set science-based targets.
We’re a global food company with approximately 10,000 team members.
We operate sites in 20+ locations across Canada.
We also have locations in the U.S. and Mexico, and do business in Asia.
Championing diversity and inclusion is a critical component to advancing our collective purpose and vision and living the Maple Leaf Leadership Values.
We believe in building, investing in, recognizing, and rewarding remarkable people who value an inclusive workplace, embrace all forms of diversity, and commit to including every voice in our collaborative environment.
We embrace a strong, values-based culture.
Our eight Leadership Values are our north star. They guide the decisions we make for all our stakeholders: our consumers, our customers, our people, our communities, our shareholders, and the environment.
Doing What’s Right
Shared Value
High Performance
Diverse and Inclusive Teams
Disciplined Decision Making
Our Accountability
Intense Curiosity
Transparency and Humility

Equal Opportunity

Championing diversity and inclusion is a critical component to advancing our collective purpose and vision, living the Maple Leaf Leadership Values, and delivering winning results.
Accommodation is available upon request for applicants with disabilities in the recruitment and assessment process and when hired; please contact our Talent Attraction Team at [email protected].