Distillation Team Leader

About the Role This is a key Distillation Team Leader role within the Crown Royal Gimli Distillery, leading a unionized workforce to support distillation and maturation processes and to ensure the production of high-quality whisky for the Crown Royal Brand. You will develop, coach, and lead a performance-oriented, efficient team to operate and improve the distillery operations. What You'll Do

• Ensure efficient production and high standards.
• Optimize safety, quality, production and cost objectives through employee involvement and a team-building approach to problem solving.
• Train and monitor personnel to ensure proper procedures are followed.
• Communicate production schedules and schedule changes to appropriate departments.
• Direct the planning and implementation of key initiatives to improve distillery operations.
• Ensure all monthly safety and food safety audits are completed on time, corrective actions are closed, and team members understand the goals.
• Review all production paperwork and ensure it is accurately completed.
• Ensure production databases are properly maintained and information is used for continuous improvement.
• Monitor part and supplies inventories and place all necessary orders to meet business needs.
• Manage assigned budget accounts.
• Generate ideas and implement changes in processes and use of equipment to increase efficiency, safety and quality, reduce costs and improve employee engagement.
• Assist other departments on material quality, packaging quality and other production-related issues.
• Work with management and staff on productivity, quality and safety initiatives. What We're Looking For
• Character: Safety-minded, motivated, resilient, and forward-thinking.
• Post-secondary education and 3-5 years’ experience in a production environment.
• Proficient in operating various computer programs; strong analytical skills.
• Excellent organization and time-management skills; openness to learn; customer oriented.
• Working knowledge of GMP and HACCP; eagerness to work within the site to bring the team together as one. Compensation & Benefits
• Salary range: 66,750 – 111,250 (Annual).