Logistics and Training Manager

Job Type:

Regular

Every role at Agropur is designed to create value and contribute to collective performance.

Agropur is looking for a Logistics and Training Manager to join our team in Granby.

The Logistics and Training Manager is responsible for managing and optimizing the plant’s logistics activities, including production planning, warehousing, inventory management, and logistics systems and processes. The role is also responsible for managing and monitoring the plant’s training plan to support employee development and ensure compliance with training requirements.

The Logistics and Training Manager works closely with various plant teams to improve processes, structure training practices, and foster a proactive approach to training needs. The role plays a key part in driving continuous improvement across operations and supporting employee development.

A context that allows you to maximize your impact:

• Recognition of years of service in calculating vacation time.
• Flexible group insurance plan, including telemedicine service.
• Employee assistance program.
• Opportunity to invest in you (Career Path, etc.).
• Pension plan including employer contributions and more.
• Salary range 006: $ 100,900$ to $126,100 (Base salary will be determined based on academic background, experience, training, and job-related skills).

The levers through which you will make an impact:

• Manage and optimize plant logistics activities, including the flow of raw materials, packaging, semi-finished and finished products, warehousing, production planning, and supply.
• Act as the local leader for the implementation, use, and continuous improvement of logistics systems and processes.
• Plan and organize inventory processes, analyze discrepancies related to receiving, shipping, warehousing, and inventory movements, and implement corrective and preventive actions in collaboration with key stakeholders.
• Develop, maintain, and oversee the plant training plan for both unionized and salaried employees, ensuring compliance with corporate requirements related to quality, occupational health and safety, IT, human capital, job-specific training, and other applicable areas.
• Lead the training committee in partnership with the union, coordinate trainers, and ensure the prioritization and follow-up of agreed-upon initiatives.
• Ensure structured, documented, and operationally relevant job training, including the updating and standardization of procedures, guides, competency matrices, and training materials.
• Collaborate with plant functions and corporate teams to align logistics and training practices with SQCDME priorities, Agropur standards, and continuous improvement objectives, while contributing to sustainable improvements focused on reducing losses, improving inventory accuracy, ensuring process compliance, and developing employee skills.

What will enable you to create value:

• College or university degree in operations management, logistics, supply chain management, or another relevant field.
• 5 to 7 years of relevant experience in a manufacturing environment, particularly in production planning, logistics, warehousing, inventory management, or operations.
• Strong knowledge of production planning processes and logistics flows within a manufacturing environment.
• Good understanding of quality, food safety, GMP, HACCP, and occupational health and safety requirements applicable in a food manufacturing environment
• Experience with an ERP system; knowledge of SAP, ideally S/4HANA.
• Knowledge of POKA, Workday, or other training and competency management tools is considered an asset.
• Experience coordinating, structuring, or tracking training programs in an operational environment is considered an asset.
• Experience managing or coordinating a team in a unionized environment.

• Ability to structure processes, ensure rigorous follow-up, and implement actions to achieve compliance objectives.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in French and English (English is required to collaborate with colleagues in other Canadian provinces).

A role aligned with what creates the greatest collective impact.

People are at the heart of everything we do. We believe in working together, speaking honestly, taking ownership, and creating value in everything we deliver. Our culture is built on collaboration, accountability, and a shared commitment to growing stronger together. Joining the team means being part of an environment where people support each other and take pride in making a real impact.

Agropur welcomes people from all backgrounds and origins. We are proud to be an employer with a diverse community and are committed to providing a respectful and inclusive experience for all employees and applicants. We will work with candidates who request accommodation. Please note that an adequate knowledge of French is required for positions in Quebec. Agropur uses artificial intelligence technology to assist our recruiters in screening, assessing, or selecting applicants for this position. 

In this text, the use of the masculine gender to designate persons is intended only to lighten the text.