Operations and Process Engineer

Canada Royal Milk is Canada’s sole manufacturer of infant formula, operating a state-of-the-art facility in Kingston, Ontario. We produce high-quality infant and toddler nutrition using milk sourced from Canadian dairy farms and advanced manufacturing technology that meets rigorous national and international standards. Our mission is clear: to strengthen Canada’s infant nutrition supply and deliver safe, reliable formula families can trust.

We are proud to build a diverse, multicultural team driven by collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement. Backed by global expertise through our parent company, Feihe International, we combine Canadian manufacturing strength with international scale and experience.

The opportunity to build and grow a progressive company, competitive wages, and extended health benefits.

Curiosity, commitment to learning, and a winning mindset.

The Operation & Process Engineer reports to the Lead Process Engineer. The Engineer works collaboratively with the production team, engineering, maintenance, and quality assurance to continuously improve the process and plant operation.

The Operation & Process Engineer is a detail-oriented and results-driven individual with a strong understanding of food manufacturing, GMP, and root cause analysis. They will demonstrate independent judgment in the planning, prioritization, and execution of projects, assignments, and communications.

With a strong technical background, the engineer should have a demonstrated ability to create and maintain accurate records, and a strong ability to organize and develop a Work Management System that will satisfy regulatory and production quality control requirements.

The Operation & Process Engineer is dedicated to producing the highest quality product and creates an environment where employees take pride in their work. They emphasize food quality, safety, and security, complying with all government legislation and the expectations of Canada Royal Milk’s customers

Applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada and have strong English language skills. The ability to read and understand written English and communicate in English both spoken and in writing is a requirement of the job.

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Chemical, or Industrial Engineering

Experience:

preferably experience in the food processing environment.

• Overseeing the production processes and monitor day to day production, lead problem solving and adjustments to stay on production plan with products and efficiency. Work closely with Production Technicians and all production supervisors to improve overall department performance.
• Review daily operations, paperwork, and reports from production staff to check accuracy and report deviation; confer with technical staff and production supervisors to resolve production or processing problems.
• Liaison with other departments including Quality, Maintenance, Engineering, R&D, Marketing, Supply chain, HR, HSE.
• Actively participates and leads continuous improvement initiatives to improve the OEE, reduce manufacturing loss, reduce the labour costs, optimizing the inventory levels and overall optimizing the manufacturing operation without sacrificing quality.
• Assist Lead Process Engineer and Production Manager to set and implement the objectives and action plans to achieve production KPIs and delivering results.
• Review new and current product specifications, revising the existing specifications and making recommendations.
• Develop, implement, and maintain production SOPs including documentation and standard operating procedures as well as develop and conduct training for the production employees.
• Ensure timely and thorough sanitation of all equipment and facilities to allow for efficient and on-time production start-up and delivery of products to customers.
• Follow and administer Quality Policies and Procedures including food safety, HAACP, traceability, and production hold investigations.
• Troubleshoot process areas by identifying and analyzing process problems and advising and guiding processing…