Team Leader, Vertical Start Up (VSU

Posted Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 4:00 AM

Give & Go Prepared Foods Corp.
is a proud member of the Mondelēz family. We are a leading and growing North American manufacturer of baked goods for over 30 years. If you're looking for a company that will provide you with opportunities for career growth and development, while working with an energetic team with deeply ingrained values of respect, direct and open communication, quality and accountability, we’d love to have you join our team.

Our Consumer Brands: two-bite® brand, include two bite-brownies®, Kimberley's Bake shoppe™, Mason St. Bakehouse™ and The Worthy Crumb Pastry Co™

It’s an exciting time to be a part of the Give & Go team as we are growing rapidly and want you to become a part of our growth and extraordinarily bright future!

Lead the planning and implementation of start-up activities to achieve the project’s criteria and vertical start-up glide paths on schedule and at budget and provide coordination with other key project elements/interfaces.

• Project Join-Up
  • Become familiar with the project and collect preliminary information to begin developing the start-up plan.
  • Ensure the Team Charter is developed and team communication in place.
  • Understand I2M and IIM pillar and deliverables
• Identify start-up implementation strategy, obtain approval and begin to develop start- up plans.
• Ensure that current operation assessment is developed and implemented.
• Ensure that a process for change management and reapplication of learnings is developed and used.
• Ensure an issue identification & resolution process is developed and used.
• Provide direction, consistency and focus.
• Provide training and coaching on start-up processes.
• Build capability within the team on Global Standard CQV template and content.
• Criteria and Start-Up Glide Paths
  • Define the project’s criteria and start-up glide path and obtain approval from management.
  • Attend Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) for key equipment

• Success Criteria are agreed (PQCDSM & VSU).
• Pre-Commissioning Plan is developed.
• CTPs/CTQs are identified and agreed within the team.
• Duration of runs and products with all perquisites are defined.
• Activity Mapping Matrix is built for Pre-Commissioning and Commissioning phases.
• Verification Plan

• Success Criteria are agreed (PQCDSM & VSU).
• Duration of runs and products with all perquisites are defined.
• TT&T Plan

• TT&T Plan is developed and following Global Standards.
• Hiring strategy is identified.
• Roles and Responsibilities are clear.
• Materials Plan:
  Supplier(s) Material Quality and Quantity Plans are developed and aligned with start-up requirements
• Start-Up Scheduling
  • Ensure that Start-Up Planning and Implementation Schedules are developed.
  • Ensure that Resource Allocation Plan is developed.
• Measures and Results Reporting
  • Ensure that Planning and Implementation Measures and Results reporting is developed and used.
  • Ensure that project team is aligned on how vertical start-up will be measured
• Start-Up Budget
  • Ensure that a budget is developed and approved.

• Follow company’s health and safety program, rules and procedures and work in compliance with health and safety-related legislation and codes
• Report all incidents, injuries, illnesses, and near misses to your Supervisor
• Use or wear safety equipment and personal protective equipment required by the company
• Report to supervisor any hazardous or unsafe conditions, absence or defects in equipment and any contravention of health and safety legislation
• Foster a Foster a culture of quality improvement
• Ensures compliance to quality and food safety policies and programs

• Completion of a college diploma Engineering or a related field
• Minimum of 1-2 years of management level experience in Maintenance, Engineering or Production role, ideally in an industrial Food Manufacturing environment
• Prior experience leading CI projects incorporating 5S, Kanban, Visual Management, and other Lean methodologies.
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written)
• Clearly understands the Commercial Business he or she will support.
• Has had leadership experience in a manufacturing site,…