Plant Manager

Position Title: Plant Manager Department: Supply Chain Reporting Manager: Vice President, Supply Chain Effective Date: October 2026 Why Wakefield Canada? Lead. Grow. Make an impact. Join a purpose-driven, Canadian-owned company—The exclusive manufacturer and distributor of Castrol branded lubricants in Canada, one of the world’s most recognized brands. Step into a high-impact leadership role where innovation, integrity, and people come first. We’re growing fast—and so will you. Join an empowered high-performance team where our greatest asset is our people and ability to move fast. Competitive compensation, benefits, and rewards. Real influence. Let’s build something great—together About Wakefield Canada Wakefield Canada is the exclusive distributor of Wakefield and Castrol premium lubricants in Canada. A trusted industry leader, we deliver innovative, high-performance solutions across automotive, heavy-duty, and industrial sectors. Our commitment to excellence, customer satisfaction, and a strong performance-driven culture has made Wakefield a top-tier workplace and partner of choice nationwide. Position Overview: The Plant Manager (part of the Supply Chain Leadership Team) is responsible for all aspects of the Wakefield manufacturing plant including the performance of the plant in terms of: health and safety, expense management, service level and quality. The Plant Manager is a key stakeholder in the relationship between Manufacturing and the Production Planning team, working with the Inventory and Demand Planning Manager to effectively and efficiently strike a balance between conversion cost, inventory carrying cost and service level. Fostering a culture of continuous improvement for the Manufacturing team as well as building bridges to the Demand Planning team and the Distribution Operations team is essential for the Plant Managers success. Providing ongoing strategic support to the Supply Chain Management team and the VP Supply Chain is a key responsibility for all members of the Supply Chain Management team. Key Accountabilities: Ensuring that HSSE principles and standards are sponsored throughout the entire operation and that clear metrics and objectives are established, communicated, and engrained within the cultural fabric of the organization. Managing the execution of all annual objectives related to plant manufacturing. Ensure compliance to all regulatory requirements with respect to manufacturing operations. Lead development and ensure delivery of departmental operating budgets based on demand forecast, plant capacities, and human resources. Conduct industrial and labour relations in a manner consistent with human resource policies (unionized and non-unionized team members). Ensure appropriate leadership and management disciplines are in place to foster a collaborative and performance-driven environment. Accountable for ongoing development of continuous improvement initiatives within Plant operations and partnering cross-functionally within Wakefield to ensure a continuous focus on customers and balancing potentially competing priorities as aligned with Supply Chain goals. Key Competencies: Broad understand of many disciplines and business practices. Strong leadership demonstration of ability to work with cross-functional groups to solve problems, improve processes and drive continuous improvement. Strong working understanding of best practices in operations management in a manufacturing plant, production planning, engineering, HSSE management, manufacturing accounting and industrial relations. Strong project management skills including clear understanding and knowledge of project controls, management of change and project selection. Good business acumen, understanding financial and non-financial management information, data and key performance indicators. Good understanding and demonstration of principles and practices concerning Health, Safety, Security and Environment, and regulatory compliance practices. Budget …

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