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Summary of the Role

Inspire. Lead. Transform.  This new role calls for an experienced and knowledgeable operations manager with exceptional interpersonal and leadership skills.  Make your mark in a dynamic and innovative private company that is firing on all cylinders and needs your help on a highly skilled leadership team.  As leader of operations and manufacturing, and reporting to the co-CEOs/owners, you will exercise your significant operational muscles to bring efficiencies and new insights into current practices.

With at least ten years operational and manufacturing leadership in the food or beverage industry, you are prepared to take that next step requiring creativity, collaboration, and insight.  You will lead a team of ten direct reports with hundreds of SKUs in a complex and dynamic manufacturing environment.  Your can-do attitude and ability to see beyond the standard will serve you well.

This is a newly created role that will take on the existing operational responsibilities that the CEO now carries.  The need is for an experienced operations director who can bring a fresh perspective and deep knowledge to strengthen the manufacturing while contributing to the culture of engagement and commitment across the organization through honed interpersonal management skills. 

This position is full time and located in London, Ontario. 

About Bosco and Roxy’s

Dedicated to enriching the connection between people and their dogs, Bosco and Roxy’s is a highly successful and growing family business that creates gourmet decorated dog treats.  With a culture of fun, innovation, and hustle, Bosco and Roxy’s is in a high-growth phase with expansion plans in the USA and entry into the UK and Ireland.  Led by a dynamic co-CEOs who highly value family culture, the company is based in London, Ontario and has grown over 20 years from a home kitchen to a modern custom 81,000 square foot facility to accommodate their growth.   

Please visit www.boscoandroxys.ca for more information.

Key Responsibilities

  1. Leading the operations team in the production of short-run SKUs with rapid change-over and adaptation to custom orders

  2. The creation and tracking of KPIs for production

  3. Oversight of the engineering team

  4. Improvements in production and operational processes

  5. Support of and engagement with executive leadership team and company goals

 

 Characteristics Required

  • Loyalty to the company, its people and values

  • Honest

  • Awesome people skills

  • Innovative and creative

  • Industrious and assiduous

  • Problem solver

  • Energetic and tenacious

  • A love of pets and their owners

 

Skills and Experience

  1. Ten years minimum operations in food or beverage manufacturing facility

  2. Demonstrable team leadership skills

  3. Proven ability to creatively solve operational issues

  4. Flawless execution in a dynamic and changing environment

 

Employment Requirements

  • Bachelors degree minimum; masters preferred

  • Ten years of operational experience in manufacturing

  • Extensive experience in and knowledge of food or beverage industry

 

Position Details and Compensation

Full time position
Location:  London, Ontario
Monday to Friday
Direct Reports: 10
Benefits:  Good benefit package; group pension; healthcare spending account; matching pension contribution
Vacation:  Three weeks
Travel Requirements:  Infrequent
Other Perks:  Cross fit gym on site; employee’s dogs welcome on site

City of London

The City of London is the jewel of Southwestern Ontario and acts as the region’s social, recreational, athletic, health, education, and transportation centre.  Often considered a big city with a small city feel, London boasts a big city standard of living at a small city cost.

 

Connect With Us to Learn More

If you are interested in this attractive and challenging opportunity and believe you have the experience and attributes to be successful, please contact Norm Tiffin at norm.tiffin@ahria.ca with your resume and cover letter or to learn more.

We look forward to hearing from you but will not accept applications directly from job posting sites such as LinkedIn or Indeed.

 

Bosco and Roxy’s is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities. Please notify us of your needs during the recruitment process in your cover letter.

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