Saputo Dairy Products Canada is seeking a passionate Sales Representative to partner with the Retails Sales team in the Lower Mainland, BC. Reporting to the Retail Sales Manager, the Sales Representative is responsible for managing all aspects of sales for a defined customer base. The Sales Representative achieves the targeted volume and profitability for the territory by creating business plans, developing both new and existing customers and executing marketing initiatives. The successful candidate is a creative, self-motivated and enthusiastic sales professional who is looking for opportunities to progress in their career.

Salary: $58,970 - $77, 420

*Salary offers will vary commensurate with experience, education, skills, and training*

We support and take care of our employees and their families by offering:

• Vacation upon hire
• Generous and complete benefit coverage with group insurance
• Group retirement plan with employer contribution
• Telemedicine and assistance program for employees and their families
• Employee Share Ownership Plan with an employer match
• Paid Parental Leave program
• Paid time off: Sick days, floater days and volunteer day off
• Opportunity to contribute to a collective RRSP & TFSA
• Training and development programs
• Saputo Flex Program, flexible work environment (schedule/location/time off) according to department needs (SALARIED ONLY)
• Organized activities for employees and their families  
• Advantageous discounts on Saputo products

How you will make contributions that matter:

• Achieve the gross margin and volume targets as assigned
• Analyze and report on account performance, identifying challenges and opportunities
• Prepare and present business reviews to both customers and internal stakeholders
• Communicate effectively with Saputo Sales, Finance, Operations, and Distribution departments to maximize opportunities and address customer issues
• Develop and grow the Saputo book of business through new business acquisition, new product listings, and execution of promotional activity
• Develop and maintain a knowledge of the local market and community
• Evaluate and initiate opportunities for continuous improvement throughout the territory
• Maintain a high level of knowledge of the competitive landscape, including products, promotions, sales and innovation
• Develop and implement a schedule for customer contact, capitalizing on effective merchandising and display opportunities during these calls
• Participate in company and customer functions, as required
• Perform other duties, as assigned

You are best suited for the role if you have the following qualifications:

• A degree in Sales, Marketing or a related field
• Two or more years of sales experience, preferably in the retail market
• Experience in the Consumer Package Goods or Food Service industries
• Proficient with Microsoft Office
• Career-oriented with a desire to take on new challenges
• Highly motivated and able to prioritize and multi-task in a high pressure environment
• Track record of bringing projects to full completion, on schedule, with minimal supervision
• Valid driver’s license and use of a vehicle

Saputo welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities.  Accommodations up to the point of undue hardships, are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.  We support employment equity.  Saputo strives to embed diversity and inclusion in its operations and invites candidates from all horizons to join its family.

As a member of the Maintenance team, the Millwright/Mechanic is responsible for the routine/preventive maintenance and troubleshooting of the manufacturing equipment and building.

Schedule: Hours of work are subject to the vacation schedule, scheduling variables and will change due to operation needs.

• Weeks 01 & 02 – Monday, Tuesday, Friday & Saturday: 6:00 pm - 6:00 am

• Weeks 03 & 04 – Sunday, Wednesday & Thursday - 6:00 am - 6:00 pm

Rate: $ 45.00 / hour - Rate progression based on CBA.

How you will make contributions that matter:

• Facilitates the timely and efficient preventive and predictive maintenance on production and warehouse equipment.

• Trouble shoots and repairs equipment in breakdown situations to ensure production efficiencies are achieved.

• Provides training to plant staff as required.

• Works with other trades groups, vendors and contractors to complete project assignments as required.

• Troubleshoot and repair Sanitary process equipment (process valves, pumps) along with other rotary and conveying equipment.

• Proper documentation of work performed, parts used, time sheets and HACCP & Safety documents.

• Performance of other duties as required.

You are best suited for the role if you have the following qualifications:

• Certified Journeyman

• Excellent mechanical skills and ability to carry out general plant/ equipment maintenance.

• Food industry or high-speed packaging experience.

• Knowledge of general fabrication and welding (Non process related) would be an asset

• Demonstrate excellent trouble shooting skills and analytical skills.

• Able to work independently with minimum supervision and within an interdependent team.

• A high level of self-motivation and initiative.

• Proven proficiency and dependability in current position with a good safety record.

• Able to work in confined spaces.

• Some heavy lifting required.

• Membership in Unifor Union of Canada, Local 445 (or must join within 30 days).

We support and care for our employees and their families by providing:

• Competitive salaries

• Advantageous corporate agreements

• Full range of group insurance benefits

• Group retirement pension plan with employer contribution

• Purchase option of company stocks

• Group RRSP

• Health and wellness program in the workplace

• Assistance program for employees and their families

• Saputo products at a discounted price

We support employment equity. Saputo strives to embed diversity and inclusion in its operations and invites candidates from all horizons to join its family.

This position offers up to 4 shifts, 36 hours per week. Our facility operates 24/7; on-call shift work is required. Full time opportunities will be posted and awarded by seniority as they become vacant.

How you will make contributions that matter...

With your team you will:

• Participate and learn through in-house on the job training
• Manually picking orders, building and wrapping skids, using Vocollect Talkman headset
• Perform manual lifting, stacking, pulling loading and unloading of dairy cases (up to approx. 50lbs)
• Load and unload various size trailers using a forklift
• Participate in the setup, takedown and sanitation of all parts and equipment when required
• Working with, and near sanitizing chemicals (i.e. high concentrations of acids and alkalis)
• Perform other duties as assigned

You are best suited for the role if you…

• Are physically able to stand for long periods of time and perform repetitive movements
• Can lift up to 50LBS on a regular basis and perform physically demanding tasks
• Operate electric power jack, counterbalance & high reach forklifts, clamp truck. Experience is preferred, but not required
• Can work in a temperate and / or refrigerated environment
• Already have experience in production / warehousing (asset but not required)
• Learn quickly and you are responsible for your own work
• Like working as a team and communicate well with your colleagues
• Hold a Class 1 license (considered an asset)

We support and care for our employees by providing them with…

• Starting rate at $29.60/hr.
• Advantageous corporate agreements
• Full benefits after 1000hrs worked
• Excellent vacation policy, long term employees can get up to 7 weeks’ vacation per year
• Group retirement pension plan with employer contribution
• Purchase option of company stocks
• Group RRSP
• Health and wellness program in the workplace
• Assistance program for employees and their families
• On-site physiotherapy

Reporting to the IT Senior Manager, the IT Coordinator will be working as an SAP Release Coordinator and will be supporting testing activities.   Working in a dynamic and high pace environment, the IT Coordinator will be part of large-scale SAP implementations, and support sustainment projects, and changes. This role will be responsible for coordinating and ensuring successful SAP Releases from scope identification to production.  They will work in collaboration with Testing, Infrastructure, and Development to ensure deployment outcomes are achieved, while overseeing quality processes to ensure the integrity of Saputo’s production systems. Saputo is looking for someone that is willing to learn, interact with a magnitude of people, work on a variety of activities and grow their career in IT. 

How You Will Make Contributions That Matter:

The IT Coordinator will be responsible for SAP Releases and managing requests to the quality and production systems. This will include status reporting, audit, and governance.  The IT Coordinator will work with all levels of the business and IT and across all stakeholders to instruct and ensure adherence to testing guidelines and oversee inclusion of all requirements.

Key activities include:

• Take ownership of coordinating major, minor releases, and unplanned changes, overseeing the entire release process from scope identification to production.
• Manage and mitigate risks associated with releases, ensuring adherence to schedules and scope.
• Host and lead daily Change Advisory Board (CAB) meetings, fostering open communication and collaboration with multiple cross-functional teams.
• Communicate and report CAB discussions, reviewing and approving changes to Quality and Production systems.
• Facilitate monthly release scope identification meetings with functional teams and leads, collaborating closely with the development team to identify and address potential risks.

• Implement and maintain robust audit controls within Release Management, ensuring compliance with industry standards and internal processes.
• Participate in initiatives for continuous improvement in the release management process.
• Support internal stakeholders, promoting a culture of awareness and adherence to established procedures.
• Supporting the team Test Lead with loading scripts in ALM, and managing minor test cycles including scoping, test coordination and managing to project deadlines.

You Are Best Suited for The Role If You Have the Following Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or other related field or equivalent work experience.
• Bilingual English/French preferred - not a must.
• Experience with testing in an SAP environment is an asset.
• Strong analytical, organizational and multi-tasking skills, with an ability to independently manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Strong communication skills including the ability to articulate the type of change including its risks, progress and status clearly to key stakeholders at all levels of the business.
• Strong inter-personal skills, ability to build relationships with internal teams and external partners.
• Ability to work in a complex, fast paced project environment with interdependencies spanning multiple work-streams, teams, business divisions, geographies, time zones, & languages.
• Quick to learn business and functional systems including SAP system, regulatory compliance, functional modules and business processes.
• Able to coordinate multiple requests and changes.
• Knowledge and experience using ALM, and SAP including Solution Manager is an asset.    
• Knowledge of IT program delivery lifecycle.
• Ability to collaborate at all levels of the Program.
• Demonstrated ability of being a self-starter.
• Willing to work off shift / weekend as required for deployments.
• Intermediate in MS Office (ie Word, PowerPoint, and Excel) and Sharepoint.

As part of their duties, the incumbent will have to communicate and collaborate in English, both orally and in writing with colleagues or other stakeholders in Quebec as well as in the rest of Canada or in North America.

We support and care for our employees and their families by providing:

• Competitive salaries
• A hybrid work environment with the possibility to work from home 2 days a week
• Advantageous corporate agreements
• Full range of group insurance benefits
• Group retirement pension plan with employer contribution
• Purchase option of company stocks
• Group RRSP
• Health and wellness program in the workplace
• Assistance program for employees and their families
• Saputo products at a discounted price

We support employment equity. Saputo strives to embed diversity and inclusion in its operations and invites candidates from all horizons to join its family.