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Job type: Full-time, permanent
Expected pay range: $130,000-$150,000 per year
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We’re looking for a Project Manager, Operations Relocation to join our corporate team based in the Kingsway St. office in Vancouver, BC.
Job Overview: Reporting to the CEO, the Project Manager, Operations Relocation, is responsible for leading the end-to-end planning, coordination, execution, and transition activities associated with the relocation of Purdys' manufacturing operations to a new facility, one of the most significant transformation projects in Purdys' history. The role acts as the central point of integration across Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, Facilities, Quality Assurance, IT, Health & Safety, Finance, and external contractors. Success is measured by delivering the relocation safely, on schedule, within the approved budget, with minimal disruption to customer service, production output, food safety, employee engagement, and business continuity.
You will have the opportunity to:
- Develop and maintain the integrated Project Mars master plan, schedule, budget, risk register, governance framework, and critical path.
- Coordinate all workstreams including facility readiness, equipment relocation, commissioning, validation, regulatory requirements, IT infrastructure, warehousing, logistics, and workforce transition.
- Facilitate steering committee meetings and provide executive reporting on milestones, risks, financial status, decisions required, and overall project health.
- Lead cross-functional project teams and external vendors to ensure alignment on timelines, dependencies, deliverables, and resource requirements.
- Drive business continuity planning to minimize downtime and maintain customer fulfillment and production service levels during transition.
- Manage project budget, change requests, procurement activities, vendor contracts, and expenditure tracking.
- Identify, assess, mitigate, and escalate project risks impacting safety, quality, cost, schedule, operations, compliance, or customer experience.
- Coordinate relocation sequencing for production equipment, packaging operations, warehousing, inventory transfer, and supporting infrastructure.
- Partner with Quality Assurance and Health & Safety to ensure compliance with applicable food manufacturing, regulatory, GMP, SQF, and occupational health and safety requirements.
- Lead change management and communications planning to support employee engagement, adoption, training, and readiness for the new facility.
- Develop and maintain project dashboards, KPIs, milestone tracking, and post-implementation reviews.
- Coordinate facility start-up, stabilization period, issue resolution, and project closeout activities.
You will be a good fit if you have:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Supply Chain, Business, Construction Management, or related discipline.
- 15+ years of progressive project management experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives.
- Demonstrated experience managing manufacturing facility relocations, plant expansions, large capital projects, or major operational transformations.
- Strong expertise in project planning, scheduling, budgeting, risk management, and stakeholder management.
- Experience working in production, manufacturing, distribution, logistics, or industrial environments.
- Advanced proficiency in project management tools and reporting systems.
- Exceptional communication, facilitation, negotiation, and influence skills.
- Ability to manage competing priorities and perform effectively in a highly dynamic environment.
It is an asset if you have:
- PMP, PRINCE2, Lean, Six Sigma, or equivalent certification.
- Experience in food manufacturing, consumer packaged goods, or regulated production environments.
- Experience managing commissioning, equipment installation, and facility start-up activities.
- Experience with organizational change management methodologies.
- Knowledge of SQF, GMP, WorkSafeBC requirements, and capital project governance.
Get ready to enjoy:
- Extended Health & Dental Plan, Health Spending Account
- Sickness and Disability Plans
- RRSP/TFSA Matching Program
- Profit Sharing depending on achieving the business goals
- Purdys Perks (Personal Spending Account, Tuition Reimbursement, Employee discount, and much more)
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