About this role
General Manager - Northeast Nutrition Inc.Location: Truro, Nova ScotiaJob Type: Full-time, PermanentWork Setting: On-siteExperience Level: Senior LeadershipAbout Cooke AquacultureCooke Aquaculture is a global seafood company with operations across North America, Europe, South America, and Australia. Our success is driven by a dynamic, highly skilled, and innovative team supported by dedicated employees who live and work in coastal communities and contribute to the strength of the local economy. As an integrated seafood company, Cooke is committed to delivering high-quality, responsibly produced seafood while continually investing in our people, operations, and communities. About Northeast Nutrition Inc.Northeast Nutrition Inc., a member of the Cooke family of companies, operates an integrated feed manufacturing facility in Truro, Nova Scotia.
The facility produces high-quality, nutritionally optimized aquaculture feed that supports Cooke farming operations in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Maine.
We are seeking an experienced and results-oriented General Manager to provide strategic and operational leadership for the facility. This is a key leadership position responsible for ensuring safe, reliable, efficient, and cost-effective operations while delivering consistent feed quality and performance to support Cooke's farming operations. The OpportunityAs General Manager, you will have overall responsibility for the performance of the Northeast Nutrition facility. You will lead a multidisciplinary team, establish operational priorities, drive continuous improvement, manage costs, and ensure the highest standards of safety, quality, regulatory compliance, and customer service. This is a highly visible leadership role with significant influence on operational performance and the broader success of Cooke's integrated aquaculture business.
- Key ResponsibilitiesLead Plant OperationsProvide overall leadership and accountability for day-to-day plant operations.
- Oversee production, quality, maintenance, shipping and receiving, health and safety, labour management, training, and operational planning.
- Develop and execute production plans to meet the needs of Cooke's farming operations while maximizing plant capacity and efficiency.
- Establish performance objectives, monitor key operating metrics, and take decisive action to address gaps.
- Ensure effective coordination between production, maintenance, quality, logistics, and other functional areas.
- Drive Operational ExcellenceLead a culture of continuous improvement across the facility.
- Champion Lean Manufacturing principles and identify opportunities to improve throughput, productivity, reliability, and overall plant performance.
- Reduce waste, unplanned downtime, production losses, and operating costs.
- Partner closely with Maintenance to improve equipment reliability, preventative maintenance, and asset utilization.
- Use operational data and performance metrics to identify trends, solve problems, and drive sustainable improvements.
- Ensure Feed Quality, Food Safety & Regulatory ComplianceMaintain the highest standards of feed quality, nutritional performance, and product consistency.
- Ensure compliance with applicable HACCP, CFIA, FDA, environmental, occupational health and safety, and other regulatory requirements.
- Lead the investigation and resolution of quality or feed-performance issues through effective root-cause analysis and corrective action.
- Promote a culture where quality and food safety are embedded in every aspect of the operation.
- Build and Lead High-Performing TeamsLead, coach, and develop managers, supervisors, and plant employees.
- Establish clear expectations and foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, respect, and continuous improvement.
- Support workforce planning, recruitment, onboarding, training, performance management, and succession planning.
- Develop strong relationships with employees, operational leaders, and key stakeholders across Cooke.
- Encourage