Now hiring! Processing Manager

 

Lethbridge, AB (Onsite)

 

We are looking for a Processing Manager to join our Agricultural Solutions team in Lethbridge, AB.

 

Come create chemistry with us!

 

BASF’s Agricultural Solutions division connects innovation, customers, partners and agricultural experts and integrates sustainability criteria into all business decisions. We help farmers deliver the best possible outcomes, working to achieve the balance between economic, environmental and social value creation for sustainable and efficient agriculture.

 

Reporting to the Site Manager at the Canola Seed Processing Facility, this position is responsible for leading and managing the canola seed treating and packaging operations in Lethbridge. The role focuses on maximizing efficiency and reliability of both personnel and equipment, while prioritizing employee safety, product quality, and staff development.

As a Processing Manager, you create chemistry by...

 

• Developing and managing the seed treating and packaging plan for the facility, ensuring quality, volume, and deadline targets are met. Overseeing processing activities and staffing to keep operations on schedule.
• Leading and managing employment relations by overseeing workforce planning, performance management, discipline, coaching, employee development, payroll, recruitment, and related HR initiatives to build and maintain high-performing teams.
• Incorporating and supporting a yearly seed treating and packaging plan which meets the needs of the market through a coordinated effort across key departments.
• Assisting in developing and managing the operating budgets for the Lethbridge Canola Seed Processing Facility. Utilizing SAP and controller reports to plan and track OPEX performance to plan for functional areas of responsibility.
• Assisting with implementing the reliability/maintenance program for the processing equipment, ensuring safe and efficient operations that meet required standards and allow production goals to be met.
• Preparing for Responsible Care® (RC) audits and ensuring findings are being addressed effectively and promptly as defined in the BASF Group EHSQ Management System.

If you have...

 

• A Diploma or degree in Technology or Engineering (or equivalent).
• 8 years in a processing plant environment. Experience in seed processing operations is an asset.
• Minimum of 4 years of people management.
• Good working knowledge and experience with processing equipment and consequently computer assisted operating and software systems used in manufacturing environments such as Wonderware or Siemens HMI control systems. Knowledge of PLC platforms is considered an asset.
• Experience with product processing, product manufacturing and inventory management.
• Demonstrated ability and skills in place to provide leadership, coaching and feedback to direct reports and plant operating personnel.
• Basic knowledge in applying Inventory Management Systems to production processes.
• Ability to partner with internal stakeholders and external resources to achieve results.
• Able to focus on employee development and performance management of processing employees.

Create your own chemistry with you@BASF

Adding value to our customers begins with adding value to you. you@BASF is the suite of benefits, perks, programs and unique opportunities we offer to support you – the whole you – in all stages of your life and career. With you@BASF, you create your own chemistry.

 

The total rewards that you receive as a BASF employee go way beyond a paycheck. From competitive health and insurance plans to robust retirement benefits that include company-matching contributions, to making sure you never stop learning, we believe investing in you is investing in our success. Working for a large, global organization, you’ll have a chance to grow professionally and personally, expand your network and build a rewarding and dynamic career.  We also provide engaging learning and development opportunities to help you make the most of your talents and your role.

About us

 

As the world’s leading chemical company, we have been finding solutions for your everyday needs and addressing the most complex economic, environmental, and sustainability challenges for more than 150 years!

 

We constantly strive to become an even better workplace. As a result of our commitment to our employees, BASF has earned various awards, including being recognized by Mediacorp in 2025 as one of Canada's Top Employers for eleventh consecutive year, one of the Greater Toronto Area's Top Employers for the twelfth year in a row, and twice being named one of Canada's Top Employers for Young People and Best Diversity Employers.

 

We provide a fulfilling work environment with a strong emphasis on the physical and psychological safety of our employees and the communities we operate in. We are always working to form the best team with an emphasis on diversity, equity, and inclusion and through lifelong learning and development.

 

Belong to Something Bigger. #belongatBASF

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