Director, Co-op Ethanol Complex
Co-op · Belle Plaine
Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL) is hiring a Director, Co-op Ethanol Complex (CEC) on a permanent basis to lead our CEC team located in Belle Plaine, SK.
Are you a dynamic leader with a passion for driving operational excellence? Join us as the Director of the Co-op Ethanol Complex (CEC) and make a significant impact on the Co-operative Retailing System (CRS) and the energy and agriculture sectors by ensuring safe, reliable, and efficient production that aligns with our strategic vision.
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What you’ll do:
Strategic Leadership: Set the vision and strategic direction for the Co-op Ethanol Complex (CEC), aligning facility operations, workforce capabilities, and business objectives with organizational priorities and market competitiveness.
Operational Excellence: Oversee the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of the facility, ensuring production targets are achieved while optimizing resources, assets, and overall performance.
Health, Safety, Security & Environmental Leadership: Champion a strong safety culture by overseeing site-wide safety, environmental, security, process safety management, risk management, and emergency preparedness programs while ensuring compliance with all regulatory requirements.
Continuous Improvement: Drive operational and business performance improvement to enhance the sustainability and competitiveness of the operation. Develop and sustain management systems, optimize processes, and utilize effective and efficient approaches, ensuring appropriate change management processes are followed.
Financial Management: Lead operational and capital budgeting and oversee budget execution. Recommend and oversee execution of cost control measures and potential operating cost and capital efficiencies to support business objectives.
People Leadership & Stakeholder Relations: Provide leadership for workforce planning, talent development, succession planning, and employee engagement while building trusted relationships with employees, customers, government agencies, industry associations, community groups, and other key stakeholders.
Who you’ll work with:
The Team: You will have 4 managers (Production, Maintenance, QA & Environmental, Sales & Logistics), a Plant Engineer, Financial Controller, and Health & Safety Advisor as direct reports along with over 30 indirect reports including positions such as Logistics Clerks, Material Handlers, Millwrights, Electricians, Power Engineers, etc.
The Collaborators: You will build and maintain strong relationships with a diverse network of internal and external stakeholders. Internally, you will partner closely with leaders and teams across the Manufacturing Business Unit, including the Co-op Refinery Complex (CRC), as well as the Energy & Agriculture Business Unit, Supply Chain, and the Health, Safety & Compliance Business Unit. Externally, you will represent the organization and foster meaningful partnerships with provincial and federal government agencies, industry associations, community organizations, and other key stakeholders.
Why it matters:
We help grow Western Canadian communities through our commitment to purchase local grain and starch inputs to produce ethanol and dried distillers grain (DDG). We use the ethanol to support a lower carbon economy in Western Canada.
Who you are:
You are looking for a career in operations leadership and:
Have 10+ years of progressively responsible experience in an industrial manufacturing environment. Experience maintaining heavy industrial equipment managing medium- to large-size projects is required.
Have experience in leadership roles where you’ve been responsible for driving engagement, vision, and continuous improvement.
Have a bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, or commerce. Advanced training in leadership, finance, and Incident Command Training would be an asset (a combination of relevant education and experience may be considered).
Have a fundamental understanding of ethanol production and/or oil and gas processing technology, including distillation.
What we offer:
- Competitive salaries, short-term incentives, a comprehensive benefits package, and an employer-contributed pension plan.
- Relocation support, if applicable.
- Rural commuting allowance.
- Encouragement to take advantage of learning opportunities to grow and develop as a Team Member.
- As a co-operative, we do business differently. We believe in working together to serve Western Canadians, delivering profits back to our communities and investing in sustainable growth. To learn more about who we are and what we offer, visit www.fcl.crs.
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process to ensure an enjoyable candidate experience. If you require an accommodation during the recruitment process, we invite you to submit your requests to us via fclhr@fcl.crs. All information received will be kept confidential.
If this opportunity speaks to you, we invite you to apply by November 1, 2026.
We thank all candidates for their interest, however only those selected to continue in the recruitment process will be contacted. FCLHP
As this position is considered a position of trust and safety sensitive, you may be required to complete a pre-employment drug and alcohol test and criminal record check in accordance with CEC policies.
FCL embraces diversity and inclusion. We’re working to create a workforce that is as diverse as the communities we serve and an environment where every team member brings their whole self to work. We believe all candidates should feel at home with us and be given the opportunity to fully participate during the recruitment process.
As a co-operative, we do business differently. We believe in working together to serve Western Canadians, delivering profits back to our communities and investing in sustainable growth. Our work is guided by our values of integrity, excellence and responsibility and driven by our vision of building sustainable communities together. To learn more about who we are, visit www.fcl.crs. Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL) is hiring a Director, Co-op Ethanol Complex (CEC) on a permanent basis to lead our CEC team located in Belle Plaine, SK.