Automation Team Leader/Chef d'équipe en automatisation (Start Date in August 2026)

Job Location

BRANTFORD MIX CENTER

Job Description

Automation Team Leader

Job Description

Would you like to work in Automation for P&G – one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers (2026)?

We are looking to fill a future vacancy for an Automation Team Leader to join our team in Brantford, Ontario at our Greater Toronto Fulfillment Centre (GTFC). This is an on-shift role which may require early morning, evening, and overnight shift work.

We are seeking individuals with the following qualities:

• •The ability to problem-solve and lead an organization
• •Strong leadership, communication, interpersonal, time management, and analytical skills
• •Highly motivated, self-driven, and eager to learn new skills
• •A desire to work in a fast-paced, hands-on manufacturing environment managing technicians and equipment

Automation Team Leaders are responsible for:

• •All results on their Shift automated warehouse processing area
• •Lead a team of equipment owners and develop systems to eliminate losses and create sustainable results
• •Build long-term capability in their area, systems, and technicians and implement daily systems that enable us to produce the highest quality products.

You daily work could encompass any of the following:

• •Managing, coaching, and building capabilities in the line/processing area technicians
• •Identifying, prioritizing, analyzing, and eliminating line losses and inefficiencies
• •Delivery and start-up of new equipment, initiatives, and projects
• •Collaborating with technical experts, other functions, and other manufacturing sites to create the best solutions
• •Creating and improving standards and systems to help us achieve the performance targets for the production line or processing area

As an Automation Team Leader you will learn the required technical automated warehouse skills, develop general leadership skills, and leverage digital analytics. You will be part of the automated area triad and support the continuous improvement cycle for the line, including owning daily direction setting and run to target as part of the execution.

Responsibilities

• •Drive Operational Excellence: Understand and drive the proper execution of the HS&E and Quality foundations.
• •Own and manage a DMS for the Line.
• •Act as a coach for the EO to drive progress, perfect execution of the SWP and improvement of the standards.
• •Propose and implement solutions that streamline processes, eliminate failures, and reduce manual intervention.
• •Facilitate the integration of new digital tools and technologies within your team.
• •Provide training and support to team members on the effective use of digital solutions to ensure widespread adoption.
• •Lead initiatives aimed at enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of digital systems and processes.

Success Criteria:

• •Onboarding training completed within 6 months.
• •Delivery of Analyses and Models transforming business outcomes with penetrating insights.
• •Business decision impact – driving new insights, resource/time/cost optimization, etc.
• •No impact on Safety and Quality

Work Hours:

Able to work 12-hour shifts, schedule bi-weekly rotation schedule. Shifts are assigned depending on business need. We cannot guarantee your preference of shift is what you will be assigned. Day shift is 6:00am-6:30pm and night shift 6:00pm-6:30am.

Flexibility: You may work rotating shifts with your team.

Overtime : Overtime may be required on weekends and/or holidays.

What do we offer:

Responsibilities from Day1; you will have ownership for your work plan from the beginning and will have important projects and responsibilities to deliver

Flexible benefits coverage, competitive salary and pension plan after 1 year of service

Access to employee wellness programs including Employee & Family Assistance Program, employee support system, and psychology benefits Additional considerations:

This is a non-management hourly paid position in our Technical Career System.

Relocation is not offered for this position.

Job Qualifications

Qualifications

• •Minimum of a high school diploma and 2+ years of relevant work experience in manufacturing, warehouse or like industry managing people
• •Good leadership, communication, and coaching skills. Ability to set standards, role model, coach, teach, and set technical direction.
• •Teamwork/ Collaboration: Ability to work across disciplines and departments to build consensus and align technical directions. Experience using a variety of influencing skills.
• •Immigration Sponsorship is not available for this role.
• •Qualified individuals will not be disadvantaged based on being unemployed

Physical Requirements:

• •Lift, lower, carry, push & pull objects up to 50 lbs.
• •Ability to flex, extend, and rotate neck
• •The ability to work at heights & climb stairs/ladders/platforms, etc., on and around equipment.
• •Stand, sit, or walk for long periods of time. Surface: Concrete, gravel, asphalt (uneven surfaces), and equipment.
• •Twist bend at the knees, stoop, kneel, squat, crawl, and reach.
• •The ability to meet the requirements of safe operation and personal safety, including wearing PPE and the ability to respond appropriately to various visual and audible alarms and signals
• •Operate a computer and keyboard to input and access data, and phone as well as scanners and electronic interfaces.
• •The ability to enter and work in enclosed areas.
• •The ability to work in extreme temperatures both hot and cold, generally in warehouse conditions including wide variances in temperature, dust and dirt.
• •Learn/Know terminology and functions of machine components.
• •Meet the requirements of Quality/Good Manufacturing Practices/Good Lab Practices, following applicable gowning/de-gowning when working in the lab.
• •Ability to position & move cases of product, bottles, connect hoses, handle glass flasks and bottles, etc. (may include grasping)
• •Work around strong odor of perfume or wear the appropriate PPE to eliminate the odor.

How To Apply

Apply with Resume only on www.pgcareers.com and complete both your application AND assessments as soon as possible as we will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis.

Application process & Assessment Overview:

We encourage you to review the information here for details on what to expect and our hiring process.

If your skills match our requirements, you will be asked to complete an online assessment(s) available in 20+ languages including French Canadian. Assessment scores are valid for 12 months. To apply previous scores please click on the assessment link(s). If your score has expired, you will be prompted to re-write the assessments.

Additional Information

We are committed to employment equity and value diversity at our company. We encourage Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, veterans and persons of all ages, races, ethnicities, religions, abilities, sexual orientations, and all gender identities and expressions to apply.

P&G is committed to accommodating any applicant with a disability, as required by law, during the recruitment, assessment, and selection process. If you require a disability related accommodation in order to participate in the recruitment process, please click here to submit your request. If you require an accommodation for the assessment process: 1) submit your request, 2) do not complete either assessment until you have been contacted for documentation verification. Thank you in advance for your patience.

Sponsorship for work authorization is not available for this role. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure they are authorized to work in the location to which they apply.

We do not use Artificial Intelligence to screen, assess or select applicants.

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Chef d'équipe en automatisation

Description de poste

Aimeriez-vous travailler en automatisation pour P&G – l’un des 100 meilleurs employeurs du Canada (2026)