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Operations Manager

Posted on April 20, 2026

Stellarton, Canada
0 - 0 USD (yearly)

Full Time

Requisition ID: 194748
Career Group: Distribution Centre Management
Job Category: Big 8 Operations
Travel Requirements: 0 - 10%
Job Type: Full-Time

Country: Canada (CA)
Province: Nova Scotia
City: Stellarton
Location: Big 8
Postal Code: B0K 1S0

Embark on a rewarding career with Sobeys Inc., celebrated among Canada’s Top 100 employers, where your talents contribute to our commitment to excellence and community impact.

Our family of 128,000 employees and franchise affiliates share a collective passion for delivering exceptional shopping experiences and amazing food to all our customers. Our mission is to nurture the things that make life better – great experiences, families, communities, and our employees. We are a family nurturing families.

A proudly Canadian company, we started in a small town in Nova Scotia but we are now in communities of all sizes across this great country. With over 1,600 stores in all 10 provinces, you may know us as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawtons Drug Stores or another of our great banners but we are all one extended family.

Ready to Make an impact?

Located in Stellarton, Nova Scotia on Canada’s East Coast, Big 8 Beverages has been providing high-quality water and soft drinks to our customers since 1986. Our Big 8 Spring Water comes from a pristine underwater aquifer located in Valley, Nova Scotia providing pure and clean tasting water.

Our state-of-the-art 48,000 square foot manufacturing facility allows ample warehousing to ensure that our most popular beverages are in stock and ready to ship. Our facility is SQF certified and we follow the CBWA protocol for water standards. We are also a leader in Extended Producer Responsibility Initiatives.

Here’s where you’ll be focusing:

Maintain Preventative Maintenance Program as per Safety and SQF requirements
Maintain Building Maintenance Program as per Safety and SQF requirements
Implement and maintain a parts management system
Create workorders and assign to staff where required
Work with equipment suppliers to obtain required parts and services
Create an annual budget for maintenance.
Inspect, troubleshoot, and repair mechanical and electrical equipment to ensure optimal performance
Perform preventive and predictive maintenance to reduce equipment downtime and extend asset life
Read and interpret blueprints, schematics, and technical drawings to determine work procedures
Install, align, dismantle, and relocate industrial machinery and equipment
Diagnose mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic issues and implement effective solutions
Maintain and troubleshoot power transmission systems and programmable logic controls (PLCs)
Operate tools and equipment including hoists, cranes, lathes, grinders, and welding equipment
Fabricate parts as required to support maintenance and equipment modifications
Clean, lubricate, and perform routine maintenance on machinery and systems
Respond promptly to emergency maintenance requests to minimize production disruptions
Maintain accurate records of maintenance activities, inspections, and repairs
Ensure all work is completed in compliance with safety regulations and food safety standards

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What you have to offer:

10+ years of experience operating and maintaining blow molding, production, and packaging equipment
Holder of Nova Scotia Power Engineer Licence (minimum R2 – Refrigeration Plant Operator, Second Class)
Experience in water treatment systems, including beverage-grade water quality management
Red Seal Certified Millwright

We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package, which varies by role and designed to help our teammates to live better – physically, financially and emotionally.

Some websites share our job opportunities and may provide salary estimates without our knowledge. These estimates are based on similar jobs and postings for general comparison, but these numbers are not provided by our organization nor monitored for accuracy. We look forward to discussing the specific compensation details relevant to this position role with candidates who are selected to move forward in the recruitment process.

Our Total Rewards programs goes well beyond your paycheque:

Competitive Benefits Package, tailored to meet your needs, including health and dental coverage, as well as life insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance*.
Access to Virtual Health Care Platform* and Employee and Family Assistance Program.
A Retirement and Savings Plan that provides you with the opportunity to build and add value to your savings*.
A 10% in-store discount at our participating banners and access to a wide range of other discount programs, making your purchases more affordable*.
Learning and Development Resources to fuel your professional growth.
Paid Vacation

Eligible only after working a set number of hours/days worked.

We are committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.

We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to support efficiencies in the candidate screening, assessment, and recruitment processes. These AI tools do not make hiring decisions on behalf of the Company, these decisions are made by our Hiring Teams.

Please note: successful candidates will be required to provide documentation to prove their legal ability to work in the position during the onboarding process. Documentation will be assessed by the employer prior to commencement of work.

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