Plant Controller

About the role

Sunrise Farms is a group of companies with primary focus in the poultry industry. From our hatcheries to our “ready to eat” state of the art cooking facilities we service customers in the retail, food service and industrial sectors. We are proud of our support of the Canadian farm as well as our investment in the latest equipment and technologies at our facilities across Canada. Our test kitchens have the most current cooking equipment replicating that used in commercial establishments, to facilitate precision testing. This way you know the product you receive will perform to your expectations. We are proud of our long-standing partnerships with family-owned Canadian chicken farmers to produce high quality products. Role: The Plant Controller is responsible for overseeing plant-level financial reporting, operational analysis, and decision support within a food manufacturing environment. This position works closely with the Plant Manager, operations, quality assurance, procurement, sales, payroll, and finance leadership to ensure accurate financial results, effective cost control, sound inventory oversight, and clear visibility into key manufacturing performance drivers. The role is accountable for supporting month-end close, budget preparation, reporting variance analysis, production KPI reporting, product costing, inventory controls, business case modelling, and continuous improvement initiatives. The successful candidate will be a disciplined finance professional with strong manufacturing knowledge, cost accounting expertise, systems capability, leadership skills, and the ability to translate financial and operational data into actionable recommendations that enhance plant performance.