Plant-based bakery manufacturer with sprouted and gluten-free brands
Silver Hills manufactures three consumer food brands (Silver Hills Bakery, Little Northern Bakehouse, The Grain Escape) across 200+ employees from their Abbotsford, BC facility. The tech stack reflects a traditional manufacturing operation—heavy on industrial automation (Fanuc, ABB robotics, PLC control systems) paired with Microsoft enterprise infrastructure—while active projects center on 6-axis robot programming, OSSE certification, and food safety compliance. Hiring skews manufacturing and engineering, with persistent pain points around HACCP compliance and production quality, suggesting ongoing operational scaling pressure.
Silver Hills is a family-owned food manufacturer founded in 1989, operating three distinct brands: Silver Hills Bakery (sprouted whole-grain products), Little Northern Bakehouse (gluten-free baked goods), and The Grain Escape (grain-free and gluten-free lines). The company manufactures and distributes across North America while maintaining a retail bakery and café (The Sprouted Oven) in Abbotsford. Products are plant-based and non-GMO. The operation employs 201–500 staff and currently has 24 active job openings, with the majority in manufacturing, engineering, and operations roles.
Silver Hills operates Fanuc and ABB robotics systems, including 6-axis Kawasaki robots for material handling. The manufacturing floor uses PLC control systems programmed in structured text, supported by Solidworks and Inventor for mechanical design.
Active pain points include HACCP food safety system compliance, product quality assurance before delivery, production efficiency optimization, and occupational health and safety priorities. Quality and compliance issues appear across multiple project initiatives.
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