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SunOpta Tech Stack

Organic and plant-based food processing with vertically integrated supply chain

Food and Beverage Manufacturing Eden Prairie, Minnesota 1,001–5,000 employees Public Company

SunOpta operates a capital-intensive, multi-facility food manufacturing network focused on organic and plant-based products—a business model that demands continuous attention to equipment reliability and production yield. The hiring surge (49 roles in 30 days) is heavily weighted toward manufacturing and operations roles, paired with active projects in predictive maintenance and reliability-centered systems, signaling a shift toward data-driven uptime and efficiency rather than reactive fixes.

Tech Stack 24 technologies

Core StackOracle Cisco SQL Server Allen-Bradley Siemens Power BI Tableau Monday.com Word Outlook Excel Windows PLC Modbus TCP/IP HMI Alchemy CMMS UPS PowerPoint Cisco Meraki Meraki SD-WAN Meraki Dashboard SQL Server Integration Services

What SunOpta Is Building

◆Challenges

Equipment downtime reduction
Reducing landfill co2 emissions
Improving plant automation efficiency
Reducing scrap loss
Improving product yield
Minimizing downtime
Ensuring safety compliance
Improving equipment reliability
Maximizing efficiencies
Lowering total cost of ownership

▲Active Projects

Predictive maintenance program
New equipment installations
Fat/sat commissioning
Ehs policy development
Reliability-centered maintenance program
Product formulation
Electricity usage reduction
Multi-year continuous improvement roadmap
Standardizing ci tools across facilities
Facilitating kaizen events

Hiring Activity

Accelerating80 roles · 50 in 30d

Department

Manufacturing

33

Ops

26

Quality

6

Operations

5

Engineering

4

Data

1

Finance

1

Logistics

1

Seniority

Junior

41

Mid

20

Manager

11

Senior

5

Lead

4

Notable leadership hires: Lead Production Worker

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About SunOpta

SunOpta is a publicly traded food processing company headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, with 1,001–5,000 employees across North American facilities. The company handles organic sourcing, ingredient processing (including IQF production and aseptic manufacturing), and packaged product distribution across plant-based and fruit-based categories. Operations span inbound raw materials, processing, quality assurance, and fulfillment—all vertically integrated. The tech footprint is primarily operational (Siemens, Allen-Bradley PLCs, Cisco networking, Oracle ERP, SQL Server, Tableau/Power BI) with emerging focus on predictive analytics and multi-facility standardization.

HeadquartersEden Prairie, Minnesota

Company Size1,001–5,000 employees

Hiring MarketsUnited States, Canada

Frequently Asked Questions

What tech stack does SunOpta use?

Manufacturing control systems (Siemens, Allen-Bradley, Modbus, HMI), enterprise resource planning (Oracle, SQL Server), business intelligence (Tableau, Power BI), networking (Cisco, Meraki SD-WAN), and facility CMMS (computerized maintenance management systems).