Harvest Supervisor

North 49 Foods; Moose Jaw; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Harvest Supervisor to lead the daily operations of their production facility. This role involves overseeing safety and efficiency in the harvest areas while ensuring compliance with quality standards. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in the meat processing industry and strong leadership skills to motivate and manage a team. Join a company that values integrity, quality, and safety, and make a meaningful impact in a collaborative environment focused on customer satisfaction.

Benefits

Dental Care

Employee Assistance Program

Extended Health Care

Life Insurance

On-site Parking

Paid Time Off

Qualifications

• 5+ years in meat processing with procurement experience.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills required.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily operations in harvest areas ensuring safety and quality.
• Coordinate with departments to meet production demands.

Skills

Meat Processing Experience

Livestock Handling

Analytical Problem-Solving

Critical Thinking

Communication Skills

Project Management

Education

Experience in Meat Processing Industry

Experience as Procurement Coordinator

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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Donald’s Fine Foods is a family-owned business that has operated for over 30 years. We are a specialty meat processing and distribution company spanning six plants in Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan, serving both domestic and international markets.

Company Values

• Customer Focus – Exceptional customer service is the measure of our success.
• Integrity – Fairness, honesty, responsibility and trust mark every relationship inside and outside of the Company.
• People – We treat our employees, customers, suppliers and the community with respect.
• Quality – Uncompromising standards in everything we do.
• Safety – We care about our people and emphasize a culture of safety throughout our Company.

Job Description

The Harvest Supervisor employee is responsible for accomplishing manufacturing results by leading and coordinating daily operational aspects of the Harvest areas of the production facility along with Hog Procurement oversight. The incumbent evaluates day-to-day operations within these departments to optimize safety, productivity, efficiency and quality to meet the organizational goals and customer needs.

Harvest Supervisor Responsibilities

• Ensures all employees are using personal safety equipment & following safety procedures.
• Accomplishes human resource objectives by selecting, orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching for support and providing constructive discipline; communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, appraising job contributions; adhering to policies and procedures, ensures adherence to Standard Company operating procedures
• Direct responsibility for the following production areas: harvest floor, offal, variety products.
• Regularly coordinates with Process Floor Supervisor to maintain accuracy in dynamic Production demands.
• Maintains and improves quality by establishing and enforcing organizational GMP standards as well as CFIA regulations.
• Coordinates with Quality Assurance to ensure all scales and labels are checked for quality and accuracy.
• Maintains and suggests improvements to workflow processes by monitoring processes, providing analysis and implementing cost reduction strategies while fostering a spirit of cooperation between departments.
• Provides continuous improvement feedback to applicable departments to ensure customer satisfaction.
• Consistently meets customer requirements regarding quality and packaging specifications.
• Reports Defects in area of livestock back to Hog Procurement.
• Responsible for ensuring optimal efficiencies and targets are being met, updates Incoming Production Control.
• Communicates regularly with all departments to ensure facility, machines and lines are running at optimum levels and maximum quality.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities.
• Familiar with WorkSafe Saskatchewan regulations.
• Assists in all safety related issues (investigations, return to work plan management.
• Other duties as required.

Position Requirements & Skills

• 5 years’ experience in Meat processing industry with experience acting as a Procurement Coordinator.
• 5 years’ experience work around livestock.
• Working knowledge of WorkSafeSask regulations.
• Ability to self-direct, set goals, motivate employees and create accountability.
• Organized and ability to adhere to deadlines.
• Analytical based Problem-Solving Skills
• Critical-Thinking Skills.
• Excellent communication skills – written/spoken.
• Ability to build rapport quickly with key members of the leadership team.
• Understanding of the key role production has on customer needs.
• Manage projects on-time and on-budget.
• Availability for conference calls.
• Computer skills with Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.

Physical Requirements

• Sitting and standing for extended periods of time.
• Dental care
• Employee assistance program
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Paid time off

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Production, Manufacturing, and Management

• Industries

  Meat Products Manufacturing

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