Hiring: Production Supervisor - Food & Plant Safety

ZipRecruiter; Red Rock; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A food processing company in Ontario is seeking a Production Supervisor to organize and direct work on the processing floor. The ideal candidate will monitor quality checks, manage employee safety, and support training initiatives. A Bachelor's degree and supervisory experience are required. This role demands strong leadership skills and involves working in a loud, refrigerated environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Associate's degree required; or equivalent experience.
• Three to five years of related experience.
• Progressive supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

• Organize and direct work on the processing floor.
• Monitor quality checks to meet food safety standards.
• Direct hourly associates in risk management and safety needs.
• Support employee engagement activities.

Skills

Operational goal attainment

Quality checks monitoring

Risk management

Employee engagement

Supervisory experience

Education

Bachelor's or Associate's degree

Job description

Overview

POSITION PURPOSE: The Production Supervisor organizes and directs work on the processing floor in order to meet the required production schedule. In doing this, the Supervisor is responsible for ensuring that the hourly work force carries out their assignments in a manner consistent with the expectations of the company with regard to food and plant safety, quality, productivity and cleanliness.

Responsibilities

• Actively involved in the attainment of all operational goals (yield, efficiency, uptime, labor cost, etc.) to provide the best possible conversion cost to our customers.
• Monitor quality checks to meet quality goals to ensure product quality and food safety standards are met to reduce/eliminate risk to the organization
• Direct hourly associates in risk management and safety needs to ensure the protection of employees and other individuals and minimizing the organizations exposure to loss and liability.
• Actively support all employee and labor relations activities to increase employee engagement. Lead and direct daily employee activities to include placement, training, and goal setting.
• May participate in ideation, concept development, management of, or direct supervision of product development or process improvement initiatives.
• Works in conjunction with Superintendent and Operations Manager to develop training plans that support the organizational goals and objectives of the company.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or experience

Bachelor's or Associate's degree (A.A.); High School diploma or equivalent required; or three to five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Progressive supervisory experience.

Physical Demands / Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually very loud. Expected to conduct majority of work in a refrigerated atmosphere. Will also have work in a freezer with extremely cold temperatures.

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