Lead Production 12-hour continental rotation

Blommer; Canada; Hybrid; CAD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Blommer Chocolate Company (Campbellford Plant) is seeking a hands-on Lead Production professional for a 12-hour continental rotation. The role focuses on leading production activities, maintaining safety, quality, and efficient operations at the Campbellford on-site plant in Campbellford, ON.

The candidate will drive KPI-driven improvements and coordinate cross-functional teams. You will oversee planning, material readiness, and daily reporting, with emphasis on teamwork, training, and adherence

Qualifications

• Must demonstrate strong leadership and team supervision abilities.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Excel for reporting and planning.
• Ability to coordinate training and maintain safety and quality standards.
• Experience in shot-process or production environments is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead the production team to meet daily targets and schedules.
• Maintain KPI tracking and drive continuous improvement activities.
• Foster collaboration between production, maintenance and sanitation.
• Coordinate cross-training and ensure accurate batch documentation.
• Plan raw material needs and prepare inventories in advance.

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

Job description

Lead Production 12-hour continental rotation

Job Category: Production

Requisition Number: LEADP001732

• Posted : September 3, 2026
• Full-Time
• On-site

Locations

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Campbellford - Onsite
Blommer Chocolate Company (Campbellford Plant)
103 Second Street
Campbellford, ON K0L1L0, CAN

Description

Comply with (and play a leadership role with respect to) all requirements of
the Ontario Health and Safety Act & Regulations and Blommer Health &
Safety policies and procedures
Ensure all Blommer policies, procedures and GMP requirements are adhered
to
Provide supervisor assistance with the planning and co-ordination of day-today
activities/ resources
Maintain a good understanding of each production process and products
including components and functions
Ensure effective written and oral communication within the Production Team
while also maintaining clear and co-ordinated communication lines with all
support departments
Establish and foster strong relationships between production and
maintenance/ sanitation personnel (and others as required) utilizing a team/
customer based approach to establish a clean, safe working environment
Maintain key performance indicators (KPI)
Assist/ lead in all continuous improvement activities
Support and assist with coordinating all cross-training activities as required
Confirm/Prepare raw materials 5 days in advance of production dates. Report
out shorts/issues.
Provide/circulate a daily tank inventory
Complete daily reports (attendance,
Co-ordinate rework staging; follow-up to ensure use, correctly documented in
batch system and properly consumed in WMS
Perform regular paperwork audits (quality, cleaning, production) report out
deficiencies

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Create a sense of ownership within the production team to keep their
production areas clean and tidy. Assist Supervisor/Operators with 5S program
and perform regular audits
Assist Operators/Supervisor to meet production targets and schedules.
Create a sense of urgency and ownership within the production team as relates to the achievement of production targets
Complete and record hourly targets (production report outs), immediately
report out targets missed for 2 consecutive hours to Supervisor
Work closely with production operators to ensure any equipment deficiencies
are identified/ corrected and assist with completing and filing of work orders
Work closely with production operator to ensure any process deficiencies are
identified, recorded correctly (data sheets) and solutions are being
implemented. Ensure that all activities are properly documented and reported
to the supervisor (production report outs)
Lead direct reports in the performance of their work including: training, work
assignments and performance issues. Provide regular report outs to the
Supervisor. This may include recommending personnel actions such as
disciplinary measures, training requirements and providing information for
performance evaluations.
Assist Supervisor with documenting standard work instructions for routine and
repetitive tasks
Other duties as assigned

Hands-on, goal oriented individual with high level of enthusiasm, drive and
character. Ability to multi-task, detail orientated and organized. Ability to
think ahead and plan over a 6-day time span to prepare action plans to
achieve results
Strong value system, capable of leading by example; demonstrated ability
to lead people and get results through others. Excellent problem solving
skills to frame solutions to issues through teamwork and cooperation
across all functional areas
Self-motivated, hardworking and confident with both technical and human
resource skills
Understand equipment and process capacities and production
department’s role in helping to maintain/ enhance these capacities
Computer literate, must be familiar with current software such as Microsoft
Office and Excel
Possess a leadership style that will establish credibility, acceptance and
influence by all employees. Foster participation and be open, honest and
motivational. Strong interpersonal and communication skills, listening
skills, coaching, problem solving skills and conflict resolution skills