Operations Production Supervisor

ZipRecruiter; Red Rock; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food production company in Ontario is seeking a Production Supervisor to organize and direct work on the processing floor, ensuring quality and safety standards are met. The ideal candidate will hold a Bachelor's or Associate's degree and have progressive supervisory experience. Responsibilities include monitoring operational goals and supporting employee engagement. This position may require working in a refrigerated environment.

Qualifications

• Ability to manage and direct a team effectively.
• Experience in a production environment.
• Knowledge of safety regulations and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Organize and direct work on the processing floor.
• Monitor quality checks to ensure standards are met.
• Support employee engagement and training.

Skills

Problem solving

Team leadership

Quality assurance

Safety management

Education

Bachelor's or Associate's degree

High School diploma

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

1. 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.
2. Monitor quality checks to meet quality goals to ensure product quality and food safety standards are met to reduce/eliminate risk to the organization
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. May participate in ideation, concept development, management of, or direct supervision of product development or process improvement initiatives.
6. 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.