Production - Lead Hand

Fresh Direct Produce Ltd.; Victoria; On-site; CAD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extended healthcare benefits eligible

Employee discounts on products

Development opportunities

Job summary

Fresh Direct Produce Ltd. is seeking a Production Supervisor to help manage daily operations in the Production department, ensuring quality control, sanitation, stock rotation, and staff leadership.

You will lead the team, assign tasks, and coordinate with the Production Manager to meet customer requirements. The role requires strong communication, ability to work in a refrigerated environment, and willingness to cover weekends as part of a flexible schedule.

Qualifications

• Good communication skills both verbal and written (English).
• Ability to safely bend, twist and lift to 50 lbs. on a consistent basis.
• Ability to walk and stand for the duration of scheduled shift.
• Ability to learn and apply knife skills.
• Ability to work in a refrigerated environment.

Responsibilities

• Produce high-quality fresh-cut fruits and vegetables for local foodservice and retail markets.
• Learn to use dicers, cutters, slicers, and packaging equipment.
• Ensure completion and review daily production quality check sheets.
• Regularly review the progress of work in department to ensure that staff are supported, questions have been answered, and problems solved.
• Help ensure that the quality and freshness of produce is always maintained throughout the department.
• Supports the production management team with coordinating and scheduling the timely processing of product according to customer requirements.
• Take direction from the Production Manager and keep them informed of department activities on an on-going basis.
• Operate or perform other duties as directed by the Production Manager.
• In the absence of production manager/assistant manager performs duties of production manager including but not limited to:Submitting work orders for items needing repair or maintenance

Skills

Communication skills

Lifting 50 lbs

Walk/stand long shifts

Knife skills

Refrigerated environment

Tools

Dicers

Slicers

Packaging equipment

Job description

Support the daily management of the Production department by performing a wide variety of duties to assist in quality control, sanitation, and stock rotation; as well as, planning, assigning, and leading the work of others. Supervising the department staff and acting as the go-to person in the absence of the Production Supervisor

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Daily Production Line duties include producing high-quality fresh-cut fruits and vegetables for local foodservice and retail markets; learning to use dicers, cutters, slicers, and packaging equipment.
• Ensures completion of and review daily production quality check sheets.
• Regularly review the progress of work in department to ensure that staff are supported, questions have been answered, and problems solved.
• Help ensure that the quality and freshness of produce is always maintained throughout the department.
• Supports the production management team with coordinating and scheduling the timely processing of product according to customer requirements.
• Take direction from the Production Manager and keep them informed of department activities on an on-going basis.
• Operate or perform other duties as directed by the Production Manager.
• In the absence of production manager/assistant manager performs duties of production manager including but not limited to:
  • Submitting work orders for items needing repair or maintenance

SCHEDULE

• Flexible but will include weekends.

QUALIFICATIONS:

(Minimum acceptable qualifications, experience & personal qualities required by the job holder)

• Good communication skills both verbal and written (English).
• Ability to safely bend, twist and lift to 50 lbs. on a consistent basis.
• Ability to walk and stand for the duration of scheduled shift.
• Ability to learn and apply knife skills.
• Ability to work in a refrigerated environment.

REQUIRED (will be provided by Islands West if needed):

• Food Safe Level 1
• Hepatitis A Vaccination
• Hearing Protection

BENEFITS:

• Extended healthcare benefits eligibility
• Employee discounts on products.
• Development opportunities.