Production Supervisor

Aerotek; Markham; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Aerotek in Markham, ON is seeking a Production Supervisor to lead the day-to-day operations of the production shift, ensuring safe, efficient, timely and cost‑effective manufacturing of high‑quality products. This role owns shift performance, allocates labor, and coordinates with Operations, QA, Maintenance, and other functions.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of supervisor experience, manages 75–100 people per shift, and embraces Lean and ERP knowledge.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of production supervisor experience.
• Experience supervising 75-100 people per shift.
• Lean Manufacturing knowledge.
• ERP working experience.
• Production planning experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and independently manage day-to-day operations of the production shift.
• Ensure safe, efficient, timely, and cost-effective production of high-quality products.
• Own shift performance and accountability for production, labor, quality, food safety, service, yield, waste, and productivity.
• Provide hands-on leadership to production employees.
• Make real-time operating decisions and allocate labor and resources.
• Manage staffing and overtime, monitor performance, resolve operational issues, and escalates significant risks.
• Maintain strong communication with Operations, Quality Assurance, Maintenance, Warehouse, Planning, Sanitation, and Human Resources.

Skills

Production supervision

Staff management

Lean Manufacturing

ERP systems

Production planning

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Job Title: Production Supervisor

Job Description

The Production Supervisor is responsible for leading and independently managing the day-to-day operations of the production shift to ensure the safe, efficient, timely, and cost-effective manufacture of high-quality products. This role owns shift performance and is accountable for achieving production, labor, quality, food safety, service, yield, waste, and productivity objectives. The Production Supervisor provides hands-on leadership to production employees, makes real-time operating decisions, allocates labor and resources, manages staffing and overtime, monitors performance, resolves operational issues, and escalates significant risks appropriately. The position requires a leader who can run the shift with limited day‑to‑day direction while maintaining strong communication with Operations, Quality Assurance, Maintenance, Warehouse, Planning, Sanitation, and Human Resources.

Responsibilities

• Lead and independently manage day-to-day operations of the production shift.
• Ensure safe, efficient, timely, and cost-effective production of high-quality products.
• Own shift performance and accountability for production, labor, quality, food safety, service, yield, waste, and productivity.
• Provide hands-on leadership to production employees.
• Make real‑time operating decisions and allocate labor and resources.
• Manage staffing and overtime, monitor performance, resolve operational issues, and escalates significant risks.
• Maintain strong communication with Operations, Quality Assurance, Maintenance, Warehouse, Planning, Sanitation, and Human Resources.

Essential Skills

• 5+ years of production supervisor experience.
• Experience supervising 75-100 people per shift.
• Lean Manufacturing knowledge.
• ERP working experience.
• Production planning experience.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Continuous improvement mindset.
• Leadership abilities and high initiative.
• Food manufacturing and food management expertise.
• Bachelor's degree.
• Conflict resolution skills.
• Familiarity with GMP environment.

Why Work Here?

Join a family-oriented facility that has been recognized as the best place to work for over five years. Experience a workplace that smells like chocolate and caramel, where strong people skills and clear communication are valued. Embrace an environment that fosters personal accountability, reliability, and respect.

Work Environment

Work in a facility dedicated to making granola bars with nuts, where GMP standards must be adhered to. The clean and smaller facility smells of chocolate, caramel, and nuts, so candidates must not have peanut allergies. The temperature is fairly controlled, though it can get warm in the summer. Shifts require heavy flexibility with the First Shift running from 6:30 am to 3:00 pm and the Second Shift from 2:30 pm to 11:00 pm. PPE requirements include a long-sleeved lab coat, hair net, steel toe shoes, and gloves, with no jewelry or fake eyelashes permitted on the production floor.

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Markham, ON.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $80000.00 - $85000.00/yr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job‑related factors.

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Markham,ON.

À propos d'Aerotek

Aerotek® Inc. fournit des solutions de dotation en personnel et de services dans les domaines de la fabrication, de la logistique, de la construction, de laviation, des installations et de la maintenance. Nous offrons lexpertise, les solutions et les personnes nécessaires pour relever les défis de lindustrie nord-américaine. Basée à Hanover, au Maryland, Aerotek exploite un réseau unifié de plus de 200 bureaux à travers lAmérique du Nord, soutenant plus de 18 000 clients chaque année. Aerotek est une entreprise du groupe Allegis, leader mondial en ressources humaines et solutions daffaires.

Aerotek offre un salaire hebdomadaire, des avantages sociaux y compris des soins médicaux, des soins dentaires et des soins de la vue, ainsi qu'un programme d'aide aux employés et un programme de rabais.

La société souscrit au principe dégalité d'accès à l'emploi et examinera toutes les candidatures sans tenir compte de la race, du sexe, de l'âge, de la couleur, de la religion, de l'origine nationale, du statut de vétéran, du handicap, de l'orientation sexuelle, de l'identité de genre, de l'information génétique ou de toute autre caractéristique protégée par la loi.

Ordonnance sur légalité des chances de San Francisco:

Conformément à l'Ordonnance sur légalité des chances de San Francisco, pour tous les postes situés dans la ville et le comté de San Francisco, nous examinerons les candidatures des personnes qualifiées ayant un casier judiciaire ou des antécédents criminels.

Utilisation de l'intelligence artificielle (IA):

Nous pouvons utiliser l'intelligence artificielle (IA) pour soutenir certaines étapes de notre processus d'embauche, notamment la recherche, la présélection et l'évaluation des candidatures. LIA aide à analyser les candidatures et les qualifications, mais les décisions finales sont prises par notre équipe de recrutement. En soumettant votre candidature, vous reconnaissez et acceptez que celle-ci puisse être examinée à laide des outils d'IA.

About Aerotek

Aerotek® Inc. provides staffing and services solutions in manufacturing, logistics, construction, aviation, facilities and maintenance. We provide the expertise, solutions and people required to rise to the challenges of North American industry. Headquartered in Hanover, Md., Aerotek operates a unified network of over 200 offices across North America, supporting more than 18,000 clients each year. Aerotek is an Allegis Group company, the global leader in workforce and business solutions.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, employee assistance and discount programs.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance:

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI):

We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.