Production Supervisor (Weekend, Days)

Ceva Santé Animale; Guelph; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A global leader in animal health is seeking a Production Supervisor for weekend shifts in Guelph, Ontario. This role is responsible for managing production quality and safety while supervising a team of operators. The ideal candidate should have a post-secondary degree and at least 3 years in a leadership role, ideally in the pharmaceutical or food industry. Competitive compensation and opportunities for professional development are offered.

Qualifications

• 3 years' experience in a leadership role is required.
• Experience in the Pharmaceutical/veterinary or food industry is preferred.
• Strong knowledge in separator, Ultra filters, bioreactors.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of 8 to 10 operators.
• Ensure standards are applied and the environment is safe.
• Analyze objections and liaise with CI and maintenance.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Strong organizational skills

Leadership

Problem-solving

Knowledge in Lean Manufacturing tools

Education

Post-secondary degree/diploma in a related field

Tools

Microsoft Office applications

Separator

Ultrafilters

Bioreactors

Job description

Production Supervisor (Weekend, Days)

The success of a company depends on the passionate people we partner with.

Together, let's share our talents.

As a global leader in animal health, Ceva Animal Health believes our success is linked to our passionate people researching, developing , producing and supplying innovative health solutions for all animals, which contributes to the future of our diverse planet.

We are committed to ensuring the highest possible level of care and well‑being for farm animals (poultry, pigs, ruminants), companion animals (dogs and cats) and wildlife.

Indeed, Our “Together, Beyond Animal Health” vision emphasizes that the health and wellbeing of people, animals and our planet are totally interlinked. More than ever, Ceva is committed to a "One Health" approach.

As part of our “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion” policy, Ceva Animal Heath is committed to the employment of people with disabilities and will make reasonable accommodations throughout the interview process to ensure an inclusive and accessible experience for all applicants. To request an accommodation, please contact a member of the Ceva Talent Acquisition team.

Your Missions

Production Supervisor

• Eligible for weekend compensation differential

Friday-Monday

Friday & Monday 9:00am-5:00pm

Saturday & Sunday 9:00am-9:00pm

The Production Supervisor is responsible for the unit's proper production (GMP, quality, safety, hygiene), and management of the production schedule within planned deadlines. This role will manage a team of production operators and guarantee their performance, their safety and the quality of products manufactured.

Responsibilities

• Suggest improvements to production roadmap
• Approve SOPs
• Liaise / interact with other Production functions (QA, CI, HSE, SC, maintenance and engineering + new external from Ceva)
• Ensure that materials and resources are available to deliver production; coordinate with QA for quality control samples; select the correct components for production.
• Ensure standards are in place across the teams
• Own Tier 1 and Tier 2 meetings
• Analyse objections (root cause analysis) & liaise with CI, maintenance
• Plan & organize the team's work -> adjust the given production schedule given by planning and do team schedule; give guidance & objectives to team according to planning
• Make sure that team members are monitoring their activities
• Lead the team's performance (no interdependence) and shift performance review
• Propose cost related optimization / decisions in production, resources.
• Participate in building budget
• Analyse all variances & report them to the production manager (in Tier 2)
• Ensure implementation of action plans
• Own the skill matrix
• Control & ensure standards are applied, and the environment is safe
• Make sure the internal audits are performed
• Support / coach operators to write SOP and validate them
• Check batch records
• Ensure the execution of CPS standards within the unit
• Identify improvement initiatives and allocate the necessary resources to achieve the objectives of the team
• In liaison with other functions, identify actions for cross-sectional improvement and provide the support and resources for the achievement of the identified actions
• Promote the operational excellence culture and continuous improvement initiatives from its teams. Hold daily Cperf unit and Cperf operational meetings.
• Build and monitor unit service performance indicators
• Participate in the change control board
• Suggest CAPEX investments to improve performance at the unit level
• Assess potential investments (1st level) and validate them
• Participate in the deployment of strategic projects on the site.
• Participate in the definition and deployment of medium-term strategic projects in the unit, provide input / expertise in a project, can be a 'user project leader'= user requirements collection, etc.
• Support the project / program manager with major issues and problems, and with interpreting and applying organizational policies and procedures.
• Communicate and manage relationships on the executive level.
• Manage a team of 8 to 10 operators.
• Set ambitious goals for self and establish clear expectations through objectives and priorities coherent for his / her teams to meet defined KPI & targets.
• Define and roll out an operational roadmap based on tactical goals, with key milestones and quick wins. Raise the standards for High Performance in order to support Ceva growth. Deal with information and trade-off feedbacks in order to make decisions and arbitrations and to fulfill his / her role. Responsible for the implementation of the company policies, plans and processes.
• Own and create the appropriate conditions for people to reach the objectives through an efficient organization (process and managerial practices).
• Develop solutions based on his / her expertise and eventually with the support of proper stakeholders. Quickly implement the proper action in order to solve a problem.
• Propose and Install customer processes and new solutions within the entity. Monitor and develop the team members collectively and individually to make the client into the center (processes and services).
• Build trustful relationships with key actors.
• Optimize his / her organization to foster the client’s satisfaction (through internal and or external processes). Ensure customers’ needs are met and when it’s needed, that problems are corrected.
• Understand the global organisation and adapt to dynamic conditions with the most effective and cost‑efficient solution. Develop a relational network within the organisation.
• Manage activities with a transversal overview and monitor the workforce planning with anticipation in line with Ceva strategy. Drive resources allocation with dedicated support teams (HR, finance) and assign them to the appropriate tasks, propose improvement of his / her teams organisation to achieve performance.
• Optimize the yearly budget of the team.
• Recruit, onboard and retain the best talent according to Ceva interest
• Own the Development & Performance processes : elaborate and implement plans to develop team competences and coach individual talent. Anticipate mobility and succession planning and consider cross’ evolutions for his / her team.
• Share enthusiasm, provide fair recognition system to mobilize the team and detect the natural trends and preferences of team members to foster the team spirit. Create interdependence between people goals and interests, delegate tasks according to individual competences to foster efficient cooperation and empowerment.
• Promote collaborative and out of the box ways of working to monitor and continuously improve processes. Demonstrate an open-minded approach to support others input. Ensure best work conditions through continuous feedback and team building activities.
• Capture and communicate the «big picture» of Ceva’s strategy, its organization and its environment. Know, apply and cascade Ceva policies
• Succeed to convince others with a behavioral perspective : anticipate and handle the different needs in order to make people buy in (cascading, explaining). Influence on others and manage internal conflicts of interests
• Show willingness to learn and to share knowledge, enrich his / her knowledge by sharing with external experts. Own the managerial communication (stop, start, continue operational meetings), analyse and improve it if needed.

Competencies

• Drive Ambition & Accountabilities
• Influence Others
• Collaborate with Empathy
• Engage & Develop
• Shape Solutions out of Complexity
• Client Focus

Qualifications

• Post-secondary degree / diploma in a related field
• At least 3 years' experience in a leadership role
• Preference will be given to candidates with experience in the Pharmaceutical / veterinary or food industry
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, both verbal and written
• Strong organizational and multi‑tasking skills
• Proficient computer skills with experience using Microsoft Office applications a must
• Strong knowledge in separator, Ultra filters, bioreactors
• Able to understand P&IDs
• Knowledge in Lean Manufacturing tolls preferred