Refinery Shift Supervisor - Safety, Production & KPI Lead

Lantic Inc.; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Lantic Inc. in Vancouver is hiring a Shift Supervisor for the Vancouver Refinery. The role leads a unionized production team, ensures safety, and coordinates activities to meet production targets and KPIs across output, quality, and energy use.

The successful candidate will supervise operations, enforce health and safety regulations, communicate goals, and drive continuous improvement while coordinating with quality assurance and maintenance staff on a rotating shift schedule.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in food science or equivalent food industry work experience is an asset.
• Minimum three (3) years of experience in food processing, food production or pharmaceutical industry; unionized environment experience and supervisor experience in heavy industry with shift work are assets.
• Able to work a three shift rotation; weekends and on-call as required.
• Ability to work in hot, humid and dusty environments.
• Excellent analytical, problem solving, planning and organizational skills.
• Computer proficiency with MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook).
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and leadership skills; ability to handle varied personalities.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the health and safety of all employees on the Vancouver site by enforcing compliance with safety programs and policies.
• Suggest improvements to safety programs and protocols.
• Investigate and report accidents and mishaps.
• Enforce provincial and union health and safety laws.
• Discipline employees or report to the appropriate authority for safety violations.
• Communicate production goals, weekly schedules, past performance and other factors affecting productivity, efficiency and safety in the Vancouver plant.
• Monitor employees at work stations and the efficiency of the production process.
• Approve pay and notice changes.
• Maintain daily reports and pass them to the next supervisor.
• Coordinate with quality assurance to correct processes and remove product holds.
• Support periodic HACCP and GOP analyses to reduce critical hazards and improve product quality.
• Be available on weekends and on-call to remove roadblocks and ensure process effectiveness and efficiency.
• Plan and review work schedules and daily shifts to achieve goals efficiently.
• Direct and guide employees on the floor to ensure good operating practices with minimal variance.
• Build team spirit and motivate employees to meet production and efficiency targets.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Organizational skills

MS Office

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science or related field

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Lantic Inc. in Vancouver is hiring a Shift Supervisor for the Vancouver Refinery. The role leads a unionized production team, ensures safety, and coordinates activities to meet production targets and KPIs across output, quality, and energy use.

The successful candidate will supervise operations, enforce health and safety regulations, communicate goals, and drive continuous improvement while coordinating with quality assurance and maintenance staff on a rotating shift schedule.