Supervisor Production Coaldale

McCain Foods; Coaldale; On-site; CAD 66,000 - 87,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Retirement savings

Paid leave & holidays

Volunteer time

Job summary

McCain Foods (Canada) in Coaldale, AB is seeking a Production Supervisor to coach and develop a team while managing day-to-day operations and ensuring safety, quality, and efficiency across shifts.

The role requires 2–3 years in team leadership and a background in food/beverage manufacturing is a plus; a Bachelor's degree is beneficial but not required. Expect 12-hour rotating shifts and strong emphasis on continuous improvement and training.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, preferably in Engineering, Food Science, Business, or a similar field is an asset but not required.
• 2- 3 years team leadership experience.
• 1-3 years food or beverage manufacturing experience is an asset.
• The ability to lead, train and collaborate with others.
• Strong organizational, communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
• Sound fact-based decision making and problem-solving skills with a focus on delivering results.
• Adaptable and flexible team player who is a champion of change.
• Ability to work rotating shifts.
• Willing to grow and develop future career opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Manage overall operation of their area and ensure targets are met.
• Lead, guide, support and develop assigned area staff.
• Maintain safety and complete accident reports.
• Drive daily team use of the MDI process and address gaps.
• Maintain records and reports to evaluate team progress.
• Coordinate with Shift Manager to meet production and quality specs.
• Work with Quality Control and Maintenance for smooth operations.
• Handle timekeeping, vacations, disciplinary actions, replacements, schedules.
• Support interdepartmental initiatives for Safety, QA, Costing, HR and Maintenance.
• Champion use of digital plant systems (PlantPax/FTView, SAP, MDI, OSIPI, Dimensions, ProductVision).
• Other projects as assigned.

Skills

Team leadership

Communication

Decision making

Adaptability

Shift work

Training & coaching

Collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree asset

Job description

Production Supervisor

Position Title: Supervisor Production Coaldale

Position Type: Regular - Full-Time

Grade: Grade 04

Coaldale, AB

In every role, McCainers are ambitious, curious, and passionate about creating exceptional work experiences - together. With a customer-first mindset, we make doing business with McCain easy.

About The Role.

The Production Supervisor is responsible for coaching, leading, and developing a team. This position will manage the day-to-day operations or other supervisory duties as required. The day-to-day responsibilities of a Production Supervisor include maintaining open lines of communication, various administrative tasks required for their area, and effective utilization and management of raw materials and employee time. The Supervisor ensures uniform application and interpretation of established SOP's, specifications, shift-to-shift consistency, and coordination of employee training. The Supervisor serves as a coach and mentor for the associates in their area. This position will work 12-hour shifts, on a rotating schedule that includes, days, nights, weekends, and holidays.

What You'll Be Doing.

• Manages overall operation of their area. Responsible to lead, guide, support and demonstrate ownership for the assigned area to ensure all targets / standards are met on an hourly, daily and monthly basis including effective utilization and management of raw products.
• Personnel management of their team, including but not limited to promptly addressing performance concerns and issuing corrective action as necessary, reduction of turnover and absenteeism, employee recognition, development, and training of direct reports, coaching and mentoring of direct reports e.t.c.
• Maintain a safety conscious attitude among direct reports, minimization of all workplace incidents and accidents, and accurate and timely completion of all accident investigation reports.
• Driving daily team use of the MDI process and actioning any gaps found within the team.
• Maintain records and reports to effectively evaluate the progress of their team.
• Communicate closely with their Shift Manager to ensure completion of production requirements and that finished product meets quality standards and meets customer specifications.
• Operate within established quality standards to maintain lowest possible holds or segregation.
• Work closely with Quality Control personnel & Maintenance to ensure smooth operations and ensure system efficiency.
• Administrative functions of a supervisory role, such as time keeping, vacation planning, investigation, and disciplinary action, taking call-ins and finding replacements, reports preparation and scheduling. etc.
• Support and drive interdepartmental initiatives for Safety, QA, Costing, and H.R & Maintenance
• Take an active role in process improvement initiatives, employee training and support other continuous improvement initiatives.
• Proven ability to champion and coach the use of digital systems and our plant control software. PlantPax/FTView, SAP, MDI, OSIPI and related software, Dimensions, ProductVision, and others.
• Other projects/duties as assigned or required.

What You'll Need To Be Successful.

• Bachelor's degree, preferably in Engineering, Food Science, Business, or a similar field is an asset but not required.
• 2- 3 years team leadership experience.
• 1-3 years food or beverage manufacturing experience is an asset.
• The ability to lead, train and collaborate with others.
• Strong organizational, communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
• Sound fact-based decision making and problem-solving skills with a focus on delivering results.
• Adaptable and flexible team player who is a champion of change.
• Ability to work rotating shifts.
• Willing to grow and develop future career opportunities.

About The Team.

You’ll join a fast-paced production team focused on safety, quality, consistency, and operational excellence. As Production Supervisor, you’ll provide hands-on leadership and coaching while partnering with your team to manage daily operations, coordinate training, optimize resources, and maintain consistent processes across shifts. This is a highly collaborative role for someone who enjoys developing people and building strong teams.

Leadership principles.

At McCain, our leadership principles guide how we engage with customers, collaborate as a team, and achieve success. We focus on understanding customer needs, driving innovation, empowering people, and taking ownership to clear obstacles and deliver results.

AI & Digital Capabilities

At McCain, AI and digital capabilities are part of how we work and innovate. We value curiosity toward emerging technologies and the thoughtful, responsible use of AI-enabled tools to improve outcomes as part of our future-ready culture

The McCain Experience.

We are McCain. This statement is a testament to our collective strength and our individual value. Your contributions play a vital role in our success. Our winning culture is rooted in authenticity and trust, empowering us to bring out the best in one another. Here, you’ll find opportunities to learn, grow, and thrive. Join us and experience why we’re better together.

Compensation Package

Compensation Package: $65,500.00 - $87,400.00 . CAD annually + Bonus Eligibility

The above reflects the target compensation range for the position at the time of posting. Hiring compensation will be determined based on experience, skill set, education and training, and other organizational needs. This posting is for an existing vacancy.

Benefits

• Employees are eligible for the following benefits: health coverage (medical, dental, vision, prescription drug), retirement savings benefits, and leave support including medical, family and bereavement. Well-being programs include vacation and holidays, company-supported volunteering time, and mental health resources. Coverages are aligned with applicable law and can vary by work level, location, and nature of the role. Additional benefit detail available during the application process.
• Your well-being matters to us, and we're here to provide you with the necessary resources to support you in being your best self at work - and at home.

McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. As a global family-owned company, we strive to be the employer of choice in the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that inclusion drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms), please let us know, and we will work with you to find appropriate solutions.

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Job Family: Manufacturing

Location(s): CA - Canada : Alberta : Coaldale || CA - Canada : Alberta : Lethbridge

Company: McCain Foods (Canada)