Production Supervisor - Night Shift

The Production Supervisor is responsible for the day-to-day planning and control of production activities including yields, equipment, sanitation, staffing, supplies, schedules, and machine start-up by effectively utilizing resources to achieve production demands and customer service levels while adhering to quality, safety and legislative guidelines.

Responsibilities

Review processing schedules or production orders to make decisions concerning inventory requirements, staffing requirements or duty assignments considering budgetary limitations and time constraint; Plan and prepare various production reports, orders and projections; Administer company policies on discipline and address complaints in a timely and respectful manner; Liaise with Plant Manager, Production Managers, and Dispatch Manager, and maintain effective relationships with other departments; Compile and review the daily production orders of both cut up and tray pack areas and ensure they are entered into system in a timely fashion; Develop, direct, manage, train, and motivate employees by communicating job expectations, appraising job results, coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees in conjunction with the Human Resource department; Provides input into matters on changes of food safety procedures, product quality and Quality Assurance related matters; Onboarding and training of new employees, performance assessment, and confirming qualification in job duties; Prepare, maintain and authorize production reports and personnel records; Change production levels and staffing on different product lines to minimize inventory levels, cross train employees for maximum production flexibility; Coordinate with different departments, manage communication lines with managers suppliers and procurement departments; Identify production bottlenecks, implement corrective measure procedures and work methods to improve efficiency; Ensure compliance with all regulatory guidelines, CFIA, HACCP, GMP and standards; Lead, initiate and ensure that all health and safety policies and procedures are followed; Able and willing to occasionally adjust shift to provide supervision on dayshift and nightshift when needed; Other duties as assigned

Requirements

Strong emphasis on computer literacy, proficiency in Microsoft Office (i.e., Word, Excel); Previous Supervisory/Leadership experience; Strong organization skills; Must be dependable and hold an above average attendance record; Possess strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills; Effective Communication Skills to lead, motivate, coach, mentor and resolve employee conflict; Excellent listening skills; Ability to work independently and as part of a team; High level of integrity and work ethic; Continuous learner and willingness to embrace change; Ability to work with minimal supervision and under pressure; Shift flexibility

Nice to have

Previous experience working in a unionized environment is an asset