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The Opportunity:
Production supervisors coordinate daily production in a multi-line, fast paced food production facility through the direction of a unionized hourly workforce to achieve daily operating goals while maintaining all company safety objectives, Food Safety and customer quality specifications.
A snap shot of some of the exciting things you will lead and do:
-Ensures health and safety of employees in accordance with established safe work procedures, company policies, and applicable provincial legislation.
-Directs employees in the operation of plant equipment to meet quality, efficiency and yield standards, HACCP and sanitation procedures
-Prepares production and progress reports, Oversee and document all plant Health & Safety, Food Safety, Quality Assurance and Sanitation issues
-Provides leadership by instilling team goals and objectives; fosters good staff relationships in order to gain commitment from hourly employees
-Ensures machinery and equipment are safe, hourly employees are trained and qualified on machinery prior to working on machinery and equipment.
What you will bring:
-High School Diploma or equivalent
-Three to five years of supervisory experience, preferably in a manufacturing setting
-Will be able to work rotating shifts, afternoons and weekends
-Strong interpersonal, leadership, verbal and written communication, presentation and analytical skills
-Self-directed and professional, Well-developed English communication skills (verbal, written, reading)
-Computer proficiency in email and spreadsheets, and able to learn a variety of other software
-Knowledge of HACCP, health and safety legislation, quality standards and Good Manufacturing programs and practices
-Strong employee relations and problem solving skills
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Document use
- Numeracy
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
- Computer use
- Continuous learning
Additional Skills
- Train staff in job duties, safety procedures and company policies
- Prepare production and other reports
Supervisory Experience
- Process control and machine operators, food and beverage processing
- Labourers in fish processing
- Labourers in food, beverage and tobacco processing
- Fish plant workers
Specific Skills
- Supervise, co-ordinate and schedule activities of workers
- Recommend measures to improve productivity and product quality
- Establish work schedules
- Co-ordinate work activities with other units
Work Setting
- Meat plant