Production Supervisor - 12-hour continental rotation

Blommer Chocolate Company•Trent Hills, ON

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Production Supervisor will oversee production operations of the assigned shift, ensuring overall compliance with quality, safety, and operational policies and procedures. This role is responsible for employee safety and product/food safety, preparing work schedules, planning and directing activities to meet production goals, and ensuring all employees comply with policies, safety procedures, HACCP program, and GMPs, while wearing proper PPE. The supervisor will coordinate training, conduct regular team meetings, post performance goals, address performance issues, troubleshoot downtime, and issue work orders for equipment repairs. Additionally, the role involves developing, maintaining, evaluating, analyzing, and reporting on key performance indicators (KPIs), completing daily production reports, and evaluating data to identify opportunities for continuous improvement. The supervisor will also support other team members, prepare performance evaluation information, ensure compliance with customer, safety/OSHA, and quality standards, operate within the company's core values, and ensure SAP data and Redzone are accurately maintained during the shift. The employer reserves the right to change or assign other duties to this position.

Requirements

Three (3+) years’ experience in manufacturing operations and business management, preferably within the food manufacturing industry.
Two (2+) years’ experience in a leadership role.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Excellent time management skills with ability to meet deadlines
Strong safety and quality background
Strong Microsoft Office Suite abilities to complete reports and logs
Excellent problem-solving skills
Majority of time in production work environment
Requires frequent periods of walking, standing, bending, climbing
May occasionally lift, push, pull and carry minimal weights
Exposed to heat, cold, noise, dust – must wear hearing protection, safety shoes, hair/beard net, uniform
Maintain compliance with all company policies, procedures, and code of conduct
Comply with workplace uniform requirements and safety gear, when on the plant floor v. office
Ensures work hours and schedules, timely attendance, and notice requirements for absences or lateness are met
Knowledge and understanding of production operations and machinery
Ability to solve problems independently and implement solutions, prioritize tasks and delegate when appropriate

Nice To Haves

Two years’ prior work experience at company preferred

Responsibilities

Oversee production operations of assigned shift, ensure overall compliance with quality, safety, operational policies, and procedures to ensure employee safety and product/food safety
Prepare work schedules to ensure properly staffed and efficient operations to meet production goals
Plan, direct and coordinate activities to ensure production goals achieved
Ensure all employees comply with policies, safety procedures, HACCP program and GMP’s, wearing proper PPE
Coordinate with training to ensure all employees receive proper training for assigned duties; work to cross-train staff to support absences within the department
Conduct regular team meetings to review production needs and overall expectations of the team, engage employees in process improvement
Post performance goals in department to ensure awareness of expectations and recognize accomplishments
Address performance issues or policies violations; conduct initial incident investigation, engage with HR and Production Manager as needed
Troubleshoot and resolve downtime issues that arise; coordinate with peers and maintenance as needed
Issue work orders for equipment repairs, coordinate with maintenance regarding downtime of equipment
Develop, maintain, evaluate, analyze, and report on key performance indicators (KPI’s)
Complete daily production reports
Evaluate data, organize, and present to identify opportunities for continuous improvement and savings initiatives.
Support other team members as necessary, cover absences
Prepare performance evaluation information for your team
Ensure consistent compliance with customer standards, safety/OSHA, and quality standards/HACCP and GMP standards
Operate within the Blommer core values of respect and care for others
Ensure SAP data and Redzone are accurately maintained during the shift.