Production Supervisor

Grand River Foods is a leading food solutions company serving customers in the North American grocery and food service industry. As a member of the Sunrise Farm family, we remain as dedicated as ever to both providing a quality work environment for our employees, as well as producing only the highest quality products for our customers. We are known for the great care we take with clients and employees alike.

Role:

This position is to cover maternity leave for a PM Production Supervisor position. The length of the contract will be approximately 12 months.

Responsibilities:

• During daily 9-hour shift, supervise all aspects of production, ensuring appropriate Health and Safety controls and Good Manufacturing Practices.
• Manage efficiencies, monitor quality and minimize production costs.
• Troubleshoot problems and pro-actively prevent or minimize issues.
• Provide timely coaching, feedback and support to team leaders and production workers in a constructive and respectful manner.
• Train, coach, develop and evaluate performance of production staff.
• Liaise extensively on the production floor in order to build commitment and foster open communication between all parties.
• Supervise and train crews, including planning manpower and work organization, managing absenteeism and conflict.
• Participate and lead others through Root Cause analysis process.
• Administer appropriate coaching, providing leadership guidance and continually develop employees in accordance with the needs of the department.
• Implement a continuous improvement philosophy in all areas of operation.
• Participate in JHSC initiatives and follow established policies as outlined in the Health and Safety policies.
• Supports the development, implementation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of all Quality Systems.
• Assist with production requirements and perform other relevant duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Proven leadership, team building and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, co-workers and Managers.
• Strong verbal and written as well as effective communication skills to lead, motivate, coach, mentor and resolve employee conflict.
• Ability to accurately maintain detailed records.
• Strong safety focus.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Have 3+ years leadership or Supervisory experience.
• Be able to work independently, as well as being a strong team player with good analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Possession of Diploma or post-secondary education.
• Reasonable mechanical aptitude.
• Intermediate Computer Skills in Microsoft Office (such as word, excel, outlook, charting and graphing).
• Able and willing to work weekend OT when required.
• Ability to assess and prioritize.
• Ability to manage change and to react quickly to rapid turn-around requirements.
• Desire for continuous improvement.

At Sunrise Farms we are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or any other identifying characteristic are encouraged to apply.

Please note that the expected new hire salary range provided is derived from a group of like roles within Sunrise Farms. The final offer amount for this role will be dependent on geographical region, applicable experience, and skillset of the candidate.