Production Supervisor

7 days ago


Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Interbake Full time

Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Downers Grove, IL we are a world-class contract manufacturer producing wholesome baked goods, snacks and packaged foods for many of the world's leading food companies.

As one of the largest and fastest growing food co-manufacturing companies in the US, we are the proud owner and operator of over 35 facilities globally.

Our nearly 10,000 employee-strong organization is leading the way and setting new standards for quality, safety, flexibility and efficiency while feeding families around the globe.

Hearthside's exceptional growth stems from its ability to address real-world problems for customers of all shapes and sizes, and by our resolute commitment to our belief that there are no great companies without great culture.

Our culture of personal empowerment enables growth, learning, and continuous improvement every day

We are steadfast in our ambition to be the indispensable and most trusted partner to our customers and need your help to do it Join Hearthside and enjoy a competitive package, outstanding benefits and a diverse work environment.


The Production Supervisor will be working in our Kitchener, ON wire cut cookie plant that produces 17 million cookies per week This state of the art facility operates with 4 highly automated production lines and possess a strong team oriented culture.

Kitchener-Waterloo is an ideal place to live and work, with a harmonious balance of green space and vibrant downtown activity.

And with modern architecture and excellent amenities, it's the perfect community to raise a family, retire in comfort, pursue your education, or find your dream job as a young professional.


Scope:

The role of the Production Supervisor is to provide manufacturing front-line leadership to multiple lines, and deliver results.

Supervisors are responsible for taking ownership in their area of responsibilities for leading, motivating and developing front-line employees to achieve outstanding manufacturing results.

This is done through enhancing teamwork, effective communications, actively listening to employees, and driving change. Additionally, the Supervisor must focus on safety, process efficiency and continuous improvement, quality assurance, and meeting customer expectations.

Accountabilities:

  • Ensure teams follow safe work practices. Address unsafe working conditions and any team member safety concerns. Complete thorough incident investigations and develop corrective actions to appropriately reduce or eliminate risk. Conduct workplace inspections and audits and address risk. Drive a culture of 0 tolerance with LOTO and other life saving procedures;
  • Conduct workplace inspections and audits and be proactive to address potential issues;
  • Provide orientation and training as required to ensure an effective and efficient work force. Assign and oversee formal training and sign off on completed training requirements;
  • Ensure product quality and food safety requirements are met through verification of quality checks and lot tracking per HACCP plan;
  • Review and close Production orders in system. Ensure accurate and timely inventory records are entered into the information system;
  • Conduct detailed root cause investigations for large deviations from target;
  • Own operational deliverables as assigned within the planning, assessment, installation and testing of new equipment, methods and/or products;
  • Provide assistance in troubleshooting of unplanned breakdowns. Partner with maintenance to prioritize and resource continuous reduction of overall plant downtime
  • Provide business and technical leadership necessary to ensure both the department and facility meet and/or exceed goals in critical manufacturing success areas of Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost.
  • Optimizing production equipment and processes as an advocate of continuous improvement solutions designed to meet and exceed production standards and objectives.
  • Perform as a frontline leader in a complex food manufacturing facility, providing motivation, training, coaching, support, inspiration and direction to diverse work force.
  • Establish and sustain positive employee relations through effective communications with all employees in order to foster an environment where innovation and cooperation are used to solve problems.
  • Additionally promote positive employee and labor relations in a Union environment through effective conflict management and issue resolution.
  • Provide effective, timely and fair performance and discipline feedback to team members and document as needed.
  • Facilitate effective sharing of information across work teams, business areas, and functional areas.
  • Enforces compliance and drives accountability with company policies, procedures, and operational standards by effectively communicating expectations and changes to teams.
  • Work and/or attend meetings during other shifts (including offshifts and/or weekends) as necessary.

Qualifications:

  • College or unive


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