Production Supervisor

1 month ago


St Davids, Canada SunOpta Full time

**SunOpta Overview**:
SunOpta Inc. is a leader in the plant-based foods and beverages, fruit-based foods and beverages, and organic ingredient sourcing industries. SunOpta is focused on sustainability and specializes in the sourcing, processing, and packaging of organic, conventional, non-GMO food products.
SunOpta is looking for talented individuals that demonstrate our most valued behaviors: Passion, Dedication, Speed, Entrepreneurship, Customer-Centricity, and Problem-Solver, to help create a brighter, healthier, and sustainable future of food

**Job Summary**:
This position is responsible for providing supervision and direction to all production staff on their designated shift.

**Essential Functions of the Job**:

- Supervises employees to ensure safety, quality, and productivity.
- Achieves budgeted targets for raw material yield, labor, and packaging materials usage for shift.
- Responsible for the accuracy of all production reporting related to shift.
- Schedule and conduct production meetings with shift personnel.
- Audits workstations to ensure SOPS are being followed routinely.
- Collaborate with warehouse and quality assurance personnel to ensure prompt shipment of product.
- Responsible for the complete and accurate reporting of shift production data.
- Maintain GMP/Housekeeping at a high level within the department through the involvement of all team members.
- Develops and recommends improvements of facilities, equipment, or procedures to improve safety, quality, and efficiency.
- Oversees and/or conducts shift training of new or existing employees.
- Drives productivity, quality, and safety initiatives throughout production to impact productivity and the cost structure.
- Establish and support a work environment of continuous improvement that supports the companies Quality policy, Quality System & the appropriate regulations for the area.
- Oversees the management of shift production personnel including appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; and documenting all safety/accident incidents.
- Ensures production is in compliance with SunOpta Quality standards (SOPs, HACCP, and GMPs).
- Committed to ensuring that the products produced meet all food safety and quality requirements.
- Collaborate with cross-functional groups including Human Resources, Maintenance, Quality Assurance, Warehousing, and Finance to meet production targets.
- Communicate and execute the production schedule.
- Manage labor and material resources to maximize efficiencies and yields.
- Protect company assets by the direct intervention of any condition resulting in the abuse of equipment or buildings.
- Works with management to ensure effective organizational design and that roles are correctly organized, defined, documented, and communicated to all employees.
- Batch completion in Oracle
- Adheres to company GMP’s (good manufacturing practices), safety procedures and all other quality processes.
- Wear PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) when required.
- Responsible for Food Safety and reporting any non-compliance issues to their immediate supervisor.
- All other duties as assigned.

**Supervisory Responsibilities**:
Direct all hourly production personnel on designated shift. Rotating shift work required (rotation of midnights/afternoon/days). Weekend shifts required.

**Minimum Qualifications**:

- Certificate and/or Bachelor’s degree in related field of study preferred.
- Minimum of three consecutive years of related work experience required.

**Preferred Qualifications**:
**Additional Considerations**:

- This position will be based at our St. Davids, Ontario, Canada facility.
- Travel requirements are less than 5%
- Paid Time Off
- Health and Dental Benefits
- RRSP Matching Program
- Employee Assistance Program
- Company issued cell phone

**Work Environment/Physical Demands**:
Approximately 20% of work is performed in an office environment; 80% of work involves being in the manufacturing environment.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time, with or without notice.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

EOE M/W/VET/DISABLED


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