Production Supervisor

Production Supervisor (Packaging) - (2300003A)

Description

**We invite you to Explore the Potential of being part of something Clearly Essential**

We are currently seeking **a Production Supervisor** to join our Production Team at the Goderich Evaporation Plant in Goderich, Ontario.

The Goderich Evaporation Plant is proud to be one of Goderich’s first employers, tracing back to 1867. Currently the site employs 90 people, producing an annual capacity of 140,000 tons of evaporated food grade, agricultural, pool and water-softening salt, and additionally packages 100,000 tons of rock salt, serving customers throughout the Ontario, Quebec and Northern-Central United States regions.

Goderich is named Canada’s Prettiest Town and is best known for its stunning sunsets. Goderich is a lakeside community of 8,000 people located approximately 1 hour from London & Stratford, Ontario and a 1 ½ hour drive from Kitchener-Waterloo.

This position is responsible for the safe and productive operation of the Warehousing and Packaging Department. This Warehouse and Shipping Supervisor monitors and directs the packaging and warehousing process from incoming raw material to shipment. This position also has a supervisory aspect as well, including the direct supervision of approximately 70 unionized employees.

**How will you contribute to the team?**
- Ensuring production equipment and process efficiencies perform at or above established standards and implementing effective countermeasures in the event, the standard is not being met.
- Ensuring employees perform their duties according to Environmental Health, Safety, and Security and provide coaching on a proactive and corrective action basis.
- Complete regular workplace safety inspection audits.
- Ensure employees perform their duties according to established Food Safety Practices (GMP’s) and provide coaching on a proactive and corrective action basis.
- Provide performance management and development/coaching.
- Oversee the plant finished goods inventory to maintain accurate inventory and finished goods inventory cycle counting.
- Manage the shipping activity of finished goods to ensure established Employee Safety and Food Safety (GMP’s) practices are followed and provide coaching on a proactive and corrective action basis.
- Enter production data into the E1 system and Access Data Base.
- Resolve issues surrounding the inventory control system in E1 including inventory reconciliation, truck scheduling, and logging.
- Create and maintain employee work schedules.
- Liaise with customer service, truck drivers and logistics.

Qualifications

**You bring to the role**:

- Minimum High School Diploma, preferred post-secondary education in a related field.
- 3 years’ experience as a supervisor in a manufacturing setting preferred.
- Previous supervisory experience in a unionized environment would be considered an asset.
- Industrial Management Certificate would be an asset.
- Experience using ERP software. SAP, JD Edwards E1.

**What you’ll like about us**:

- **Well Compensated**: We offer a competitive compensation package.
- **Rest and Relaxation**: Paid vacation days and floater days.
- **Benefits**: Medical, dental, vision, disability, employee assistance program, tuition reimbursement, and much more.
- **Prepare for your Future**: Defined Contribution Pension Plan with company match and contribution.
- **Shared Core Values**: Our people must share five core value in everything we do - high performance, value creation, collaboration, respect, and integrity.
- **Safety**: We are committed to creating a safe work environment and protecting our employees and customers.
- **Environmentally Responsible**: We are committed to safely carrying out our tasks in an environmentally responsible manner, ensuring pollution prevention, reduction of waste and minimizing the consumption of resources.
- **Meaningful Work**: What sets us apart is the work we do impact daily lives - and every employee contributes. We transform Earth’s resources that ultimately help keep people safe, feed the world and enrich lives, every day.
- **Growth and Development**: We see our development programs and helping our employees meet their personal growth goals as a key part of our business’s growth.

**How Often Are You Here?**
- You will be required to work rotating day and night shifts with some weekend work, as scheduled within your supervisor team.
- This position is expected to be on-call, in the event of a plant emergency.
- If you do not live nearby, you will be required to relocate and you may be eligible for a relocation package.

Primary Location: CA-CA-Goderich

Other Locations: CA-ON-Goderich

Work Locations: Goderich Plant, ON CAN 245 Regent Street Goderich N7A 3Y5

Job: Logistics

Organization: Operations

Schedule: Regular

Shift: Standard

Rotating

Travel: No

Job Posting: May 17, 2023, 4:35:03 PM