Lead Production Worker I

2 weeks ago

St Davids, Canada SunOpta Full time

This position is responsible for ensuring that all production lines/equipment achieve production standards and deliver scheduled production requirements.

**Essential Functions of the Job**:

- Directs production activities and establishes production priorities for products in keeping with effective operations and cost factors.
- Leads employees and temporary personnel on production line(s). Responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of production line(s).
- Manage production line performance measures and provides regular progress reports to Managers.
- Train, coach and counsel employees and temporary personnel on production processes.
- Manage inventory with First In First Out (FIFO) rotation.
- Troubleshoot and notify mechanics of mechanical issues.
- Verify codes, SOPs, and provide improvements on documents as needed.
- Drive LEAN/continuous improvement initiatives down to floor personnel.
- Provide consistent communication and feedback to personnel on shift, and pass information on to next shift.
- Report and troubleshoot all material usage, finished goods, labor hours, waste, and downtime.
- Strong attention to detail, sense of urgency, and excellent verbal and written communication skills are required.
- Responsible for ensuring staff keep their work area clean and organized.
- Assign duties to thoroughly clean work areas, including general housekeeping.
- Utilize the Packaging White Board to refer to priorities for the day/week, record counts for the shift.
- Use oracle to perform tasks including back flushing of finished cases, batch returns and inputting of cartons, shippers, and product.
- Must adhere to and enforce all Good Manufacturing Practices and Safety Policies.
- Promote a high level of safety awareness and continuous improvement in safety policies.
- Committed to ensuring that products produced meet all food safety and quality requirements.
- Responsible for Food Safety and reporting any non-compliance issues to their immediate supervisor.
- Wear Personal Protective Equipment when required.
- All other duties as assigned.

**Supervisory Responsibilities**:
Ensure that workers are adhering to production schedule as outlined by Management.

**Minimum Qualifications**:

- Minimum High School
- Prior experience in a food manufacturing environment preferred.

**Knowledge and Skills**:

- Ability to use critical thinking to plan and problem-solve
- Experience with oracle preferred
- Good verbal, written and multi-tasking skills
- Basic computer skills
- Familiar with production/processing lines and/or packaging equipment

**Additional Considerations**:

- The location for this role is in St. Davids, Ontario, Canada

**Work Environment/Physical Demands**:

- 100% of the work is performed in a production environment
- Must be available to work weekly rotating shifts: days, afternoons, nights
- Must be available to work weekends
- Must be able to stand/walk for majority of the shift
- Must be able to reach with hands and arms, climb up and down ladders
- Strong attention to detail
- Ability to work independently with mínimal supervision
- Competency in performing multiple tasks
- Ability to organize and prioritize
- Must have reliable transportation (location is off bus route)

**Job Type**: Full-time, Permanent
Shift premiums for afternoon and night shifts
Benefits at 3 months
Employee Assistance Program
RRSP Matching Program
Paid Time Off
Company Events

**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

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.

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