Lead Hand

**SunOpta Overview**:
**SunOpta (Nasdaq**: STKL) (TSX: SOY) is an innovative and sustainable manufacturer fueling the future of food. With roots tracing back over 50 years, SunOpta drives growth for today’s leading brands by serving as a trusted innovation partner and value-added manufacturer, crafting organic, plant-based beverages, fruit snacks, nutritional beverages, broths and tea products sold through retail, club, foodservice and e-commerce channels. Alongside the company’s commitment to top brands, retailers and coffee shops, SunOpta also proudly produces its own brands, including SOWN®, Dream®, and West Life. For more information, visit SunOpta and LinkedIn.
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 ensuring that all production lines/equipment achieve production standards and deliver scheduled production requirements.
**Essential Functions of the Job**:

- Performs as a lead hand helper, directing production activities as communicated by the Lead Hand (Lead Production Worker).
- Leads employees and temporary personnel on production line(s) during off shift.
- Provides break relief.
- Manage inventory with First In First Out (FIFO) rotation.
- Troubleshoot and notify mechanics of mechanical issues.
- Completes documentation required, including verifying codes and SOPs.
- 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 the work area is clean and organized.
- Assist and assign (as needed) 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.
- Comply all SunOpta Quality and food safety standards, HACCP, GMPs, Organic, GFCO, SQF, Kosher certificate and customer requirements
- Wear Personal Protective Equipment when required.
- The backup for this role is an alternate Lead Packaging Worker (or higher).
- All other duties as assigned.

**Supervisory Responsibilities**:

- Ensure that workers are adhering to the 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)

Full-time, Permanent
Shift premiums

**Benefits**:
Employee Assistance Program
RRSP Matching Program
Paid Time Off
**SunOpta Overview**:
**SunOpta (Nasdaq**: STKL) (TSX: SOY) is an innovative and sustainable manufacturer fueling the future of food. With roots tracing back over 50 years, SunOpta drives growth for today’s leading brands by serving as a trusted innovation partner and value-added manufacturer, crafting organic, plant-based beverages, fruit snacks, nutritional beverages, broths and tea products sold through retail, club, foodservice and e-commerce channels. Alongside the company’s commitment to top brands, retailers and coffee shops, SunOpta also proudly produces its own brands, including SOWN®, Dream®, and West Life. For more information, visit SunOpta and LinkedIn.
SunOpta is looking for talented individuals that demonstrate our most valued behaviors: