Production Supervisor

**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.
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- 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.

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