Shift Manager

Come join our outstanding team at _**RDJ Bakeries**_.

We are Canada’s manufacturer for high value crackers We support our retail partners around the globe to establish the best quality product.
- **RDJ Bakeries Ltd**_ is currently looking for Shift Managers to join our growing weekend night shift team.

**Job purpose**
Responsible to organize and oversee the manufacturing of goods. You will be ultimately responsible for the smooth running of all production lines.

**Duties and Responsibilities**
The associate’s primary functions and responsibilities are as follows:

- Oversight of daily processing and packaging department activities on a 12-hour basis.
- Develop and implement strategy to continuously improve employee performance, plant efficiency and customer satisfaction
- Review and communicate daily production schedule changes to line supervisors.
- Identify and continuously strive to reduce waste using GMP’s.
- Lead and be a strong advocate of quality control. Utilize visual communication to train and reinforce product specification parameters
- Enforce and champion health and safety procedures and policies
- Understand and maintain industry-leading food safety standards in accordance with BRC and customer specific standards
- Provide encouragement and on-going coaching to team members
- Follow up on validation training with line supervisors
- Be responsible for production output
- Allocate resources effectively and fully utilize assets to produce optimal results
- Implement strategies in alignment with strategic initiatives and provide a clear sense of direction and focus
- Evaluate 12-hour plant performance through weekend analytics meeting. Provide detailed observations and/or corrective actions to sub-standard performance situations outlined in these meetings
- Work closely with the leadership team to set and achieve company priorities
- Ensure compliance with all relevant federal, provincial and local requirements
- Promote and encourage the company’s mission, vision and culture of training
- Collaborate with line supervisors on all shifts to provide training to new employees
- Create training material for packaging and processing department to provide training for new employees.
- Review, measure, report effectiveness of training through analytical performance of each operator and/or supervisor
- Manage the disciplinary action procedure, the performance improvement plan, and the annual Performance Review for the team.
- Perform other assigned duties and manage waterlogs.
- Follow Health and Safety rules and regulations.
- Must follow Good Manufacturing Practices, Food Safety, and Food Defense guidelines.
- Comply with all Company policies and procedures.

**Qualifications**
- B.S in Business Administration, Engineering or Logistics
- Conscientious and responsible.
- Strong verbal and written communication.
- Proven ability to work cross functionally.
- Problem Solver with a disposition toward action.
- Outcome Organized - Works toward known deadlines, ship dates, and schedule.
- Customer Centered operator.
- Lean and/or Six Sigma training experience.
- Comfortable with ERP and production planning software.

**Working conditions**
- Always work indoors.
- Usually the first point of contact that clients and customers have with an organization.
- Work weekends.
- 12 hour Straight shift work.

**Remuneration**
- Very attractive and competitive

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company events
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Vision care
- Wellness program

Schedule:

- 12 hour shift
- Every Weekend
- Night shift
- Weekend availability
- Weekends only

Supplemental pay types:

- Overtime pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Cambridge, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- managerial: 1 year (required)
- Manufacturing: 1 year (required)

Work Location: One location