Fulltime Production Supervisor

**WORK HARD. HAVE FUN. GROW WITH US**

Ice Cream and Milk production are at the heart of what we do; we are searching for a passionate **Production Team Supervisor **who truly enjoys leading a team whilst ensuring quality dairy products leave our line every time

**Small Town Culture Competitive Pay Great Benefits Family-Owned**

**Yes, you even get FREE ICE CREAM**

**A Little About Us**:
For the past 85 years, Kawartha Dairy has been proud to be a 100% Canadian-owned company, still operated by the same family that founded it in 1937. Although the company has grown tremendously from its early days, it remains headquartered in the lakeside community of Bobcaygeon, Ontario, where it was founded, near Peterborough, an hour north of the GTA.

Today Kawartha Dairy operates 10 retail stores and services a wide range of customers, from grocery stores to foodservice establishments and of course, ice cream parlours. The company also provides custom dairy ingredients to other food companies using Kawartha Dairy’s long history of dairy expertise.

Reflecting the explosive growth in the brand and the business as a whole, Kawartha Dairy has recently constructed a 54,000-square-foot warehouse just south of Bobcaygeon to serve its provincial operations. Investments are also underway to modernize the production plant, our systems and our infrastructure.

Leading our amazing Operations Team; your supervision of people and systems will play a key role ensuring our top-quality Dairy products continue to be carefully crafted and into the hands of our customers through team empowerment and by following safe work standards.

Kawartha Dairy is committed to growing our company culture of super-friendly staff, above-and-beyond customer service and of course creating a fabulous collection of ice cream and other products.

**We at Kawartha Dairy live by our five values**:

- **We are Family**
- **We Enjoy Our Work**
- **We are Customer Obsessed**
- **We are Small Town Canada**
- **We are Proud of Our Quality**

**What You’ll Do**:

- Ensure the safe performance of team members and that your area of responsibility is maintained in a safe manner.
- Ensure high-quality production of our products in an environment that meets all customer expectations and regulatory requirements.
- Accountable for production Associate Employees along with managing employees including scheduling, assigning work, directing, disciplining, coaching, time/attendance/payroll reporting and all other shift related tasks. Follow guidelines provided by Department Managers.
- Effectively communicate across shifts and with the Management team.
- Co-ordinate tasks and activities with all departments to improve effectiveness and productivity of the operation.
- Responsible for operator supervision, training and their compliance to Nav, and SQF reporting and documentation requirements. Responsible for adherence to all SOP’s.
- Be “audit ready”. Maintaining a continuous state of “audit readiness” is crucial. Physical plant cleanliness, supporting documentation, verifiable CIP frequencies, and required equipment conditions are the foundation of “audit-readiness”.
- Ensure compliance to Health & Safety, Quality, Food Safety and Environment Management system requirements.
- Build strong cross-functional relationships between yourself and members of Maintenance, QA, Warehouse, and other Operations leaders.
- Inform other departments of necessary changes or run conditions and report to Operations Manager any problems encountered, and then follow any further instruction provided.
- Monitor and improve yield.
- Check tanks and equipment to assure proper CIP completion.
- Ensure packaging equipment is being maintained in perfect condition by Maintenance team members and Operators. Ensure PM's and work orders are being written and executed by working closely with the maintenance department personnel.
- Maintain inventory of supplies and assigned items.
- Responsible for department performance during shift; performance to schedule, performance to target efficiency and losses.
- Manage team member performance and team results through 1-on-1 coaching, team meetings and communicating issues and actions to appropriate manager.
- Follow all safety and working rules.
- Must be able to read and interpret equipment drawings and P&ID's. Specifically, for fluid processing equipment and packaging equipment.
- Take inventory of consumables supplies daily ensuring that we have sufficient quantities.
- Organize and facilitate production line activities to ensure conformance to establish requirements regarding quality, safety, environment, food safety, employee
- relations, productivity and cost scheduled volume outputs.
- Lead product and package yield analysis and continually improve yield. Track, report, investigate and improve yield.
- Perform other duties as assigned by management.

**Food Safety Responsibilities**
- Notify supervision of any repairs or adjustments