Production Line Leader

Job Posting:
**Company**

Wonderbrands, is a leading Canadian bakery with 140 years of experience in baking packaged breads. We are the makers of Wonder Bread, Country Harvest, D’Italiano, Gadoua, and Casa Mendosa. We have a network of 12 Bakery Manufacturing facilities across Canada.

**Our Program**

Do you have a passion to innovate and a desire to challenge the status quo? We are seeking upcoming and recent graduates who are interested in joining an organization that offers opportunities to work in a fun, stimulating, and dynamic environment as
**Production**
**Line Leaders**.

We want to help you unleash your full potential Our Wonderbrands Next Gen Talent Program is designed for high-potential young professionals, with an objective of training the next generation of leaders and developing our home-grown talent. We create safe and inclusive spaces that encourage you to be you. The result is an agile workplace, filled with Team Members that have a relentless obsession with continuous improvement and an entrepreneurial spirit.

If you are a recent graduate or plan to graduate this year, the Wonderbrands Next Gen Talent Program could be a great opportunity for you. Come join us on our journey to become the world’s great baker

**What Wonderbrands Offers**:

- We believe in Home Grown Talent, accelerated career growth with leadership training; Unleashing Your Potential
- Many of our team members who joined us through similar “new graduate” programs were able to accelerate their career growth and reach high levels in our organization within a few years of joining us
- Competitive Compensation, Health Benefits, and a generous flexible Medical/Health spending account
- Employer matching Pension program
- Tuition reimbursement
- Discount program that covers almost everything under the sun - restaurants, gyms, shopping etc.

**Summary**

Reporting to the Shift Leader and Operations Leader, the **Line Leader - Production** will provide hands-on leadership on a production shift within the plant to ensure production schedules are met safely and on time all within a fast-paced food manufacturing environment.

**Location**: 2700 boul, Jacques Cartier E., Longueul, QC**

**Primary Responsibilities**:

- Leads by example and fosters an environment of mutual respect and team work among Team Members
- Conduct pre-shift huddles and provides feedback for Team Leaders
- Responsible for leading Team Leaders in addition to production crew on one or more production lines
- Leads, coaches, mentors and trains Leaders and Team Members
- Ensures production schedules are met and deals with problems that may occur
- Co-ordinates the various department schedules, products and manpower to ensure that the production in the plant runs smoothly
- Checks to ensure that proper methods and procedures are being used and that quality, safety, environment standards are met
- Leads, coaches, mentors and trains Team Leaders, and other Team Members as needed
- Ensures a safe working environment is maintained at all times by enforcing Company standards and regular inspections
- Assists in all testing of new equipment, methods and or products, as well as trouble shoot processes and equipment
- Utilizes the OMS system to help achieve production targets
- Assists Shift Leader in ensuring KPIs are met daily
- Follows and enforce all GMP’s and Safety Procedures as outlined by Wonderbrands
- Acts as a backup to Shift Leader when necessary
- Additional responsibilities may be added to better satisfy needs of the business

**About You**:

- Post-secondary education required (Operations Management, Business Administration, Engineering, etc.)
- Bright, driven and clear about your future career goals
- Ability to learn fast, ambitious and come up with new innovative ideas
- Positive attitude and a results-oriented mindset
- A demonstrated leader who easily interacts with others and is adept at leading and motivating a team to meet demands established by the schedule
- Possess excellent interpersonal, organizational, communication skills, along with simple mathematical abilities
- Work well in and support a team-based environment
- Roll up your sleeves mentality with a whatever it takes mindset to get the job done
- Flexible to work days, afternoons, nights & weekends if needed

**What is the recipe for a great career at Wonderbrands**
Working at Wonderbrands, there is never a dull moment As a successful company that is continually growing there is always challenging yet rewarding work to be a part of. We have an _entrepreneurial _spirit which encourages all our team members to use their own _creativity_ and _out of the box_ thinking to come up with solutions and new ideas.

Wonderbrands, now part of the FGF Brands Group of companies, is unlocking an incredible opportunity for growth through a focus on production innovation capabilities, through a leading-edge supply chain practice and investing deeply in communities where we bake. We are heavi