Production Manager - Mississauga, Canada - fgf brands

fgf brands

Verified Company

Mississauga, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Job Posting:

Wonderbrands is a leading North American bakery company with a specialized focus across all key bakery categories, including breads and rolls, donuts, pies, cakes, alternatives breads, and others.

We bake our products in more than 30 facilities across Canada and the USA, conducting our business with integrity, contributing to our communities, and fostering a respectful culture.

We are building a culture of success here, and it depends on our people striving for greatness and having the courage and commitment to getting better every day.

As we forge ahead in the transformation of our business, we are coming together as a united North American enterprise, rebuilding our asset base, adding significant new capacity, and focusing on the development of our people.

These building blocks are essential to moving forward as a growth-focused, insights-driven, consumer-led company that will celebrate food and the central part that food plays in our life.

The Production Manager is a motivating leader that ensures production processes are operating in a safe, efficient, and effective manner while striving for continuous process improvements to achieve quality level production to meet customers' needs.

The role is responsible for coordinating a team of production supervisors and personnel and resolving production scheduling issues to minimize interruptions.

Responsibilities:

Manage Production Supervisors' shift schedules and arranges relief in the event of absences and arrange adjustments in production to minimize down time
Organize production activities and coordinate work of all assigned plant personnel in a timely, safe, and costeffective manner to ensure internal and external customer needs are met
Track key indicators of the production team's performance including safety, efficiency, waste, downtime, labor costs, and industrial accidents and ensure expectations are met or exceeded
Ensure GMP compliance and safety standards are communicated through training and communication initiatives
Take appropriate actions to investigate safety concerns to maintain a safe and secure work environment for all employees
Conduct regular inspections to ensure machinery and equipment is well maintained and running safely according to specifications
Ensure the plant meets all government, customer and third party audit requirements and take corrective actions according to the audit results as appropriate
Build a strong team by communicating performance expectations; monitoring and appraising performance; providing support, coaching, training, and disciplining and enforcing corporate policies and procedures to Production Supervisors and team members as needed
Develop and communicate internal procedures for sanitation and work with Production Supervisors to ensure successful implementation
Continuously improve operations to maximize profit and minimize cost
Lead EHS and Sanitation programs

Job Requirements

Minimum 5 years manufacturing supervisory experience, preferably in a unionized setting
Knowledge and familiarity with automated manufacturing process/packaging technology is an asset
Knowledge of GMP and industry standards is an asset
Excellent organizational, problem solving, and communication skills to prioritize workload and delegate responsibilities as needed
A decisive leader with strong interpersonal skills and is adept at leading and motivating
Proficient in Microsoft Office
Must be able to work flexible shifts

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