Junior Production Supervisor - Abbotsford, Canada - Rossdown Natural Foods

Rossdown Natural Foods

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Abbotsford, Canada

1 week ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

The
Junior Production Supervisor is the key leader for primary processing poultry on the production floor, for all day-to-day activities and is responsible to lead and implement continuous improvements in yield and labour productivity, through the regular refinement of production processes and training.

This role will be accountable for ensuring lines are always running effectively and optimally within their area with a trained team in place.

Responsibilities:

Leadership (15%)

Develop employees through training and coaching, providing clear roles and consistent support and feedback for all employees with a focus on employee retention
Management of direct reports including hiring, performance management (counselling conversations), and holding employees accountable for violating corporate policies
Hold discipline meetings with staff members including people and culture
Foster and maintain positive union and employee relations environment by treating all employees with respect, providing timely feedback and grievance resolution

Operations (85%)

Demonstrate full commitment to Food Safety and Quality standards, which facilitates continual improvement of food safety and quality management.
Ensure Animal Welfare standards are met at all times
Execute optimum labor utilization by workforce planning and ensuring job rotation
Ensure compliance with CFIA, OH&S and other legislative bodies that impact plant performance
Execute on productivity and yielding, ensuring record keeping is being measured and recorded
Analyze production and quality control to detect problems and perform root cause analysis
Review and adjust the employees schedule as needed
Have a continuous presence on the production floor to provide immediate feedback, resolution and instruction to any issue impacting production's ability to meet its goals
Develop a cohesive, competent Lead Hand group and plan for development and succession planning
Ensure training program is implemented and effective

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KPIs

Maintain, improve, and expand KPI
Red Zone reporting.
Improve and maintain yields

Job Requirements:

Supervisory experience in a unionized, manufacturing environment
Strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills
Strong leadership skills, independent thinking, strong organizational and planning abilities, and excellent analytical and problemsolving skills are essential
Experience ensuring all safety expectations are met for all staff
A clear understanding of manufacturing processes yields and labour costs
Training in Microsoft Office Suite, and familiar with other software programs an asset
Experience with Continuous Improvement an asset