As a Production Supervisor you will play a key role in contributing to the continued success of One Degree Organics. You will be working in a fast-paced and dynamic production work environment and will have the opportunity to learn new skills and work in a team setting. In this role, you are responsible for completing the duties listed below as well as other duties as assigned by your manager or their designate.
Important: Although the position is assigned to a specific shift, employees may be required to work different hours from time to time to support operational and business needs.
Detailed Description of Duties:
Administration, Safety, Food Safety, People & Culture (20%)- Daily Shift Huddles
- Investigates and addresses employee conflicts and relationship issues as they arise
- Leads and documents investigations into workplace injuries or near-misses as required
- Prepares and submits daily shift reports and summaries; reviews and addresses emails as needed
- Communicates corporate updates and announcements to the team as needed
- Ensures accurate and timely approval of team members' worked hours, with diligent follow-up and appropriate disciplinary measures for absenteeism and call-offs
Line Operations (80%)
Line operations focused and result-oriented- Closely follows and monitors line operations to ensure efficiency and waste key performance indicators meet or exceed set targets. Launches investigations and collaborates with lead hands to implement corrective actions
- Hourly audits of line performances to achieve standards and reviews/updates current operational standards across all production areas, ensures complete compliance and consistency among lead hands and team members
- Key decision maker for off hour downtime decisions
- Responsible to enforce safety standards
- Depending on the situation, makes proper escalations and recommendations to the Production Manager
- Monitors and ensures operator adherence to all process specifications
- The supervisor is fully responsible for the shift performance
Departmental collaboration- Acts as a key and instrumental member in collaboration between production, warehouse, quality, safety, and maintenance departments
- Provides adequate leadership in problem-solving
- Offers valuable recommendations to reporting and senior managers
Improve and enhance food quality- Understands quality standards thoroughly and provides coaching and training to lead hands and team members on these standards
- Coordinates with Production, R&D, QC/QA, and Maintenance departments when quality deviations are discovered beyond controllable limits. Escalates issues to the Production Manager following guidelines
- Assists in waste variance analysis, provides feedback and suggestions for countermeasures
Training and succession planning- Provides training to lead hands and operators on technical knowledge
- Trains lead hands and operators on equipment operations and basic troubleshooting as needed
- Assists in establishing and maintaining the skill matrix program for lead hands and line operators
- Works with lead hands to maintain or improve performance based on their skill matrix assessment
- Identifies potential new lead hands and develops appropriate training and arrangement plans accordingly
Departmental collaboration- Acts as a key and instrumental member in collaboration between production, warehouse, quality, safety, and maintenance departments
- Provides adequate leadership in problem-solving
- Offers valuable recommendations to reporting and senior managers
Salary - $65,000 - $84,000