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Our journey revolves around enhancing the lives of Canadians through a rich variety of dairy delights, including some of Canadians favourite dairy brands such as like Black Diamond Cheese, Lactantia Milk, Astro Yogurt, Balderson Cheese, and Cheese strings. With a 140-year legacy driven by innovation and unwavering quality, were seeking like-minded individuals to join us in shaping our next chapter. The Production Supervisor is responsible for supervising the day-to-day production operations at the plant facility including proactively conducting root cause analysis and correcting operating issues and employee activities. The position is responsible for ensuring a safe operation, key targets and results are achieved, effective management of resources, identifying and leading continuous improvement initiatives, and scheduling and related services to help ensure production objectives are met. Support operation of the production departments/teams to ensure that quantitative and qualitative measures included in the operating plan are met, including those related to standard costs, cost reductions, productivity, health and safety, GMP, sanitation, customer satisfaction, production scheduling, staffing and capital/technological improvement plans by measuring, analyzing and executing corrective actions in these areas.Promote a focus on excellence in all production activities including those required to support optimal quality, yield and cost containment, and minimal re-work or downgrades Provide leadership to improve health and safety performance by being a role model in safety and demonstrating due diligence through applying the corporate health & safety program elements. These focus on incident prevention through hazard identification, implementing necessary controls, training, education, and audits. Provide leadership and supervision to staff by providing work direction, performance feedback, and recommendations for training and development. Promote a positive labour-management relationship and ensure compliance with the Companys corporate and legal obligations under the Collective Agreement (where applicable), as well as various statutes and regulations such as the Employment Standards Act, Workers Compensation Act, and the Occupational Health & Safety Act When assigned, ensure timely and thorough sanitation of all equipment and facilities to allow for efficient and on-time production start-up and delivery of products to customers Participate in the development and implementation of operational and capital budgets, safety compliance, training and production plans by monitoring results against plan and support corrective action plans accordingly Participate in the development and implementation of operational and capital budgets, safety compliance, training and production plans by monitoring results against plan and support corrective action plans accordingly. College diploma or University degree preferably in Food Science or Engineering Minimum two (2) years experience in food production supervision Experienced as a supervisor and/or providing leadership to production teams in dairy or related food or pharmaceutical industry.Certified and/or experienced in the supervisory responsibilities under WSIB/WCB, OSHA, and First Aid an asset Strong analytical, problem solving, planning, and decision making skills Ability to diagnose and coordinate activities to resolve mechanical manufacturing issues in food manufacturing Team facilitation/leadership skills and ability to develop employees and implement continuous improvement methodologies Proficient with standard office computer technology such as Lotus Notes, Microsoft Office (Word & Excel), as well as business systems such as SAP A Competitive Base Salary ~ A Performance-Based Bonus System ~4 Weeks of Vacation ~ A Pension Program with an Employer Match at 100% of up to 6% ~ A Volunteer Day to give back to your community ~ Learning and Development opportunities ~ A commitment to internal career advancement with potential for international mobility Our ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) roadmap drives our sustainability mission. We aim to positively impact communities and the planet by enabling stakeholders including our people, consumers, customers, suppliers, dairy farmers, government, and industry partners to have a positive impact on the wellbeing of our communities and the planet through all that we do. We''re dedicated to amplifying diverse voices, inviting personal and professional growth, and embracing everyone''s true selves. We''re committed to crafting an environment that genuinely welcomes all, reflecting the richness of our people and communities. If you require accommodation due to a disability (which may be visible or invisible, temporary, or permanent), please inform our Talent Acquisition team confidentiality will be maintained.