Production Supervisor

Job Description

Donald’s Fine Foods is a family-owned business that has operated for over 30 years. We are a specialty meat manufacturer spanning six plants in British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan serving both domestic and international markets.

Core Values

• Integrity - Do the right thing in all circumstances. Honesty and transparency in everything we do.
• Ethical - Always moving forward with a respectful, fair and equitable approach, promoting sustainable practices.
• Creativity - Pursue and achieve innovation with passion, purpose, ingenuity and curiosity.
• Responsibility - Be accountable for all our actions, decisions, and results.
• Community - Foster a sense of community both within the company and external stakeholders, through engagement, collaboration, and support.

We are currently looking for a Production Supervisor to join our Five Corners Meat Co. Team in Chilliwack, BC.

Brief Job Description

Reporting to the Director of Operations, the Production Supervisor is directly responsible for overseeing the operations of the Chilliwack Case Ready facility. Production lines include steak, roasts, pork, ground beef, sausage, and value-added operating lines. The Production Supervisor will be responsible for the development and training of the unionized employees and have oversight of safety, quality, yield management, and productivity.

Critical Objectives

• Ensure safety of all personnel in facility.
• Quality control and food safety program compliance.
• Achieving operational targets.
• Yield management without compromising quality.
• Costs KPIs.
• On-time deliveries.
• Fill rates.
• Manage within the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
• Performance management of unionized employees.

Responsibilities

Production Planning

• Plans manpower weekly requirements in order to meet customer demands.
• Work with Plant Superintendent to maintain overall production plan in order to meet customer demands and reduce unnecessary changeovers.

Leadership

• Lead in a manner that exemplifies honesty, integrity, quality, and trust.
• Provide leadership by instilling team goals and objectives.
• To lead, counsel and coach Lead Hands and applicable staff on policies and procedures to foster an engaged workforce that clearly understands job expectations.
• Ability to provide guidance and assistance to Lead Hands.
• Ensure discipline of unionized staff is maintained and delivered.
• Ensure that all employees both newly hired and current are properly trained.
• Maintain positive employee relations (Employee reviews done timely and constructively).
• Promote a team atmosphere and provide ongoing communication with employees.
• Work with team towards achieving zero lost time and medical aid incidents.
• Maintain and suggest improvements to workflow processes by monitoring processes, providing analysis and implementing cost reduction strategies while fostering a spirit of cooperation between departments.

Customer

• Provide necessary feedback to production team to ensure customer satisfaction by shipping to appropriate specifications.
• Participate in product development and innovation.
• Participate in line development and engineering.
• Work with leadership team to integrate third party volume into facility.

Operational Results

• Manage labor cost to budget targets.
• Responsible to ensure optimal line speed efficiencies and targets are being met.
• Manage product yields without compromising quality.
• Ensure fill rates and on-time delivery targets are met.
• Facilitate achievement of Company objectives in terms of product quality, efficiency targets and customer service.

Compliance

• Enforce HACCP and food safety regulations.
• Provide a safe working environment for all employees and contractors.
• Complies with all WorkSafeBC and Occupational Health and Safety regulations.
• Complies with BRC.
• Ensure compliance with company policies.
• Ensure adherence to standard operating procedures.
• Establish 5S facility.
• Execute additional duties as assigned.

Accountabilities

• Monthly profit and loss statements.
• Year-end Profit and loss statements.
• Yield PONC.
• Customer Complaints and Claims.
• Customer Service Level/Fill Rates.
• Cost/Kg (Service Fee).
• CFIA/HACCP audits HACCP/CFIA Audits.
• Employee retention/Absenteeism.
• Employee safety and health and welfare.

Requirements

• Post-secondary education; or an equivalent combination of related experience and education.
• Examples of adding value as both an individual contributor and active team member.
• 5+ years’ experience in the food processing industry.
• Computer proficiency (MS Office).
• Ability to build rapport quickly.
• Effective communication and demonstrated team development skills and employee follow-ship.

Position Skills

• Effective Communication Skills.
• Collaborative Leadership and Interpersonal Skills.
• Critical-Thinking Skills.
• Analytical based Problem-Solving Skills.
• Computer/System literacy - Microsoft Office; Inventory/Planning/Scheduling Software.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

• Company events
• Dental care
• Disability insurance
• Discounted or free food
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• RRSP match
• Vision care

Flexible language requirement:

• French not required

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Chilliwack, BC V2R 0E9: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person