Production Supervisor

Job title: Production Supervisor

Location: Sudbury, Ont

Schedule: Monday to Friday

About Us:

Welcome to Lactalis Canada – where we take pride in being recognized as one of 2025 GTA's Top Employers! Our journey revolves around enhancing the lives of Canadians through a rich variety of dairy delights, including some of Canadian’s favourite dairy brands such as Black Diamond Cheese, Lactantia Milk, Astro Yogurt, Balderson Cheese, and Cheese strings. In fact, we’re proud to say our products grace the shelves of an incredible 94% of Canadian households!

With a 140-year legacy driven by innovation and unwavering quality, we’re seeking like-minded individuals to join us in shaping our next chapter.

About the opportunity:

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.

The attributes we are looking for:

• 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.
• 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.
• Provide leadership and supervision to staff by providing work direction, performance feedback, and recommendations for training and development.
• Ensure GMP and S.O.Ps are adhered to at all times, and that all products consistently meet specifications.
• Participate in the development and implementation of operational and capital budgets, safety compliance, training and production plans.

What you will bring:

• 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.
• Strong interpersonal, and verbal and written communications skills
• 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 Microsoft Office (Word & Excel), as well as business systems such as SAP

This job description is intended to summarize the overall level of responsibility of the job and is not an exhaustive list of all the duties performed.

What Lactalis will offer:

• A Competitive Base Salary
• A Performance-Based Bonus System
• 4 Weeks of Vacation
• Benefits starting day 1
• A Pension Program with an Employer Match at 100% of up to 6%
• Tuition reimbursement plan of up to $3,000/year
• 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 commitment:

Our ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) roadmap drives our sustainability mission. We aim to positively impact communities and the planet.

Our commitment to DEI:

Fuel Our Culture with Your Uniqueness! Lactalis thrives on the value each person brings. We're dedicated to amplifying diverse voices, inviting personal and professional growth, and embracing everyone's true selves.