The Production Supervisor is responsible for overseeing daily production activities and ensuring that production schedules, quality standards, food safety requirements, safety procedures, and company expectations are met. The Production Supervisor provides direction and leadership to production employees, monitors production performance, coordinates with Quality, Maintenance, Sanitation, and Logistics, and addresses operational issues to maintain an efficient and safe manufacturing environment.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES
- Supervise daily production activities to ensure orders are completed safely, efficiently, and according to schedule.
- Organize and assign employees to production lines, workstations, and tasks based on production requirements and employee capabilities.
- Monitor production throughout the shift to ensure established production rates, quality standards, and operating procedures are followed.
- Review production schedules and communicate priorities, changes, and requirements to production employees.
- Monitor production output, downtime, waste, labour utilization, and other operational factors and take appropriate corrective action.
- Provide day-to-day leadership, direction, coaching, and support to production employees.
- Ensure employees understand their assigned duties, production priorities, performance expectations, and workplace procedures.
- Monitor employee attendance, punctuality, productivity, conduct, and adherence to company policies.
- Train and coach employees on production procedures, equipment operation, GMPs, food safety, health and safety, and other applicable requirements.
- Participate in workplace incident investigations and corrective actions when required.
- Ensure employees receive appropriate safety instructions and training for their assigned duties.
- Monitor production equipment during the shift to ensure proper operation and performance.
- Ensure employees operate machinery and equipment according to established procedures and safety requirements.
- Report equipment breakdowns, maintenance requirements, and recurring mechanical issues to Maintenance.
- Provide accurate and timely information regarding production performance, delays, downtime, waste, and other shift activities.
- Complete and review production records, reports, checklists, and other required documentation.
- Ensure production information is accurate, complete, and submitted within required timelines.
- Monitor and report production performance, downtime, waste, labour requirements, and other relevant information.
- Other duties as assigned
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
- Previous supervisory or leadership experience in a food manufacturing environment;
- Experience supervising production employees in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
- Knowledge of food manufacturing processes, GMPs, food safety, quality standards, and sanitation requirements.
- Experience with production scheduling, employee supervision, production documentation, and operational problem-solving.
- Ability to read and understand production schedules, procedures, specifications, and workplace policies.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Strong organizational and time-management skills with the ability to prioritize multiple production requirements.
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
- Ability to work effectively with employees and cross-functional departments.
- Ability to remain calm and effective when managing production issues, staffing challenges, or changing priorities.
- Basic computer skills and ability to complete production and administrative documentation.
