Production Supervisor

About Us:  At Lactalis Canada, we’re proud to be recognized among Forbes’ Top Employers and to share a 140-year legacy of quality and innovation. Our mission is simple: to enrich the lives of Canadians through beloved dairy brands like Black Diamond®, Lactantia®, Astro®, Balderson®, and Cheestrings®.  As part of our team, you already know the value we place on collaboration, growth, and flexibility. This internal opportunity is your chance to take the next step in your career and continue shaping our future together.  Job Purpose 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. B ase schedule is weekends, 12 hours. Fri/Sat/Sun 6pm - 6am with the need to help support other shifts when the need arises. (vacation coverage,) Critical Success Factors : 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 health and safety, standard costs, cost reductions, productivity, 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.  Where necessary, take corrective action to address unsafe situations and employee behaviours, uphold Parmalat’s Lactalis’ cardinal and other safety rules and procedures, and communicate with appropriate resources to address any hazardous conditions or unsafe employee conduct. 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 Company’s 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. Ensure GMP and S.O.Ps are adhered to at all times, and that all products consistently…