Production Supervisor Weekend - Nightshift

at  Riverside Natural Foods Ltd

POSITION TYPE: FULLTIME, PERMANENT

Are you hungry to innovate? To do things differently? To work with a company that’s real, thoughtful and very forward-thinking?
Meet Riverside. We are an organic, “better for you” snack company, manufacturing award-winning, nutritious, allergen-free snacks. Your kids know us as MadeGood, tasty school-safe snacks. Your buddies on the go grab our GOOD TO GO delicious and nutritious snacks.
At Riverside, we make delicious snacks that are good in every way. From our ingredients to our manufacturing practices, we’ve raised every bar on every aspect. We’re friendly and focused on creating foods that are good for you and good to the planet as well. Riverside Natural Foods is B-Corp certified, Triple-Bottom Line, Zero Waste, and Canadian owned and operated.
Come work with a Canadian leader! We value teamwork, humility, respect, ownership, adaptability, grit and fun.
You can learn more about us at www.riversidenaturalfoods.com
We continue to grow and today are looking for a committed, talented, star to join our team as our Production Supervisor Weekend - Nightshift.

POSITION SUMMARY/OBJECTIVE:

The Production Supervisor is responsible for protecting our core values and ensuring a safe and productive workplace.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Manage a production team of hourly employees, on multiple lines, leading by example and ensuring compliance to company’s policies across the shift related to Health & Safety, Environmental Safety, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), as well as Food Safety and Quality,
• Plan production operations, establishing priorities and sequences for manufacturing products including but not limited to developing plans for efficient use of material, machines, and people for their shift.
• Lead by example to train, develop, and inspire production teams to establish a high-performance culture, where we all work coherently to “win” together.
• Responsible for maximizing the efficiency on each line, working collaboratively with other departments (ie. Engineering, Maintenance, R&D, Quality.) to achieve departmental/company goals.
• Lead and drive root cause analysis to identify and eliminate issues that may arise, recommending solutions to avoid reoccurrence.
• Partner with temp agencies as the primary contact to review people requirements, and staff shift appropriately.
• Responsible for reviewing and approving employee hours through the payroll system (ADP), as well as managing vacation requests, upholding the company policy related to time off.
• Work alongside the People & Values team regarding any employee relations that may occur, including assisting with investigations and following the company’s progressive coaching initiatives.
• Provide proactive Health & Safety leadership, to ensure that our behaviour-based observations are completed, and accidents/incidents are reported in a timely manner.
• Other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Food Science, or a related field
• 5+ years of experience within a Manufacturing environment preferred, with a good understanding of manufacturing processes, regulations regarding safety, quality and GMPs
• 2+ years of experience within the food manufacturing field
• Proficient computer skills, including and not limited to Microsoft Office, and familiarity working with ERP.

SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Excellent team building and management skills, with the ability to lead and coach teams to achieve performance in quality, cost, and company service metrics.
• Self-starter with a high level of initiative and ADAPTABLILITY
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, mechanical aptitude
• Demonstrates HUMILITY on a day-to-day basis.

• Manage a production team of hourly employees, on multiple lines, leading by example and ensuring compliance to company’s policies across the shift related to Health & Safety, Environmental Safety, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), as well as Food Safety and Quality,
• Plan production operations, establishing priorities and sequences for manufacturing products including but not limited to developing plans for efficient use of material, machines, and people for their shift.
• Lead by example to train, develop, and inspire production teams to establish a high-performance culture, where we all work coherently to “win” together.
• Responsible for maximizing the efficiency on each line, working collaboratively with other departments (ie. Engineering, Maintenance, R&D, Quality.) to achieve departmental/company goals.
• Lead and drive root cause analysis to identify and eliminate issues that may arise, recommending solutions to avoid reoccurrence.
• Partner with temp agencies as the primary contact to review people requirements, and staff shift appropriately.
• Responsible for reviewing and approving employee hours through the payroll system (ADP), as well as managing vacation requests, upholding the company policy related to time off.
• Work alongside the People & Values team regarding any employee relations that may occur, including assisting with investigations and following the company’s progressive coaching initiatives.
• Provide proactive Health & Safety leadership, to ensure that our behaviour-based observations are completed, and accidents/incidents are reported in a timely manner.
• Other duties as assigned