We are a well-established Canadian food manufacturing company operating a modern meat-processing facility. Our operations include the processing, production, packaging, and distribution of high-quality food products for domestic and international markets.

We are seeking an experienced Production Supervisor to provide leadership and direction within a fast-paced, high-volume food processing environment. This position is responsible for overseeing daily production activities, ensuring employees have the resources and direction required to meet production targets while maintaining high standards for food safety, quality, health and safety, productivity, and employee engagement.

Responsibilities

- Supervise daily production activities to ensure production schedules, targets, yields, efficiencies, and customer requirements are achieved.
- Monitor production performance and identify issues affecting productivity, staffing, quality, or efficiency.
- Ensure employees are properly assigned and utilized based on production requirements and employee qualifications.
- Monitor line performance, downtime, product flow, labour utilization, and production rates.
- Coordinate with Maintenance regarding equipment breakdowns, repairs, and preventative maintenance requirements.
- Communicate production priorities, changes, and operational concerns to employees and management.
- Ensure production records, reports, and documentation are completed accurately and on time.
- Monitor product yields and investigate significant variances or production losses.
- Assist with start-up, changeover, shutdown, and end-of-shift procedures.
- Ensure employees follow all applicable food safety, quality, GMP, HACCP, BRCGS, sanitation, and company requirements.




- Promote a strong food-safety culture and ensure employees understand their responsibilities for producing safe, wholesome, and compliant food products.
- Provide active leadership in maintaining a safe workplace and promoting a strong safety culture.
- Provide clear direction, coaching, training, and performance feedback to employees.
- Conduct or participate in shift meetings and communicate relevant operational information to employees.
- Provide clear shift handovers to incoming supervisors.
- Communicate production issues, staffing concerns, equipment problems, quality issues, and safety concerns to the appropriate departments.

Requirements

- 2 or more years of supervisory or leadership experience in a manufacturing, food-processing, meat-processing, or similar industrial environment.
- Previous experience supervising employees in a unionized environment is considered an asset.
- Experience working in a federally inspected meat-processing facility is considered an asset.
- Experience with HACCP, GMP, BRCGS, food safety, quality systems, and regulatory requirements is preferred.
- Post-secondary education in Production Management, Operations Management, Business Administration, Food Science, Meat Processing, or a related field is considered an asset.
- Equivalent education and relevant industry experience may be considered.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong organizational and time-management skills.
- Ability to prioritize competing demands in a quick-paced environment.
- Ability to work flexible shifts, including evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays as required by business operations.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $56,000.00 per year

Experience:

- Meat processing Plant/ Manufacturing: 3 years (preferred)

Work Location: In person

📌 Production Supervisor - Meat Processing Plant (Moose Jaw)
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