Location: Cambridge, OntarioSalary Range: $70,000 - $85,000Department: Manufacturing / OperationsShift: Night Shift: Monday to Wednesday (6pm-7am)Position Type: Permanent, Full-Time, Onsite, ReplacementPosition OverviewThe Production Supervisor is responsible for overseeing daily candy production operations, ensuring production schedules, quality, food safety, and efficiency targets are consistently achieved. This role provides hands‐on leadership to production teams, coordinating labor, materials, and equipment while fostering a safe, positive, and accountable work environment. The Production Supervisor will monitor production performance, address issues and downtime, and drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on efficiency, waste reduction, and quality. Working closely with Quality, Maintenance, Materials, and Scheduling teams, this role will also support process improvements, current product trials, and equipment start‐ups.Key ResponsibilitiesProduction & OperationsOversee daily cookie production to meet scheduling, quality, and efficiency targets.Coordinate labor, materials, and equipment to support uninterrupted production flow.Monitor production performance, downtime, scrap, and yields, taking corrective action as required.Ensure accurate completion of production documentation and shift reports.People LeadershipLead, coach, and motivate production team members to achieve performance, safety, and quality goals.Provide on-the-floor leadership, including onboarding, training, and cross-training of employees.Conduct performance feedback,



attendance management, and progressive discipline in accordance with company policies.Foster a positive, respectful, and accountable team culture.Safety, Quality & Food SafetyPromote and enforce a strong safety culture, ensuring compliance with all Health & Safety requirements.Ensure adherence to GMP, HACCP, SQF/FSSC, and food safety standards specific to candy and confectionery production.Respond to and investigate safety incidents, quality deviations, and customer complaints, completing root-cause analysis and corrective actions.Ensure sanitation, allergen controls, and housekeeping standards are consistently met.Continuous Improvement & CollaborationDrive continuous improvement initiatives related to efficiency, labor utilization, waste reduction, and quality.Work cross‐functionally with Quality, Maintenance, Materials, and Scheduling teams to resolve issues and support production goals.Support new product trials, process changes, and equipment start‐ups as required.QualificationsPost-secondary education in Manufacturing, Food Science, Engineering, or a related field preferred.3-5 years of supervisory experience in food manufacturing; cookie manufacturing orbaking experience is a strong asset.Strong knowledge of GMPs, HACCP, food safety, and quality systems.Proven experience leading teams in a high-volume, fast-paced manufacturing environment.Strong communication, problem‐solving, and decision‐making skills.Comfortable working on the production floor and across rotating shifts as required.

📌 Production Supervisor (Cambridge Plant)
🏢 Dare Foods
📍 Cambridge