Senior Supervisor, Production
Location: 3520 Laird Road Mississauga, L5L 5Z7
Shift: Wednesday to Sunday from 3:00PM - 11:00PM (schedule subject to change as per business needs)
S'more about the team
The Senior Supervisor reports to the Production Manager and leads a team of supervisors, team leads, coordinators, and associates in a single shift or across multiple shifts.
In the absence of a Production Manager, the Senior Supervisor is the primary point of contact for any operational and people escalations for the production function in a fulfillment center. The Senior Supervisor is responsible for any issue resolution in day-to-day operations, and when necessary, further escalates issues to the Manager levels.
The Senior Supervisor is responsible for complete, timely, and accurate execution of Production processes: labor planning & scheduling, production planning, core production processes (kitting, casing, labeling, staging, sorting, portioning, outbound [multi-operations])
Lettuce share what this role will be responsible for
- Manage a shift operation with a team of production supervisors, team leads, coordinators, and associates
- Work in compliance with OH&S acts and regulations.
- Act as the primary point of contact for escalations and corrective actions in operations. Works directly with the Manager(s) and cross functional teams to resolve issues, escalations, and corrective actions
- Responsible for complete, timely, and accurate execution of Production processes: labor planning & scheduling, production planning, and core production processes Drive focus on error improvement and efficiency (minutes per meal, labor variance); Conduct daily and weekly performance analysis to identify the root cause of inventory cost variances and deliver corrective actions
- Drive continuous improvement by guiding the production team in identifying improvement opportunities in safety, food safety, quality, and efficiency, while ensuring these changes are sustainably implemented
- Develop management schedule to ensure full coverage of processes
- Accountable for key production controls and metrics, including but not limited to safety near misses and incidents, labor efficiency, production errors, material yield and waste, on-time delivery, and employee engagement
- Facilitate training / train new and existing employees in production operations best practices; Ensure strong understanding and adherence to standard operating procedures across all warehouse employees
- Maintain a safe working environment by ensuring a clean and organized area, fully maintained equipment, and up-to-date training and management of employees; the work area must achieve compliance with global DC standards
- Other duties as assigned
Sound a-peeling? Here's what we're looking for
- 5+ years of and/or Supply Chain experience, preferably with a Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree in Engineering, Business or a related field
- Strong understanding of OHS and Food Safety and its application in a warehouse and production environment
- Experience with managing a large-scale teams and operations
- An authentic leader, who’s able to build strong relationships, influence without authority clearly communicate and motivate, and drive accountability at all levels
- An effective collaborator, who empowers and enables others to share ideas, raises awareness, gets buy-in, and and delivers fast and well-rounded solutions to complex problems
- A strong analytical problem solver that identifies and simplifies complex issues and drives rapid, focused, and data-driven solutions
- Energy, enthusiasm, and a can-do attitude. Used to working in a high-pressure, fast-paced, and constantly changing environment
- Drive and self-motivation. We seek a leader who competes to win and has the burning desire to make a meaningful difference in our business and the lives of our employees
- Strong understanding of warehouse systems and controls
- Professional certifications and/or licenses with Lean Six Sigma preferred
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