Production Supervisor (Night Shift)

Position summary

Schedule and work arrangement

• Full-time, onsite position on the night shift.
• Typical shifts are 8–12 hours; additional unscheduled time after hours and on weekends may be required.

Production and team responsibilities

• Supervise shift production to meet product requirements, customer specifications, and productivity targets.
• Manage quality, packaging, production sequencing, equipment use, staffing, costs, run times, and line efficiency.
• Monitor production against plans and paperwork, meet daily schedules, and communicate issues and progress.
• Oversee team production work, quality-control documentation, and availability of raw materials and packaging.
• Train team members on SOPs, GMPs, equipment, and health and safety standards.
• Maintain cleanliness, housekeeping, sanitation, maintenance, and safety practices.
• Complete shift handovers, documentation, and daily verification of assigned team members’ timekeeping logs.
• Ensure plant compliance with applicable legislation and codes, including WSIB, HACCP, WHMIS, and workplace health and safety.
• Support R&D, QC, Maintenance/Engineering, and Production managers with troubleshooting and problem resolution.

Education and experience

• Minimum 3–5 years of supervisory experience, including hands-on, results-oriented supervision.
• Experience in food manufacturing facilities.
• Post-secondary education in a related field.

Knowledge and skills

• Understand preventive equipment maintenance and general mechanical processes; diagnose and coordinate resolution of mechanical manufacturing issues.
• Work with employees to meet HACCP, USDA, OSHA, and other regulatory standards.
• Interpret safety regulations, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Provide leadership to production staff and work effectively with a diverse workforce.
• Demonstrate effective written, verbal, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• Use basic office computer technology such as Microsoft Word and Excel.

Compensation and benefits

• Annual base salary range is $75,598.00–$96,046.65; the employer may pay outside the range based on job-related and market factors.
• Benefits include health, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage, RRSP, insurance and disability coverage, assistance programs, and other optional benefits.

Physical and work environment

• Work may involve intermittent sitting, standing, walking, climbing, squatting, kneeling, pushing, and pulling; occasional lifting or moving of 50 pounds or more with assistance may be required.
• Employees may need to wear personal protective equipment and may encounter adverse temperatures, chemicals, fumes, food allergens, confined or dark spaces, and heights above 18 feet.