Job Description

Leclerc is a family business with 120 years of experience, tradition and know-how passed down from people with heart. Thanks to our 1,400 employees in nine plants in Canada and the United States, we are constantly innovating to exceed the expectations of both small and large appetites.

POSITION

SUMMARY

The Production Team Lead position assists the Business Unit Leader by ensuring that employees follow safe practices, including but not limited to lock out tag out; proper lifting techniques; PPE. The successful candidate will provide leadership to the team members and ensure that all tasks and duties of the team are being completed.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Ability to perform setup, orientation, clean up for each line equipment


Ability to operate multi-function process control machinery (ERP system) through control panels, computer terminals or other control systems to mix, blend, cook or otherwise process food products and bag, box or otherwise package food products


Maintain production line operation by solving production process problems, making equipment adjustments, reporting production and quantity data, reporting decisions made, referring questions to production manager


Responsible for the overall product quality, processing and packaging requirements and quantity needed for each run


Oversees the regular review and repair of production equipment to ensure that all lines are operating safely and efficiently


Provide leadership to others though example and the sharing of knowledge and skill


Provide on-the-job training to new employees


Fosters an effective department relationship with Maintenance to ensure common understanding and agreement on priorities and maintenance schedule so as to deliver continuously improving reliability


Make sure the team applies all established norms and regulations (HACCP, Leclerc Quality System) and all client requirements to ensure the product and packaging are meet expectations


Communicates any problems or changes in production or quality to supervisor and appropriate personnel monitors the equipment efficiency


Demonstrates a production floor presence and visible leadership, ensuring actions continually reinforce performance as a core value


Support performance on the production floor in matters of Safety, Quality, Continuous Improvement and Productivity


Create and maintain POKA guides relative to all production operations


Perform other duties as assigned

REQUIREMENTS

High School Diploma or equivalent is required


Previous manufacturing and/or food production related field experience is preferable


Knowledge of BRC, SQF, GMP and other food safety standard including HACCP or similar food industry regulations


Experience using Microsoft Office and other computer-based application


Excellent communication and leadership skills; verbal and written


Demonstrate strong leadership and is detailed oriented


Ability to work in a fast-paced, challenging, and consistently changing environment


Strong mechanical aptitude and troubleshooting through root cause problem solving


Must be flexible with work hours and be able to work overtime and weekends when needed



Working at Leclerc means...
Working in a family business on a human scale;
Evolving in a clean, temperate environment with the latest technology;
Embracing high velocity production and cutting edge technology;
Starting a new job with paid and adapted training;
Earning a competitive salary;
Benefiting from a complete benefits program (drug and dental insurance, 1 week of sick leave [conditions apply], telemedicine, group RRSP with employer participation and more)
Saving on our delicious products and discovering exclusive novelties
Taking advantage of job security and opportunities for advancement within the company
Integrating a rich company culture (Christmas, birthday and maternity gifts, use of the Poka platform and more)