Job Description

Join a top employer and advance your career. Aplin has partnered with a Brantford-Hamilton-based company to hire a Shift Supervisor to complement their growing operations.

Responsibilities:
The Shift Supervisor is responsible for supervising the activities of Production line employees on the shift. He/ She plans, directs, and coordinates all activities relating to safety, production efficiency, and quality to achieve company objectives at the highest quality levels and lowest possible cost. He/She will be responsible for management of people, optimizing production and ensuring the preparedness of the shift including planning material availability, training, labour, and machinery.

• Maintain highest standards of BRC, HACCP, Quality, GMP and Health & Safety standards
• Supervise the daily activities of the shift to optimize production factors (Material, Labour, Machinery)
• Provide information/documentation to Department Managers
• Organize all phases of Production (Preparation, Moulding, Packaging)
• Manage inventory, secure adequate packaging/raw materials, semi-finished goods on shift
• Identify and propose continuous improvement initiatives, increase productivity and reduce scrap
• Request maintenance intervention in case of facilities and/or machine breakdown and urgency
• Verify interventions are performed in scheduled time and according to hygiene and safety standards
• Perform all other duties as assigned to meet and exceed operational requirements

Shift Changeover

• Ensure smooth transition and complete all shift handover responsibilities
• Support the Line Leader and Quality Department in reporting issues through effective communication and coordination
• Support the planning of activities on the production line, create Team oriented atmosphere
• Participate in and support the equipment start-up of the line along with Line Leaders and Maintenance
• Inspect the cleaning and sanitation activities of Line Leaders and Machine Operators
• Compile and submit shift reports (manpower, downtime, hours, waste and recyclables)
• Ensure the completion of inventory cycle counts at scheduled intervals

Food Safety & Hygiene

• Responsible for hygiene and sanitation compliance in production area
• Responsible for working within compliance guidelines of food safety program (BRC, HACCP, GMP)
• Support periodic scheduling of sanitation measures to work areas and disinfect equipment and tools
• Taste product and evaluate quality, ensure all program requirement standards regarding quality and food safety are implemented and maintained
• Ensure safe working procedures, colour coding and good housekeeping practices are always adhered to
• Responsible for assisting in investigation of all customer/consumer complaints involving technical, food safety or quality issues
• Assist in maintaining BRC program by communicating areas of improvement to HACCP Team and actively participating in monthly operational and BRC meetings
• Communicates food safety issues during production, halts production, if necessary, until issue is resolved by qualified, authorized personnel
• Member of BRC management, HACCP, Recall, Crisis Management and site security teams

Workplace Health & Safety

• Ensure health & safety policies and safe work habits are adhered to by all personnel and visitors
• Manage accidents/incidents involving production employees (first aid intervention, accident reporting, accident investigation,) with the support of First Aid responders, Line Leaders and Joint Health & Safety Committee members according to company and MOL guidelines
• Serve as a model for compliance and behavior, treats everyone with dignity, trust and respect
• Correct unsafe acts and conditions, conducts performance appraisals for worker safety performance
• Participate in quality and safety audits, ensure monthly safety talks are conducted

Supervise Human Resources

• Responsible for human resource allocation on production lines, manage absenteeism and documentation of scheduled vacation and unscheduled illness to ensure proper coverage
• Perform employee performance reviews, ensure performance targets are met and exceeded
• Resolve personnel issues with Human Resources Department according to prescribed policy
• Enforcement of Code of Conduct procedures to ensure all employees are treated fairly
• Ensure training requirements are met and production employees are continuously improving
• Perform training of Line Leaders, Machine Operators and induction of new and current employees

Qualifications:

• Minimum 3-5 years\' Supervisory experience in a manufacturing setting
• Degree in mechanical engineering and/or diploma in food processing or equivalent experience
• Experience within GMP regulated food & beverage, pharmaceutical or consumer packaged goods industry highly preferred
• HACCP and BRC standard experience/certification an asset
• Knowledge of production lines and machinery, key performance indicators, technological processes
• Mechanical aptitude, ability to troubleshoot technological problems
• Experience with stock management, production models and planning techniques
• Dedication to Food Safety, Quality and Sanitation policies and procedures
• Demonstrated problem solving, leadership and team building skills, experience with employee training, ability to lead and manage projects to completion
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, and the ability to effectively interact with persons at all levels of the organization
• Able to work overtime to support a growing operation

This full time position\'s schedule is from 11pm to 7am.

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