2nd Shift - Production Supervisor

Pure Flavor Farms LP is a family of greenhouse vegetable growers sharing a commitment to bringing A Life of Pure Flavor™ to communities everywhere. Built on generations of expertise, we are the next generation of growers—strategically located throughout North America and inspired to put quality, flavor, and our retail and foodservice customers first.

With a dedicated, energetic, and highly skilled workforce, we truly believe our employees make the difference. We are proud to offer a progressive, vibrant organization where you can advance your career, master your skills, and grow alongside us.

The Production Supervisor oversees the day-to-day production operations and staff to ensure timely and efficient workflow. This role is responsible for ensuring productivity targets, health, quality and food safety standards meet company standards. It is the responsibility of the Production Supervisor to lead a team of workers, oversee employee issues and concerns, provide training, and manage performance.

Responsibilities:

• Provide guidance to line leaders and production work force with respect to performance management, employee relations, awareness of business context/profitability as well as training/development of staff members
• Ensure delivery of the production goals and objectives by establishing clearly defined quality methods for staff members to apply
• Support the Production Manager to ensure the operation remains within budget for labor and throughput; monitor and measure performance to minimize downtime, reduce costs and improve quality and efficiencies
• Complete required documentation, records and checklist; submit to appropriate management personnel
• Communicate and address variances, quality issues and concerns with relevant departments to help identify the causes and implement sustainable corrective action
• Monitor the working environment to ensure compliance of company and statutory hygiene, and safety policies and procedures
• Maintain confidentiality of all proprietary information, as well as other company data, including personnel information
• Conduct pre-shift meetings and EOS reports
• Touch bases with new employees on a weekly basis
• Collaborate with commodity, inventory, receiving, shipping and quality departments to ensure an efficient operation workflow, production requirements and reworked product consistently match product specifications
• Other core expectations as defined by the company

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent required; degree in business administration, supply chain management, engineering or related discipline preferred
• Minimum of two (2) years’ experience in production environment or related supervisory experience required
• Intermediate level Microsoft (MS) Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) skills required
• Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices, Health and Safety, Food Safety, HACCP principles
• Understanding of legislative requirements to maintain compliance to all relevant statues and guiding principles
• Proven ability to lead and motivate a team
• Excellent analytical, time management, and organizational skills
• Commitment to high professional and ethical standards
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and in a team
• Ability to work in a high-stress, fast-paced environment
• Available to work any and all shifts required by the company
• Must be flexible to shift assignments as required to meet both customer & business needs

Work Environment:

• Hours of work may vary depending on business needs; role requires flexibility
• This job operates within a refrigerated warehouse, where temperatures range from 45-55°F. The noise level in the work environment can be loud due to packaging machinery, and forklift truck operation
• The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; bend; twist; use hands to handle or feel product or packaging; and reach with hands and arms; specific vision capabilities required
• Role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. Specific vision capabilities required; employee is to work in front of a computer, sitting or standing for periods of time
• The position involves walking and lifting, regularly, up to 30-pounds, occasionally up to 50-pounds

If you are looking for a challenging and rewarding career opportunity, submit your resume to Pure Flavor today!

Pure Flavor is committed to providing an accessible and barrier-free environment for all individuals, including candidates and employees. We are an equal opportunity employer and comply with all applicable accessibility and accommodation legislation, including the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) in Canada and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in the United States. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates participating in all aspects of the selection process. If you require accommodation, please contact our Human Resources department.

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