Shift Supervisor

JOB SUMMARY: 

Lantic is currently recruiting for the permanent position of  Shift Supervisor based at our Vancouver Refinery. Reporting to the Refining Manager, this position is primarily responsible for the supervising and coordinating all the activities in the production area, while ensuring safety and health of all the employees on the site. 

The Shift Supervisor is responsible for directly supervising a team of unionized employees and motivating them for achievement of corporate goals. The supervisors need to ensure that the operations in plant are carried out with full efficiency, and the plant is able to achieve its periodicals targets in respect to various key performance indicators including production output, quality control, process efficiency, personnel management, ecological footprint, legal compliances, waste control, cost control, and energy consumption.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:•    Ensure the health and safety of all employees on the Vancouver site by enforcing compliance with safety programs and policies.•    Suggest improvements to safety programs and protocols.•    Investigate and report accidents and mishaps.•    Enforce provincial and union health and safety laws.•    Discipline employees or report to the appropriate authority for safety violations.•    Communicate production goals, weekly schedules, past performance and other factors affecting productivity, efficiency and safety in the Vancouver plant.•    Defuse counter-productive group dynamics and promote an effective team that relates well to other shift “teams”.•    Monitor employees at work stations and the efficiency of the production process.•    Approve pay and notice changes.•    Maintain daily reports and pass them to the next supervisor.•    Prepare or review process reports (inventory, shift end, packaging plans) and review and sign operators’ reports daily.•    Coordinate with quality assurance to correct processes and remove product holds;•    Support periodic HACCP and GOP analyses to reduce critical hazards and improve product quality.•    Have packaged products analyzed and remove those failing quality standards to make corrections.•    Assist in conducting internal and external audits.•    Be available on weekends and on-call to remove roadblocks and ensure process effectiveness and efficiency.•    Ensure efficient production to achieve corporate goals and KPIs: output, personnel management, ecological footprint, safety, quality, legal compliance, waste, cost and energy consumption.•    Put forward the most efficient production process to meet corporate targets and indicators, including workforce management, ecological footprint, safety, quality, legal conformity, discharge control, cost control and energy consumption.•    Engage other departments to gather insight on product requirements, quality standards, customer demands and related issues.•    Implement quality measures to maintain product quality and avoid food contamination.•    Supervise and guide maintenance personnel as required.•    Supervise discharge of raw sugar into the refinery.•    Review performance against objectives and quickly correct variances using the PDCA system.•    Identify production roadblocks and allocate resources to maintain output and quality.•    Train and coach employees.•    Check employee absences and adjust schedules;•    Discipline employees to ensure duties are fulfilled and policies followed.•    Plan and review work schedules and daily shifts to achieve goals efficiently.•    Direct and guide employees on the floor to ensure good operating practices with minimal variance.•    Build team spirit and motivate employees to meet production and efficiency targets;•    Ensure all employees adhere to safety laws and policies;•    Train employees on all safety policies and rules.•    Ensure employees can access internal training on request.•    Meet with operators to share information internally.•    Take part in multidisciplinary meetings;•    Assist and perform other duties assigned by the Manager.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

•    Bachelor’s Degree in food science or equivalent food industry work experience is an asset.•    Minimum three (3) years of experience in food processing, food production or pharmaceutical industry; unionized environment experience and supervisor experience in heavy industry with shift work are assets.•    , Able to work a three shift rotation, typically Monday to Friday. Must be available on weekends and on-call as required.•    Ability to work regularly in hot, humid and dusty environments.•    Ability to perform physical activities (climbing heights, standing long hours, crouching, etc.).•    Excellent analytical, problem solving, planning and organizational skills.•    Computer proficient with MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook).•    Excellent communication, interpersonal and leadership skills; ability to handle varied personalities.•    Good knowledge in food processing.•    Good reasoning skills to coordinate unionized workforce.•    Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.•    Ability to maintain composure and patience.•    Positive, motivated, able to guide others.•    Willingness to learn and implement new procedures.•    Team player; professional, purposeful, innovative, adaptable, empathetic, cooperative and result-oriented.•    Willing to accept daily challenges and take initiative to resolve issues.

WORKING CONDITIONS (OFFICE/PLANT, TRAVELING, ON CALL, ETC):

•    Office/Plant