Production Supervisor
Brantford, ON, CA, N3S 7X6
Aspire Bakeries is a North American baking company with a leadership position in specialty frozen baked goods. Formed from leading bakery companies, its innovative food portfolio includes breads, artisan breads, buns, cookies, donuts, muffins and pastries from beloved brands like La Brea Bakery®, Otis Spunkmeyer®, and Oakrun Farm Bakery®. With 13 bakeries in North America, we are committed to driving innovation, predicting upcoming consumer trends and flavors, and exceeding our customers’ expectations. Aspire Bakeries champions the values of Integrity, Ownership, Customer Focus, Creativity and Care to help us deliver on People Safety, Food Safety, Quality and Collaboration.
The Production Supervisor plays a crucial role in overseeing and optimizing the performance of a production team, ensuring high-quality output and operational efficiency. This position requires strong leadership skills to inspire and motivate staff, promote a customer-first attitude, and maintain high standards of food safety, hygiene, and quality on the production floor. The Production Supervisor collaborates with management and technical leads to implement improvements, develop staff potential, and contribute to the creation of technical documents, all while embodying and promoting the company's cultural values and maintaining a safe, clean work environment.
Responsibilities:
- Monitor staff performance including the timely completion of individual performance reviews and ensure developmental goals are in place for staff to maximize their potential.
- Inspire your team to achieve excellent results on each shift, ensuring motivational levels remain high and encouraging your team to participate in the success of the business. Part of this is to ensure that the roles and responsibilities of each team member are clear.
- Promote a customer-first attitude through coaching and setting a great example while remaining calm under pressure.
- Provide technical input into the creation of technical documents (i.e. SWIs, PPSs, and troubleshooting manuals).
- Work in conjunction with the Manager, Senior Supervisor, and technical lead to develop and implement improvements to achieve departmental results and objectives.
- Provide excellent leadership by example from the floor to everyone on your shift, acting with honesty and integrity and ensuring that the cultural values of Aspire Bakeries are being promoted at all times.
- Ensure all employees are aware of their responsibilities specific to food safety, legality, and quality
- Maintain the required hygiene, safety, and quality standards on the production floor
- Ensure a clean and safe work area.
- Complete necessary paperwork.
- Provide back-up to Senior Supervisor during vacation periods or other periods of absence.
Qualifications:
- A high school diploma or equivalent
- Preference will be given to candidates who possess post-secondary education in business, food science, or technical trades or equivalent experience.
- A minimum of 2-3 years of related experience within the food manufacturing sector would be preferred.
- The willingness to adapt to multiple priorities.
- Practical experience in operating most production lines within the facility.
- Ability to lead and motivate a team.
We thank each applicant for taking the time and effort to submit your resume, however, only candidates to be interviewed will be contacted. Our organization is committed to promoting the independence, dignity, integration, and equality of opportunity of persons with disabilities by ensuring the accessibility of our facilities and services. Accommodations are available for all parts of the recruitment and selection process. Applicants need to make their required accommodations known in advance.