Production Supervisor (New Graduate Opportunity)
Wonderbrands
- Kitchener, ON
- Permanent
- Full-time
- We believe in Home Grown Talent, accelerated career growth with leadership training; Unleashing Your Potential
- Many of our team members who joined us through similar “new graduate” programs were able to accelerate their career growth and reach high levels in our organization within a few years of joining us
- Competitive Compensation, Health Benefits, and a generous flexible Medical/Health spending account
- Employer matching Pension program
- Tuition reimbursement
- Discount program that covers almost everything under the sun - restaurants, gyms, shopping etc.
- Leads by example and fosters an environment of mutual respect and team work among Team Members
- Conduct pre-shift huddles and provides feedback for Team Leaders
- Responsible for leading Team Leaders in addition to production crew on one or more production lines
- Leads, coaches, mentors and trains Leaders and Team Members
- Ensures production schedules are met and deals with problems that may occur
- Co-ordinates the various department schedules, products and manpower to ensure that the production in the plant runs smoothly
- Checks to ensure that proper methods and procedures are being used and that quality, safety, environment standards are met
- Leads, coaches, mentors and trains Team Leaders, and other Team Members as needed
- Ensures a safe working environment is maintained at all times by enforcing Company standards and regular inspections
- Assists in all testing of new equipment, methods and or products, as well as trouble shoot processes and equipment
- Utilizes the OMS system to help achieve production targets
- Assists Shift Leader in ensuring KPIs are met daily
- Follows and enforce all GMP’s and Safety Procedures as outlined by Wonderbrands
- Acts as a backup to Shift Leader when necessary
- Additional responsibilities may be added to better satisfy needs of the business
- Post-secondary education required (Operations Management, Business Administration, Engineering, etc.)
- Bright, driven and clear about your future career goals
- Ability to learn fast, ambitious and come up with new innovative ideas
- Positive attitude and a results-oriented mindset
- A demonstrated leader who easily interacts with others and is adept at leading and motivating a team to meet demands established by the schedule
- Possess excellent interpersonal, organizational, communication skills, along with simple mathematical abilities
- Work well in and support a team-based environment
- Roll up your sleeves mentality with a whatever it takes mindset to get the job done
- Flexible to work days, afternoons, nights & weekends if needed
- Candidates applying must be a recent graduate