About this role
We’re looking for motivated, engaged people to help make everyone’s journeys better.
Position Summary: We’re looking for someone with passion to play a key leadership role in operations and assist in the management of the production unit. If you have strong leadership in a unionized environment, quality assurance and or production experience, this is an opportunity to take your career to the next level. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: • Ability to take our customer’s experience to the next level. • Ensures quality and food safety standards are always met or exceeded. • Responsible for safety, quality and compliance to customer specifications and regulatory requirements and company policies and procedures. • Champions employee safety without compromise. • Manages daily manpower planning including assignment of responsibilities and workstations. • Responsible for evaluating employee performance, coaching and corrective action for employees and liaises as required with HR and other support functions. • Trains and monitors employees on proper work procedures to ensure maximum productivity with minimum labour and food costs. • Always looks for ways to minimize labour and material cost. • Works closely with all internal customers & suppliers to continuously improve the overall supply chain. • Works with the leadership team toward a unified goal. • Administrative tasks including creation of requisitions, production sheets, HACCP documentation, shift reports etc. Education: • Quality Assurance, operations management program would be an asset. Work Experience: • Minimum 2 years of leadership experience in a high volume, fast paced food production environment • Production planning experience a plus • Quality Assurance and or health and safety experience a plus Job Skills: • Strong and effective leadership skills with the ability to successfully manage a staff of 20+ employees • Ability to train and mentor others • Must have the ability to give constructive feedback to employees daily • Ability to communicate clearly and effectively • Able to balance multiple objectives in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment • Strong organizational & analytical skills • Ability to create a production plan & execute that plan • Must be innovative and have the ability to make changes to the operation as needed to further improve the work environment and unit performance • Basic computer skills with a working knowledge of Microsoft Office products • Knowledge of SAP a plus Travel: • Minimal Successful candidate will be required to pass a criminal check and Transport Canada employment verification check for all employers within the last 5 years. gategroup is an equal opportunity employer committed to workforce diversity. If you want to be part of a team that helps make travel and culinary memories, join us!