About this role
Job Description Operations Supervisor ? Pork Processing
Location: Arthur, ON
Salary: $70,000 ? $90,000
Join Our Client's Team
Our client is a well-established, family-owned pork processing company with over 30 years of success in the industry. Known for its commitment to quality, innovation, and operational excellence, the company continues to grow while maintaining a strong focus on food safety, employee development, and customer satisfaction.
Reporting to the Operations Manager, this is an excellent opportunity for an experienced leader to oversee production operations within a fast-paced food manufacturing environment.
Position Overview
As the Operations Supervisor, you will lead a team of approximately 70 employees, overseeing the daily operations of a pork processing facility. This includes the receiving of live hogs, harvesting, evisceration, cutting, deboning, packaging, sanitation, and production activities.
You will be responsible for maintaining a safe, efficient, and high-performing operation while ensuring compliance with all food safety and quality standards.
Key Responsibilities
• Lead daily production operations, supervising salaried and hourly employees to achieve production targets.
• Foster a positive work environment through coaching, mentoring, training, and employee development.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive continuous improvement initiatives and reduce operational waste.
• Monitor production metrics and implement improvements to increase productivity and reduce costs.
• Promote a strong safety culture by ensuring compliance with workplace safety standards and proactively addressing hazards.
• Ensure compliance with HACCP, GMP, SOPs, and all food safety and quality requirements.
• Lead corrective actions related to quality, production, and operational performance.
• Oversee sanitation and maintenance activities.
• Drive Lean Manufacturing initiatives, including OEE, 5S, TPM, DDS, and continuous improvement programs.
• Communicate production performance, action plans, and operational updates to leadership and production teams.
• Work closely with Production Planning, Materials Management, Finance, Human Resources, and Quality Assurance to achieve operational goals.
• Step into the Operations/Production Manager role when required.
• Troubleshoot production issues quickly to minimize downtime and maintain efficiency.
Daily Responsibilities
• Review staffing requirements and assign team members appropriately.
• Communicate daily production schedules and priorities.
• Monitor inventory levels and coordinate with internal departments as needed.
• Maintain a strong presence on the production floor to support operations and ensure compliance.
• Review production efficiencies and make real-time operational decisions.
• Complete production, FSQA, HACCP, and operational reports.
• Ensure shift handovers are completed effectively.
Requirements Qualifications
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