Production Supervisor (Nights)

SunOpta delivers customized supply chain solutions and innovation for top brands, retailers, and foodservice providers across a broad portfolio of beverages, broths, and better-for-you snacks. With over 50 years of expertise, SunOpta fuels customers’ growth with high-quality, sustainability-forward solutions distributed through retail, club, foodservice, and e-commerce channels across North America.

About the role

The Production Supervisor plans and manages the day-to-day allocation of resources for a designated shift (equipment, people, materials, and systems) to efficiently, safely, and cost-effectively achieve performance targets. They ensure high standards of product quality, services, housekeeping, and hygiene are maintained and improved; review daily achievement of targets and report variances; and coach, mentor, and develop team members to meet current and future business requirements.

Responsibilities

• Supervises employees to ensure safety, quality, and productivity.
• Achieves budgeted targets for raw material yield, labor, and packaging materials usage for the shift.
• Ensures accuracy of all production reporting related to the shift.
• Schedules and conducts daily production meetings with shift personnel.
• Audits workstations to ensure SOPs are being followed routinely.
• Collaborates with warehouse and quality assurance personnel to ensure prompt shipment of product.
• Responsible for complete and accurate reporting of shift production data.
• Maintains GMP and housekeeping at a high level within the department through team involvement.
• Develops and recommends improvements to facilities, equipment, or procedures to enhance safety, quality, and efficiency.
• Oversees or conducts shift training for new or existing employees.
• Drives productivity, quality, and safety initiatives throughout production to impact productivity and cost structure.
• Establishes and supports a work environment of continuous improvement aligned with the company’s Quality policy, Quality System, and regulations.
• Oversees management of shift production personnel.
• Ensures production follows SunOpta QA standards, SOPs, HACCP, and GMPs.
• Serves as a member of the Lean Steering Committee.
• Ensures products meet all food safety and quality requirements.
• Collaborates with cross-functional groups including Human Resources, Maintenance, Quality Assurance, Warehousing, and Finance to meet production targets.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Manages employees on a production shift.
• Responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of the assigned shift.
• Ensures effective employee relations.
• Provides employee coaching and development.
• Resolves employee issues through problem resolution.
• Manages production line performance measures and provides regular progress reports to managers.
• Coaches and counsels employees; documents and discusses performance reviews on a timely basis.
• Performs accident investigations.
• Manages production priorities.
• Tracks absenteeism and timekeeping.

Requirements

• Associate degree in a related field.
• 5–7 years of supervisory experience in a food manufacturing facility.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in a related field.
• Aseptic experience.
• Bi-lingual (Spanish).
• LEAN Manufacturing experience.

Skills

• Ability to use critical thinking to plan and problem-solve.
• Working knowledge of MS Word and MS PowerPoint.
• Experience with Oracle is beneficial.

Schedule

This is a night shift role (D) on a 2-2-3 pattern; 6 pm to 6:30 am. Some flexibility outside of these hours may also be needed.

Work Environment

Approximately 95% of the work is performed in a production environment. 5% of work may be performed in an office environment.

Location

SunOpta Plant in Modesto, CA.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Paid Family leave
• Paid maternity leave
• 401(k) with Match
• Voluntary Life, Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital indemnity
• Paid Holidays
• Tuition assistance
• Short-term and Long-term Disability insurance