Production Supervisor - Waterford, ON - Employment, career opportunity in Canada

Job Title:  Production Supervisor - Waterford, ON
Location: - (Brantford, Ontario, Central Canada, Canada)
Company: Cargill, Inc
Job Type: Full Time
Minimum Years Experience Required: N/A
Salary: N/A



Cargill AgHorizons is the division of the company dedicated to creating value for agricultural producers, specifically grain and oilseed growers in the Prairies and Ontario. This division leads the industry in providing innovations in the areas of grain origination, agronomic and grain marketing consulting, and crop input supplies. Professionally trained customer focus teams work one-on-one with their producer customers, building long-term relationships-striving to understand their farming business and providing distinctive solutions, matched to their unique needs.

Position Overview: 
As the Production Supervisor at our farm service centre in Waterford, ON, you will be accountable to the Plant Manager to lead critical processes and systems for the operation of a grain and/or crop inputs facility by ensuring and building a world class culture around Operational Excellence and the core impact areas: Risk Management, Operational Effectiveness, Capital Effectiveness, Reliability Excellence and Talent Management. You will plan and execute physical operations on a daily basis to ensure that Cargill standards, Operational Excellence Scorecard Factors, and customer needs are met. You will also be responsible for direct supervision of the Operations staff at the location.

Principal Accountabilities: 
40% - Plant Operation and Risk management - Supervise, lead and engage the production team on a daily basis for overall efficient plant operations; plan and implement Operational Excellence processes with the production team to create a safe environment to achieve production goals; assist the Plant Manager in a variety of audits including: grain and/or crop inputs, food safety, environmental health & safety, security and ISO/HACCP; conduct regular plant inspections and hold monthly safety meetings with staff to review procedures and safety awareness issues and adhere to all aspects of Provincial/Federal regulatory and Cargill compliance programs; operate machinery to receive and ship grain and/ or crop input products to the required specifications in a timely manner; assist in the buying and shipping programs by working closely with the Plant Manager, Production Supervisor and carriers (rail or truck); assist the Plant Manager in managing the location grain and/or crop inputs inventory to minimize inventory losses
30% - Talent Management - Manage, coach, develop and train Operation employees within the location to achieve Talent Management goals; assist the Plant manager with scheduling to ensure staffing levels are appropriate at all times and that seasonal staff have proper training and guidance
30% - Reliability Excellence and Capital Effectiveness - Operate assigned area of the facility within operating budget with appropriate planning and organizing; assist the Plant Manager with preparing capital and Maintenance & Reliability budgets; supervise and ensure work orders are completed by contractors within safety and quality specifications; ensure plant operators are trained to operate plant equipment efficiently and effectively

Skills:
Required:

•     Minimum 2 years experience in an agricultural service business environment
•     Minimum 1 year supervisory experience
•     Ability to effectively lead a team of diverse employees with demonstrated leadership skills
•     Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
•     Strong problem solving, decision-making and organizational skills
•     Ability to manage compliance with Environment, Health & Safety and Operations standards and regulations
•     Ability to facilitate training
•     Ability to perform physical tasks that require climbing, lifting, pushing, and pulling from heights and varying climate and environment conditions
•     Must be legally entitled to work for Cargill in Canada on a non-temporary basis

Preferred:

•     Related post-secondary education or training
•     Knowledge of inventory control, quality management, operating efficiency and budget management
•     Agricultural experience or specialized knowledge of grain and crop input products and grain handling
•     Knowledge of managing capital projects
•     Mechanical aptitude with the ability to operate, service, and troubleshoot machinery

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