Assistant Production Supervisor - Employment,career opportunity in Canada

Job Title:  Assistant Production Supervisor - Staples / Harrow, ON
Location: - (Thunder Bay, 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 Assistant Production Supervisor at primarily at our grain handling farm service centre in Staples, ON with occasional work responsibilities at our croup inputs facility in Harrow, ON, you will be accountable to the Plant Manager to assist in leading critical processes and systems for the operation of the 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 assist in planning and executing physical operations on a daily basis to ensure that Cargill standards, Operational Excellence Scorecard Factors, and customer needs are met. You will also assist the Production Supervisor in the direct supervision of the Operations staff at the location.

Principal Accountabilities: 
70% - Plant Operation and Risk Management - Assist in supervising, leading and engaging the operations team on a daily basis for overall efficient plant operations; plan and implement Operational Excellence processes with the operations team to create a safe environment to achieve production goals; assist the Production Supervisor 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 assist in preparing 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
30% - Reliability Excellence and Capital Effectiveness - Assist the Production Supervisor with: operating the assigned area of the facility within operating budget with appropriate planning and organizing; preparing capital and Maintenance & Reliability budgets; ensuring work orders are completed by contractors within safety and quality specifications; ensuring plant operators are trained to operate plant equipment efficiently and effectively

Skills:
Required:

    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 perform physical tasks that require climbing, lifting, pushing, and pulling from heights in 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
    1 year or more supervisory experience
    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
    Mechanical aptitude with the ability to operate, service, and troubleshoot machinery



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