Production Supervisor

About SunOpta

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.

Job Summary:

The Production Supervisor will oversee daily manufacturing, managing staff, workflow, quality, and safety to meet production goals efficiently, handling scheduling, troubleshooting, training, reporting, and ensuring compliance with standards for a specific line or area. They act as a key link between management and workers, driving performance and continuous improvement on the production floor.

Essential Functions of the Job:

Key Responsibilities:

• Staff Management:




• Supervise, coach, train, and develop production teams
• Staffing, scheduling, timekeeping, and performance reviews




• Production Oversight:




• Organize workflow, assign tasks, monitor progress, and ensure production goals and schedules are met




• Quality & Efficiency:




• Maintain quality standards, identify bottlenecks, suggest improvements, and implement cost-saving measures

• Safety & Compliance:

• Enforce safety procedures, maintain a safe work environment, and ensure adherence to regulations




• Problem-Solving:




• Resolve issues on the production floor, coordinate repairs, and liaise with other departments




• Reporting:




• Prepare summaries and reports on shift performance, output, and progress

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of all hourly operations personnel.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Previous supervisory experience in a production/manufacturing setting
• Strong leadership, communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills
• Knowledge of production planning, equipment, and relevant safety standards

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a related field (Business, Engineering)

Featured 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

Additional Considerations:

• This position will be at the SunOpta Plant in Omak, WA.

• This Plant is a 24/7 operation with 3 shifts.
• Shifts will rotate to include both 2^nd and 3^rd shift as needed.
• Relocation or international remote working arrangements (outside of the US) will not be considered.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time, with or without notice.

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