Are you ready to make a real impact and grow your career in an industry that nourishes the nation? Join us at Trophy Foods Inc. in Mississauga, ON, where exciting opportunities await you! Whether you’re looking to launch your career or take it to the next level, we offer the perfect platform to thrive in the dynamic world of food manufacturing.
At Trophy Foods, we don’t just make snacks — we craft quality products that people across the country love. From sourcing the finest ingredients to producing and packaging private label nuts, seeds, dried fruit, mixes, and confections, our team plays a key role in delivering delicious, healthy snacks to households nationwide. With our products featured in grocery stores, clubs, and mass channels, you’ll feel a sense of pride knowing the snacks you helped create are enjoyed coast-to-coast.
Now’s the time to be part of our growth and success! Ready to start or accelerate your journey with us? Come be part of something bigger at Trophy Foods!
This position is for an existing vacancy.
AM Shift: 6:45am to 3:15pm
Overview:The Lead Hand is responsible for overseeing the performance of a Production team that relates to work orders execution, materials flow (raw materials, supplies, finished goods), people scheduling, and organization, training, accurate and on time start up’s, re-work, and productivity controls. Strong leadership and communication skills along with organizational skills are required.
Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
· General Operation
- Monitor and verify the accurate execution of the work orders. Review work center communication whiteboards.
- Follow and monitor established procedures and processes within the department
- Review production schedule and verify materials for work orders.
- Follow leader standard work, to ensure all required tasks are performed and issues escalated in a timely manner.
- Communicate the work plan for the day to the team as required.
- Update Headcount file to allocate team members to required work centers and provide break relief plan
o Ensure all products have an Inventory Tag.
o Process reworks and damages.
o Follow GMP’s, HACCP, and Health and Safety policies.
o Monitor dry material inventory and finished goods creation accuracy within the production area.
o Maintain up to date training for all roles within the team so as to effectively be able to train and/or relieve team members as required.
o Coordinate component staging and returns with the Warehouse team.
o Ensure standards for General Housekeeping and cleaning of the area are maintained.
o Conduct employee training as required for new hires and/or new procedures.
o Support process improvement and change management.
o Completion of the daily production report
o End of shift/ work order completion, perform documentation review and verification.
o Entry of labour hours, downtime codes, and quantities of Work In Progress or finished goods produced into JD Edwards
· Health & Safety
o Set an example for all employees by working in a safe manner, abiding all H & S policies and procedures and using proper PPE.
o Provide orientation and training to all new and/or transferring employees in reference to the specific hazards of the job, controls and protection.
o Ensure all employees adhere to safety policies.
o Ensure all employees are provided with appropriate PPE, in good condition and worn properly.
o Correct any unsafe conditions immediately and/or stop work, and arrange necessary service or maintenance.
o Report and investigate all incidents/accidents resulting in injury, property damage and/or near misses.
Experience, Qualifications, and Educational Requirements:
· A minimum of 3years’ experience in multifaceted production environment dealing with high-speed machinery and a multicultural work staff environment.
· Working knowledge of the production management systems, Outlook, Work and Excel.
· Health and Safety Certification preferred.
· Standard First Aid /CPR Training preferred.
· 1 year experience with a TIER 1 ERP System (Preferably JD Edwards).
Accountabilities for Success:
· Collaborate and partner with others through building appropriate rapport and actively developing positive and productive relationships, as well as challenging constructivelyto understand different viewpoints while treating people of varying backgrounds and perspectives fairly.
· Communicate effectively through ideas and information sharing by practicing attentiveness and active listening, which to ensure individuals have sufficient information to accurately perform their duties.
· Remain accountable for actions and performance by setting and meeting clear goals and objectives.
· Solve problems effectively by quickly grasping the essence of underlying structures to support root cause analysis and solution definition in an effective and timely manner.
· Demonstrate a commitment to Trophy’s vision and mission. Understand how individual decisions and actions impact the needs of the department as well as overall corporate goals.
· Lead change by example through generating unique ideas and solutions, championing new initiatives, and overcoming resistance to change.
· Demonstrate strategic thinking by developing plans, balancing immediate priorities with long-term goals, anticipating future conditions and circumstances, and aligning with department and corporate goals when implementing initiatives.
· Take initiative to understand and produce results aligned to department priorities and Trophy’s three key strategic pillars:
o Driving Sustainable and Profitable Growth.
o Building Cost Efficiencies to Fuel Growth.
o Enhancing Organizational Capabilities to Enable Growth.
Physical Effort:
· Almost continuously engaged in one or more physical activities simultaneously, occasionally required to sit.
o Eg. Walking, lifting and carrying heavy objects that weigh around 13-25kg or more, reaching with hands and arms.
· Frequently required to stand in one position.
Work Environment:
· While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts.
· Occasionally exposure to factors such as humidity, noise level over 85dB and moisture which will cause frequent periods of discomfort.
· There is regular exposure to factors which carry an extreme risk of accident or illness which cannot be eliminated from the job.
· Overtime as required.
Sensory Attention:
· Frequent need to give concentrated attention, with one or two senses (talk, listen, read) used in co-ordination.
· Ability to apply common sense to problems involving mathematical skills such as adding, subtracting, multiplication, and dividing and written or oral instructions.
Mental Stress:
· There is noticeable pressure from deadlines, production quotas, accuracy or similar demands.
· Bullying or harassment in any form will not be tolerated.
· Speak with a supervisor if the work or the environment is causing mental stress.
Apply today and help us create snacks that bring joy and togetherness to our customers and consumers!
Trophy Foods is an equal opportunity employer that values workforce diversity. Diversity is core to our business: by embedding diversity into all aspects of our culture, we maximize the opportunity to achieve sustainable business success and growth. Trophy Foods Inc. provides equal opportunities in employment, promotions, wages, benefits and all other privileges, terms, and conditions of employment to all qualified persons without regard to race, national or ethnic origin, caste, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, source of income, or any other characteristics protected by the applicable Federal and Provincial laws.
Trophy Foods has an accommodation process in place and provides accommodations for employees with disabilities.
We may use AI-supported tools to assist with parts of our recruitment process. These tools support administrative and screening functions and do not replace human decision-making. All hiring decisions are made by our recruitment team.
Pay: $31.70 per hour
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- Vision care
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Mississauga, ON L5T 2T1: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- Production Environment : 3 years (required)
- ERP systems: 1 year (required)
Licence/Certification:
- Standard First Aid /CPR (preferred)
- Health and Safety Certification (preferred)
Work Location: In person
