Lead Production 12-hour continental rotation

Campbellford, ON
On-site
Posted Sep 3, 2026
1 position

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Employment type: Full-time
Experience level: Mid-level · 2+ years
Posting language: English
Working hours: 40 hours per week

Job summary

The Lead Production role involves supervising daily production activities, ensuring adherence to safety and quality standards, and coordinating resources to meet production targets. The position also focuses on fostering team ownership, managing equipment deficiencies, and leading continuous improvement initiatives.

Job details

Comply with (and play a leadership role with respect to) all requirements of the Ontario Health and Safety Act & Regulations and Blommer Health & Safety policies and procedures  Ensure all Blommer policies, procedures and GMP requirements are adhered to  Provide supervisor assistance with the planning and co-ordination of day-today activities/ resources  Maintain a good understanding of each production process and products including components and functions  Ensure effective written and oral communication within the Production Team while also maintaining clear and co-ordinated communication lines with all support departments  Establish and foster strong relationships between production and maintenance/ sanitation personnel (and others as required) utilizing a team/ customer based approach to establish a clean, safe working environment  Maintain key performance indicators (KPI)  Assist/ lead in all continuous improvement activities  Support and assist with coordinating all cross-training activities as required  Confirm/Prepare raw materials 5 days in advance of production dates. Report out shorts/issues.  Provide/circulate a daily tank inventory  Complete daily reports (attendance,  Co-ordinate rework staging; follow-up to ensure use, correctly documented in batch system and properly consumed in WMS  Perform regular paperwork audits (quality, cleaning, production) report out deficiencies 28-Jan-16 11-Mar-13 N. Johnston 1 HR-1109  Create a sense of ownership within the production team to keep their production areas clean and tidy. Assist Supervisor/Operators with 5S program and perform regular audits  Assist Operators/Supervisor to meet production targets and schedules.  Create a sense of urgency and ownership within the production team as relates to the achievement of production targets  Complete and record hourly targets (production report outs), immediately report out targets missed for 2 consecutive hours to Supervisor  Work closely with production operators to ensure any equipment deficiencies are identified/ corrected and assist with completing and filing of work orders  Work closely with production operator to ensure any process deficiencies are identified, recorded correctly (data sheets) and solutions are being implemented. Ensure that all activities are properly documented and reported to the supervisor (production report outs)  Lead direct reports in the performance of their work including: training, work assignments and performance issues. Provide regular report outs to the Supervisor. This may include recommending personnel actions such as disciplinary measures, training requirements and providing information for performance evaluations.  Assist Supervisor with documenting standard work instructions for routine and repetitive tasks  Other duties as assigned  Hands-on, goal oriented individual with high level of enthusiasm, drive and character. Ability to multi-task, detail orientated and organized. Ability to think ahead and plan over a 6-day time span to prepare action plans to achieve results  Strong value system, capable of leading by example; demonstrated ability to lead people and get results through others. Excellent problem solving skills to frame solutions to issues through teamwork and cooperation across all functional areas  Self-motivated, hardworking and confident with both technical and human resource skills  Understand equipment and process capacities and production department’s role in helping to maintain/ enhance these capacities  Computer literate, must be familiar with current software such as Microsoft Office and Excel Possess a leadership style that will establish credibility, acceptance and influence by all employees. Foster participation and be open, honest and motivational. Strong interpersonal and communication skills, listening skills, coaching, problem solving skills and conflict resolution skills

What you’ll do

Requirements

The ideal candidate is a goal-oriented leader with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to manage production processes and personnel effectively. Proficiency in Microsoft Office and a demonstrated ability to think ahead and plan production schedules are essential for this role.