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Area Lead Production

  • Vaughan, ON
  • On-site
  • Posted Oct 27, 2026
  • 1 position

$26.50–$27.70 / hour

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Employment type
Full-time
Experience level
Senior · 5+ years
Minimum education
High school
Posting language
English
Working hours
40 hours per week

Job summary

The Production Area Lead manages daily plant operations, including assigning work to shop floor personnel and ensuring production and quality goals are met. They are also responsible for driving safety performance, maintaining compliance with food safety standards, and mentoring team members.

Job details

Give & Go Prepared Foods Corp. is a proud member of the Mondelēz family. We are a leading and growing North American manufacturer of baked goods for over 30 years. If you're looking for a company that will provide you with opportunities for career growth and development, while working with an energetic team with deeply ingrained values of respect, direct and open communication, quality and accountability, we’d love to have you join our team. Our Consumer Brands: two-bite® brand, include two bite-brownies®, Kimberley's Bakeshoppe™, Mason St. Bakehouse™ and The Worthy Crumb Pastry Co™ It’s an exciting time to be a part of the Give & Go team as we are growing rapidly and want you to become a part of our growth and extraordinarily bright future! Job Overview: The Production Area Lead will be responsible for managing the day-to-day plant production operations for an assigned area. This includes, but is not limited to, organizing and assigning work to shop floor personnel, instructing, guiding, and assisting employees in the attainment of production and quality goals/standards, developing and mentoring team members, and driving safety performance results that meet and/or exceed company goal and targets. Day Shift: 7am to 3pm Key Responsibilities: Ensure the safety of the workers by reporting all incidents, accidents and/or hazards. Ensure compliance and education of GMP, food safety, health and safety, and company policies and procedures. Participate and/or cooperate with the JHSC to improve safety procedures. Ensure compliance and education of lean manufacturing principles. Staffing organization to include attendance management, and staff is provided with the tools and resources to execute their job tasks. Responsible for minimizing waste. Execute the production schedule. Ensure the production standards are met or take necessary steps to meet standards to ensure maximum efficiency. Responsible for checking and ensuring that the Metal detectors are working properly by following the standard operating procedure set for this equipment. Report any deviation noticed to QA technician. Responsible for communicating issues, and/or problems for the assigned area relating to the production schedule, equipment breakdown and/or any other issues that would affect the subsequent shift through the communication board and directly when turning over the area to the next shift. Provide training on work procedures and participate in training as required. Facilitate shop-floor meetings. Report any deficiencies in systems, facilities, machinery, equipment and/or tools immediately to your Supervisor. Administration to include shift reporting of production standards. Trial Coordination. Recipe for Success: Completion of High School diploma. Minimum of 5 years' experience working in a front-line leadership role in a production- manufacturing operation. Strong written and verbal skills Basic Computer skills to include Microsoft Outlook, Excel and Word. Administration skills. Basic understanding of a scheduling system. Basic troubleshooting knowledge. Knowledge of HACCP/GMP requirements. Knowledge of Company HR and H&S policies. Procedural knowledge of the systems and equipment. Problem solving and decision-making skills. Lean Manufacturing knowledge. Strong interpersonal skills Ability to work in a team-setting environment. Conflict resolution skills. Ability to provide training to other staff. What We Offer: It’s an exciting time to be part of the Give & Go team as we are growing rapidly and want you to become a part of our growth and extraordinarily bright future. As we grow, we are committed to preserving the parts of our diversity & culture that is unique, people focused and are core to our success at every size. Our values of Quality, Direct Communication and Respect mean something. Learning and growth; we are working to create an environment where sharing new ideas, experimenting and learning from each other is strongly encouraged. Competitive Benefits, along with work, life balance! Interested and qualified candidates are invited to apply directly. Give and Go is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all applicants and employees regardless of race, ancestry, place of origin, color, ethnic or national origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, record of offences (for which a pardon has been granted), disability, marital or family status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you require an accommodation to participate in the recruitment process, please contact us at careers@giveandgo.com, citing "AODA" in the subject line, along with your request and contact information. While we appreciate all resume submissions, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Give and Go Candidate Privacy Policy

What you’ll do

The Production Area Lead manages daily plant operations, including assigning work to shop floor personnel and ensuring production and quality goals are met. They are also responsible for driving safety performance, maintaining compliance with food safety standards, and mentoring team members.

Requirements

Candidates must have a high school diploma and a minimum of 5 years of experience in a front-line leadership role within a manufacturing environment. Proficiency in basic computer skills, lean manufacturing principles, and knowledge of HACCP/GMP requirements are essential.

Benefits

  • Competitive benefits
  • Work-life balance

Listed skills

  • Problem solving · Preferred
  • Training · Preferred
  • Production Management · Preferred
  • Safety Compliance · Preferred
  • Food safety · Preferred
  • Microsoft Excel · Preferred
  • Decision Making · Preferred
  • Troubleshooting · Preferred
  • Lean Manufacturing · Preferred
  • Team Leadership · Preferred
  • Microsoft Word · Preferred
  • Conflict Resolution · Preferred
  • Microsoft Outlook · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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  • Production management
  • Team leadership
  • Lean manufacturing
  • HACCP
  • GMP
  • Food safety
  • Safety compliance
  • Staff scheduling
  • Troubleshooting
  • Conflict resolution
  • Training
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Word
  • Problem solving
  • Decision making
  • Safe Driving
  • Energetic
  • Accountability
  • Safety Procedures
  • Management
  • Good Manufacturing Practices
  • Decision Making
  • Communication
  • Computer Literacy
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Food Safety And Sanitation
  • Standard Operating Procedure
  • Leadership
  • Hazard Analysis And Critical Control Points (HACCP)
  • Metal Detection Equipment
  • Interpersonal Communications
  • Problem Solving
  • Lean Manufacturing
  • Machinery
  • Manufacturing Operations
  • Mentorship
  • Operations
  • Production Schedule
  • Safety Assurance
  • Troubleshooting (Problem Solving)
  • Scheduling
  • Coordinating
  • Instructing

Job areas

  • Manufacturing
  • Management & Leadership
  • Food & Beverage
  • Security & Safety
  • Area Leader
  • Production Plant Foreman
  • Manufacturing Supervisors
  • First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

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