Production Lead

Location: 3520 Laird Road Mississauga, L5L 5Z7 About the Role As the   Production Team Lead, you will report to the Production Manager and support the vision for the plant on a high level - building the team and crafting its culture. You’ll be accountable for executing the processes and directives set by the production team while ensuring adherence by all team members to all safety and GMP guidelines. Additionally, you will look to identify and suggest  measurable, quantitative improvements in performance and KPI metrics. What you will be doing: Work with stakeholders to ensure that raw materials, packaging, and consumables are in place to deliver the production plan on time and in full. Monitor delivery of the production plan, resolve work problems by recommending measures to improve productivity on the lines and communicate changes required to the plan with all stakeholders. Supervise, coordinate and schedule the activities of production associates  who are responsible for kitting, processing, packaging, testing, and grading of food products. Communicate goals, targets, and information to all associates and coordinate and monitor shifts and assess employee performance to daily production targets.  Ensure all production areas and equipment are cleaned and sanitized throughout the day and at the end of each shift. Train new associates in job duties for various packaging machinery and informing them about safety procedures and company policies Maintain prop