At Sleeman Breweries, our people make us exceptional. We’re a company founded by entrepreneurs, and that spirit is alive and thriving today. If you want to make your mark, this is the place for you – and we want to work with you!
While we’re Canada’s third-largest brewer, we’re also a place where you can get to know everyone’s name and they’ll get to know yours. People here care about what they do and the people they work with.
Our commitment to our people and our values are clear. In 2023, we were named one of Canada’s Best Employers (Forbes Magazine) and one of Canada’s Greenest Employers.
What you’ll get
To attract top-tier talent, we offer top-tier benefits:
- Compensation that’s a step ahead
- RRSP matching program to help you save for retirement
- A commitment to work-life balance and flexible work arrangements when appropriate for the role
- Benefits coverage for partners and kids
- Parental leave top-up for primary and secondary caregivers
- Tuition reimbursement program for eligible employees
- Employee and family assistance program
- Discount program with access to perks from big brands and local favourites
What you’ll do – The opportunity
Position:
Packaging SupervisorLocation:
Guelph, OntarioLevel:
SupervisorHiring Range:
75100
Get to know Sleeman Breweries
At Sleeman Breweries, our people make us exceptional. We’re a company founded by entrepreneurs, and that spirit is alive and thriving today. If you want to make your mark, this is the place for you – and we want to work with you!
While we’re Canada’s third-largest brewer, we’re also a place where you can get to know everyone’s name and they’ll get to know yours. People here care about what they do and the people they work with.
Our commitment to our people and our values are clear. In 2023, we were named one of Canada’s Best Employers (Forbes Magazine) and one of Canada’s Greenest Employers.
What you’ll get
To attract top-tier talent, we offer top-tier benefits:
- Compensation that’s a step ahead
- RRSP matching program to help you save for retirement
- A commitment to work-life balance and flexible work arrangements when appropriate for the role
- Benefits coverage for partners and kids
- Parental leave top-up for primary and secondary caregivers
- Employee beer credit
- Tuition reimbursement program for eligible employees
- Employee and family assistance program
- Discount program with access to perks from big brands and local favourites
What you’ll do – The opportunity
Position:
Packaging SupervisorLocation:
Guelph, OntarioLevel:
SupervisorHiring Range:
75100to
93900Description:
Reporting to the Packaging Manager, the Packaging Supervisor is responsible for leading a team of employees that are responsible for packaging the highest quality of beer possible within the Bottling, Canning and Kegging operations at the Brewery and coordinating all resources (labour, material, equipment) to ensure production schedules are attained in a safe and timely manner.
Responsibilities
- Directly supervise the activities of approximately 6-25 employees in the areas of canning, kegging, bottling, sanitation and repack in accordance with established SOP’s to meet scheduled production requirements in a safe manner
- Maintain a safe and healthy workplace through regularly conducting safety audits, delivering toolbox talks and facilitating team safety meetings.
- Work with Health and Safety to establish and implement new or revised processes as necessary and lead the incident investigation process for injuries, near misses and property damage
- Monitor operations to ensure quality checks are performed and production meets Sleeman’s quality standards. Resolve quality issues in collaboration with Quality Assurance Department
- Work closely with maintenance personnel to ensure optimal equipment reliability through the application of Root Cause Analysis techniques while effectively summarizing the facts surrounding equipment breakdowns
- Work with managers and peers to recommend changes to and implement regional packaging processes and procedures
- Identify training needs for team and work with HR and the management team to ensure appropriate training is delivered and the effectiveness is measured
- Provide performance management for direct reports, including developing strategies to manage absence and discipline, working collaboratively with human resources as necessary
- Provide support and back-up for Maintenance, Brewing and Warehouse supervision
- Ensure housekeeping and 5S standards are maintained in the department
- Contribute to the implementation of the food safety strategy and supervise activities of hourly employees to verify compliance with Food Safety and quality requirements
- Communicate daily to production staff up to and including senior management of any related issues
- Support the deployment and management of various continuous improvement initiatives to improve working conditions in the areas of Safety, Quality and Delivery
- Perform other related duties as required
Requirements
- Minimum 5 years of experience in manufacturing in a unionized environment, including at least 2 years in a supervisory position
- Secondary school education or equivalent
- Experience in bottling, canning, and kegging operations considered an asset
- Working knowledge of quality assurance and good manufacturing practices
- Effective communication skills, both written and verbal; ability to create reports and deliver presentations
- Demonstrated skills in facilitation, employee engagement, attendance and performance management, and safety enhancement
- Ability to prioritize and balance between short and long term plans within a fast-paced environment
- Computer skills with ability to use software such as Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio); ability to use maintenance management software considered an asset
- Working knowledge of occupation health and safety act and other related legislation/regulations
Working Conditions
- Spends approximately 80% of the time working in manufacturing environment and approximately 20% in an office environment
- Travel may be required
- Must be able to work rotating shifts
- Required to wear PPE while in manufacturing environment
Think you have what we need, but your credentials don’t perfectly line up? You should apply! We know that folks in some equity-deserving groups miss opportunities if they think their qualifications don’t fit. We would love to chat about your skills and experience and see how we might work together.
What matters here
We like you just the way you are. We believe in creating safe and inclusive spaces for everyone and our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee helps us live up to that commitment.
You’re welcome here no matter your sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion/creed, language, national or ethnic background, Indigenous identity, race, colour, neurodivergence, or disability status. We’re an equal-pay employer and believe in opportunity for everyone.
Need an accommodation during the application process? Let us know!
What we make
Our consumers know we create some of the best beers in Canada from our breweries across the country: Sleeman, Okanagan Spring, Unibroue, and Wild Rose. And we’re growing into new and innovative spaces with our ready-to-drink SoCIAL LITE line.
Get an inside look at what it’s like working at Sleeman Breweries by following @lifeatsleeman on Instagram. We think you’ll like working here!
We thank all candidates for their interest however only those selected to proceed will be contacted.
Are you interested in working for Sleeman Breweries, the 3rd largest brewery in Canada?
At Sleeman Breweries, we have 1,100 dedicated and talented people that work across Canada from Chambly, Quebec to Vernon, British Columbia.
Our business is about people.
The only way to build a better company is through people who share our passion for our products and who can work together effectively as a team.
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