Harvest Supervisor

Highline's Vision and Values:

Passionately nourish people, the environment and the community, through embracing our core values, which include:

Position Summary:

Provide associates with the skills, tools, and ability to meet Company expectations, and provides timely follow-up and (if warranted) corrective action and strives to conduct the harvest to maximize quality and production, and to minimize bed damage that can occur as a result of harvesting.

General Duties:

• Supervises the general conduct of all non-management harvesting staff, including Harvesters, Service People, Sorters and Lead Hands and ensures that pre-established facility operating procedures are properly followed by all personnel including procedures for food safety, employee safety, proper sanitation practices, harvesting equipment maintenance, etc.

• Assists the Harvest Manager with his or her duties

• Oversees safe operation of Axis Harvesting Machine

• Ensures that mushrooms are harvested and delivered to the packaging room properly, efficiently, and with due care

• Administers corrective action and/or discipline when warranted

• Ensures that facility doors are kept closed at all times and prohibits entry to any unauthorized visitors into the facility unless accompanied by company personnel

• Supports and participates in all company policies and programs including HACCP, Safety, and other operating procedures

• Recommends new or modified “Standard Operating Procedures” as they may be required

• Ensures that workers are adequately instructed and trained in safe work procedures.

• Assists the Human Resources Department in building a focused team of trained employees

• Promotes positive relations and communication between the harvesting employees and supervisors

• Responsible for the continuous improvement of productivity, quality, safety, and attendance

• Contributes to improving communication among and between farm employees, departments within the farms, between the Harvesting Department and the General Office, and between farms

• Monitors and assures the proper use of aprons, hairnets, knives, tags, gloves, and personal protective equipment

• Assures the safe operating condition of harvesting equipment and reports unsafe or inadequate equipment to the maintenance department and, if necessary, removes it from service

• Assists the Harvest Manager/Farm Manager in maintaining a consistent and high level of cleanliness throughout the farms

• Ensures compliance to Company policies forbidding glass and jewellery in production areas and wearing of hairnets and clean clothes, and the washing of hands

• Administers corrective action and/or discipline when warranted

• Participates in daily farm walks with the Harvest Manager and Grower to assess growing rooms and orders

• Plans, coordinates and organizes harvest department operations

• Assists the Manager with the general conduct of all harvesting staff, including harvesters, harvest service and supervisors

• Assists the Manager to issue corrective action and/or discipline when warranted with the assistance of Human Resources

• Provides a working environment which promotes safety, well-being and dignity

• Ensures completion of schedule and supports daily timecards (including corrections and reconciliations) in electronic time management system

• Responsible for scheduling all harvest supervisors and associates in accordance with changing production volumes, ensuring proper allocation of work hours and monitoring overtime hours, in accordance with Company policies

• Ensures staff are properly utilized to minimize overtime and ensure the fair and equitable assignment of hours of work amongst associates

• Assists the Harvest Admin to monitor absenteeism and tardiness and works closely with Human Resources to promote good departmental attendance

• Timely and accurate reporting of attendance issues to Human Resources and the recording of attendance as required by Human Resources and the Company attendance policy

• Completes administrative paperwork for department staff (i.e. time off requests, switched days, etc.)

• Coordinates orders and packaging requirements to ensure customer requirements are met daily

• Receives modifications to daily orders from Distribution/Packaging, communicates to Harvest department and ensures that any necessary supplies are changed

• Oversees the quality, quantity and efficiency of the harvest

• Works closely with the Grower, Packaging Manager and/or Packaging Supervisors to ensure accurate communication of daily requirements (what to harvest, quantity, quality, etc.) based on customer orders

• Completes daily estimate and order planning

• Supports Supervisors and Associates in meeting customer quality expectations through daily instructions and oversight

• Oversees flow of supplies in hallways and ensures inventory is maintained

• Achieves goals by establishing priorities, monitoring progress, efficient scheduling, and timely conflict resolution

• Participates in daily Harvest Supervisor meetings to communicate daily requirements and pick rates

• Communicates any changes in daily orders received from Distribution to the Packaging department

• Participates in training as required

• Ensures that mushrooms are harvested within packing room and customer specifications

• Sets up Quality tables, white boards, scales, and required supplies in each room

• Checks and records on control chart the quality (colour, size, stem length, dirt, disease, scaling, veil, etc.) and weight of the mushrooms that each harvester picks and, if the quality or weight is not correct, advises the harvester of the problem and ensures correction

• Ensures that quality audits are being performed continuously and responds quickly when control limits are exceeded

• Ensures the proper completion of production, quality, accident and other reports as required

• Ensures that quality audits are being performed continuously and responds quickly when control limits are exceeded

• Adheres to the Safety Policies, including use of proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and other safety equipment

• Reports all unsafe conditions, incidents, injuries and near misses to the supervisor immediately

• Cooperates in the Early and Safe Return to Work Program if an injury or medical illness requires accommodation.

• Enforces health and safety requirements and corrects unsafe acts and conditions immediately

• Identifies workers with problems that could affect safety at the worksite; follows up with interviews and referrals where necessary

• Participates in all required health and safety education and training

• Reports unsafe conditions immediately to a direct report or member of the safety team

• Reports all incidents, injuries or near misses immediately to direct report or safety advocate

• Cooperates in the Early & Safe Return to Work Program if an injury or medical illness requires accommodation

• Facilitate improvement activities with other department managers and area supervisors

• Provide meaningful recommendations for continual improvement or innovation

• Performs any other duties that may be assigned as required

• Follows all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s) as trained

• Embraces and supports the Highline culture and values, acting as brand ambassador at all times

• Interacts with others in a manner that promotes respect, confidentiality and dignity

• Develops and actively fosters an engaged workforce, displaying professionalism even when challenging to do and while quickly managing the culture to stop behaviours not aligned with the Company Values.

Qualifications:

• Experience in mushroom, horticultural and/or agricultural field along with experience in a supervisory role required.

• 3 years’ experience as a Mushroom Harvester or 2 years’ experience as a QCT or Supervisor or equivalent

• Must be eligible to work in Canada without restrictions.

• NO LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

Hours of Work:

• 5 to 6 days / week

• Approximately 30 to 60 hours / week; 8 to 14 hours / day

• Public Holidays / Weekends as scheduled

• Daily shift end times vary based on production needs

Earnings:

• $24.72 to $30.17 Hourly

Benefits:

• Extended health, vision and dental for associates and their eligible family members

• Life insurance and dependent life insurance

• Short term disability

• Annual safety shoe allowance / reimbursement

• Discretionary Bonus, years of service increases and annual wage grid reviews

Job Type: Permanent, Full-Time

Vacancies: 1

Locations of Work:

• 3392 224th St., Langley, BC V2Z 2G8

• 1735 256th St., Aldergrove, BC V4W 2E1 (4SK)

• 38050 Atkinson Rd., Abbotsford, BC V3G 2G6 (ABBY)

• 28424 Townshipline Rd., Abbotsford, BC V4X 1P1 (INF)

• 28243 Townshipline Rd., Abbotsford, BC V4X 1P6 (TRAD)

• 59600 Lougheed Hwy, Hope, BC V0X 1L3 (RUBY)

• 38061 Atkinson Rd., Abbotsford, BC V3G 2G6 (SUMA)

How to Apply:

• Through careers.highlinemushrooms.com ,

• On Indeed or Job Bank Canada

• In person at 3392 224th St., Langley, BC V2Z 2G8

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