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Lead Hand (Food Manufacturing)

Mississauga, ON

Posted: 06/27/2025 Focus Sectors: Manufacturing Job Number: 01B Pay Rate: $19.00/hour

Job Description

Join a dynamic team as a Lead Hand and help drive excellence in quality, safety, and efficiency in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment. In this key role, you’ll support the shift supervisor in overseeing daily operations, mentoring production staff, and ensuring that production targets and safety standards are consistently met.

If you thrive in a collaborative environment and have a passion for food safety and continuous improvement, we want to hear from you!

 

Job Type: Temporary to Permanent

Location: Mississauga, ON

Pay Rate: $19.00/hour

Hours: Day Shift, Monday to Friday, 6:30am - 3:00pm (flexibility required)

 

What You’ll Do:

  • Provide hands-on leadership to the production team by leading and supervising daily tasks and activities.
  • Responsible supervising the line employees’ work quality, productivity, and attendance, all while ensuring maximum quality output in a safe and profitable manner.
  • Lead by example and maintain a safe work environment by enforcing Company policies and guidelines, including strict adherence to food safety and health and safety systems
  • Ensure GMPs are being followed at all times
  • Oversee equipment set up, ensuring machine settings are appropriate based on product specification
  • Provide orientation and training for all new team members, assess individual performance
  • Manage daily workflow and break schedules
  • Report to the Production Manager any issues, hazards, unsafe conditions, absence or defects in equipment, and any contravention of health and safety policies
  • Ensure product is finished and packed according to customer specification
  • Maintain accurate inventory control of raw materials, packaging, sanitation chemicals, and finished goods; ensure production areas are equipped with supplies to avoid stoppage/downtime
  • Monitor product temperature prior to packaging

Job Requirements

  • Exceptionally high attention to detail, with strong organizational and presentation skills
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
  • Proficient in MS Office programs
  • Must be able to work a flexible schedule, including fluctuating start and end times
  • Minimum of two (2) years experience as a Lead Hand or Team Lead
  • Minimum of two (2) years experience in food manufacturing 
  • Must be legally eligible to work in Canada and able to work full time hours as required by this position
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