KIT Recruitment has partnered with a leading Canadian poultry manufacturer in Milton, Ontario to hire a Cut-Up Supervisor for their chicken primary processing operation.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced food manufacturing leader who thrives in a fast-paced production environment and has a strong background in team supervision, food safety, and operational efficiency. The successful candidate will oversee daily cut-up operations while leading a team of approximately 37 employees and ensuring department targets for packaging, labelling, palletizing, safety, and quality are consistently achieved.
Cut-Up Supervisor - Details
- Pay: $30.00 – $33.00 per hour (based on experience)
- Typical work week: 50 hours
- Overtime paid after 44 hours at 1.5x regular rate
- Start time: 7:30 AM (finish time varies based on production demand)
- Fully funded group benefits upon hire
- Health Care Spending Account
- RRSP employer match program
- Vacation entitlement: 15 days annually (paid as 6% on each weekly pay)
- On-site role based in Milton, ON
Cut-Up Supervisor – Responsibilities
- Supervise and support approximately 37 production employees in the cut-up department
- Oversee daily operations including packaging, labelling, palletizing, and workflow coordination
- Ensure production targets are met while maintaining safety, quality, and efficiency standards
- Lead staff in a fast-paced poultry processing environment
- Support and collaborate with the established Lead Hand within the department
- Ensure compliance with food safety, HACCP, SQF, GMP, and health & safety requirements
- Monitor housekeeping and sanitation standards within the department
- Utilize knives and industrial food production equipment when required
- Identify operational issues and implement practical solutions to improve department performance
- Support overtime requirements and production demands as needed
Cut-Up Supervisor - Qualifications
- Previous supervisory experience required, ideally within poultry or food processing
- Prior experience in a poultry processing facility strongly preferred
- Food safety experience required
- HACCP and SQF knowledge required
- Health & safety experience required
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
- Ability to lift up to 50 lbs
- Comfortable working in wet floors, damp conditions, and refrigerated temperatures below 10°C
- Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills
- Reliable transportation required
*Relocation to Woodstock in 18-24 months
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $30.00-$33.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- Store discount
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Milton, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)
Application question(s):
- Are you willing to relocate to Woodstock ON in 18-24 months?
- I have previous working experience with Provincial food inspection -OMAFRA
Experience:
- Food Manufacturing: 2 years (required)
- poultry processing: 2 years (required)
Work Location: In person
