Supervisor, Manufacturing

Job location: Markham, ON

Employment type: Full Time

40 hours per week

A little about us

Hi, we’re Aurora Cannabis, and we’re so excited to meet you! We’re a global cannabis company driven by our passion to help people improve their lives. We have a diverse team who bring their best every day so Aurora can be the cannabis provider of choice for patients and consumers. We love our work, and we especially love our high quality, innovative brands that make up the Aurora family – from Aurora, Aurora Drift, San Rafael ’71 and Whistler. Our people combined with our collective passion for the industry is what makes Aurora a special place to work and defines what we call our “A-Team”. We are a high-performing team of cannabis experts, innovators, and champions, that work, learn and win together. We think BIG, act BOLD and execute with PURPOSE in all that we do, and will stop at nothing to cultivate the ultimate cannabis experience for our community.

Job summary

Are you a cannabis enthusiast with an energetic spirit? Are you looking to work with a fun group of people? If so, we would love to meet you!

We’re looking for an ambitious and hard-working professional to join our Operations team in the role of Supervisor, Manufacturing.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for a team consisting of Manufacturing Team Members and Shipping/Receiving Associates
•  Provide training, leadership, and guidance to team members.
•  Assist with conflict resolution within their team.
•  Ensure all staff are complying with all SOP’s, GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices), GDP (Good Documentation Practices), and other company policies including but not limited to the Occupational Health & Safety Act (OHSA) and Health Canada’s Cannabis Act.
•  Collaborate with Operations and Quality teams to execute and maintain all batch production records by following all SOPs related forms to GMP & GDP Standards.
•  Complete all required documentation using GDP Standards.
•  Support the Quality Assurance Manager and Quality Team on training and investigations
• Follow and implement instructions from the Operations Manager and ensure all assigned tasks are executed by Coordinators and team members.
•  Main point of contact for all internal meetings
•  Maintain the proper information loop back to the Operations Manager by attending and participating in team meetings as required.
• Work with Site Management to establish and manage current and long-term manufacturing objectives, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and scheduling.
• Set daily, weekly, and monthly goals, objectives, and metrics by working with external departments.
• Maintaining all relevant Scheduling and Tracking data.
• Collaborate with the Maintenance Team on Equipment down time and preventative maintenance scheduling
• Other duties as required.

QUALIFICATIONS:

· Enhanced Communcation and Collaboration skill set

· Process Improvement Mindset

· Post-secondary degree, diploma or certificate from a university, college, or technical institute

· Three to four years supervisory experience in a manufacturing, packaging or pharmaceutical environment is considered an asset.

· Familiar with a variety of Best-In-Class Packaging concepts, practices, and procedures

· Ability to analyze problems and provide solutions with attention to detail.

· Demonstrated leadership dealing with direct reports, setting goals and objectives, and measuring performance.

· Demonstrated ability to multi-task effectively and work well under pressure and tight timelines.

· Strong organizational skills including effective prioritization and follow-up.

· Ability to interact with confidential information invoking a high degree of diplomacy.

· Ability to manage conflict.

· Intermediate to advise knowledge of computer software applications, Microsoft office with a high proficiency in Excel

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

· Previous experience working with cannabis considered an asset

· 3-5 years’ experience managing/supervising staff of 20+

· 2-4 years’ experience in a GMP/GDP environment is preferred

This role is in one of Aurora’s Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) certified plants and works directly with products. Towards the end of the recruitment process, we require that you undergo a medical screening exam with our third-party vendor.  

Why you’ll love working at Aurora
Our people are at the heart of everything we do here at Aurora, and we take pride in fostering an inclusive space that inspires our team to love where they work! From rewarding career opportunities to flexible work environments to team activities, we go above and beyond to prioritize your success and here’s how we do it…  
 

• Flexibility: you will enjoy a flexible work environment that is the perfect blend of work and fun! With flexible working hours to paid sick and vacation time, you will be empowered to achieve work-life balance.
   
• Total rewards: we will motivate you to go above and beyond with a competitive salary or hourly wage (with shift premiums), stock options, an RRSP program, annual bonuses, and a health and personal care spending account for you to use for gym memberships, ski passes or staycations.
   
• Benefits: we will foster your health and wellness (and your dependents) with our employee benefits package including, employer-paid health and dentalcare premiums, life insurance and LTD policies and a medical cannabis coverage program, designed exclusively for our A-Team, that will provide you with $1500 of coverage each year (because we truly believe cannabis is the best medicine). 
   
• Life-long learning: we’re lifelong learners here at Aurora and will invest in your professional development throughout all aspects of your career! You will have access to a tuition assistance program, virtual learning activities and annual performance reviews, to ensure you are provided with the toolkit and support you need to succeed.
   
• Perks: we love to celebrate our people by providing corporate perks including employee discounts, perkopolis memberships, company SWAG, paid volunteer time, modern technology and snacks and beverages at all our office locations.

• Team: we are a diverse and global team of cannabis enthusiasts, energetic innovators, fitness gurus, caring parents, foodies and more, with a collective passion to nurture an inclusive environment that helps you grow and provide people better days with medical cannabis.
   

Diversity and inclusion
At Aurora, we are proud to foster and celebrate a diverse community of professionals! We take pride in nurturing an inclusive culture that empowers our people to be their authentic selves, celebrate their differences and love where they work.
Our diverse community combined with our inclusive culture, is what sets us apart in the industry and equips our A-Team with superpowers – and this is why, we encourage all candidates to apply for job opportunities regardless of race, national origin, colour, religion, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital and family status, disability, or any other identifying characteristic. If you require accommodation (including, but not limited to, an accessible interview site or alternate format of job posting) during the recruitment and selection process, please do not hesitate to let our team know! We are here to help.
 

Next steps
Think you have what it takes to join our team? So do we!
Apply today by submitting your resume along with salary expectations through our website. You can expect your application to be reviewed by a human recruiter (not a robot) shortly after you apply, and our team will contact you via email if we see a fit.

Think you’re the ideal candidate but you don’t meet all the requirements? Apply anyways! We would love to review your application to see if you’re the right fit or find you an alternative opportunity!

Not the role for you? That’s okay! Visit our careers page to find the perfect opportunity for you or share this posting with a friend or colleague that you think would be a great fit (hot tip: if you are already an Aurora employee, take advantage of the employee referral program by referring this posting to a friend! If they are successful, you will receive a bonus!

If applicable, Aurora Human Resources will contact you via your email address provided. We do not contact candidates over Facebook or other Social Media apps. You will never be requested to provide confidential information such as banking information or your Social Insurance Number in the interview process.