Apollo Health & Beauty Care (Apollo) is a premium developer of private label and control label health & beauty care products and leverages unique expertise and experience in developing national brand-equivalent products designed to compete equivalently with the most popular national brands. The largest private label and control label personal care manufacturer in Canada, Apollo has formidable penetration and distribution in the North American marketplace and also services customers throughout Central and South Asia, Mexico, Europe and Asia. Building on our core values of Excellence and Commitment, Apollo has established itself as a market leader that attracts the industry's top talent. We are currently searching for an energetic, motivated Lead Hand to join our Line Technician Team!

Position Scope:

The Lead Hand plays an important leadership role in the Filling/Packaging department. This person works in a fast-paced manufacturing environment and is responsible for overseeing and executing activities on the filling/packaging line. The Lead Hand gives direction, trains new employees and directly supports the department supervisors in executing and achieving safety, quality and production output requirements.

RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:

contributes to a safe and healthy work environment, while maintaining high quality and production standards

oversees and directs the daily work in support of Production Supervisors with minimal supervision; ensures materials are available and jobs are run in the scheduled sequence

champions and upholds quality and documentation standards, ensures production and quality forms are completed accurately, and executes production expectations for the line

ensures line is properly staffed, all equipment is operating safely and properly at required speed, and takes appropriate actions to correct any issues; ensures line area and equipment are kept organized and clean at all times; ensures materials are properly de-issued and returned at end of job run

ensures line change-overs and set-ups are completed correctly and within required time; where needed, performs general labour and machine operator function for the line

investigates and resolve downtime issues; takes action to troubleshoot problems and correct any issues in a timely manner and make improvements

leads the line crew to meet production targets and goals while meeting quality and safety expectations; maintains a visible presence on the production line ensuring line speed and output target is being achieved, and continuously checks line staff for PPE and GMPs as well as safe work practices

Qualifications:

Minimum 2-3 years in a packaging or similar environment

Prior machine setup and change experience

Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)

Strong a strong technical aptitude

Comfortable working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Duties outlined on this job description may not be all-inclusive, and can be modified at any time if requested by management. Apollo is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities in all parts of the hiring process. Apollo will work with applicants to meet accommodation needs that are made known in advance.

We thank all applicants for their interest however only those meeting the minimum qualifications will be interviewed.