Prepare for a supervisory career in the food-processing industry with Food Processing - Operational Leadership. Supervisors in food and beverage processing supervise and coordinate the activities of workers who operate processing and packaging machines, and workers who grade food and beverage products. During this one-year postgraduate certificate, students will apply concepts that lead to excellence in food processing and business processes with a focus on quality assurance, food safety and continuous improvement including lean six sigma to design systems. This program also offers hands-on learning experiences with local food processing industry partners. Courses such as Supervision, Mentorship and Employee Engagement, Human Resource Management and Project Management provide foundational business operations knowledge to help you become a leader in the industry.
Upon graduation, you will be prepared for careers in the food and beverage processing establishments such as:Fruit and vegetable processing plants
Dairies
Flour mills
Bakeries
Sugar refineries
Fish plants
Meat plants
Breweries