Afternoon Production Supervisor

About us:

Entripy is Canada’s leader for custom printed apparel,uniforms and promotional items. With screen printing, digital printing andembroidery all done in-house, Entripy delivers custom branded solutions forcompanies and organizations across Canada looking to “put their logo on it”.Proudly Canadian, Entripy’s use of proprietary technology allows the company tooffer one of the fastest turnaround times, on demand production and aneffortless fulfillment process unmatched within the industry.

Entripy is a certified member of the Canadian Aboriginal andMinority Supplier Council (CAMSC). We are headquartered in a vertically integrated 40,000 plussquare foot state-of-the-art facility in Oakville, Ontario. Ourtechnology-focused and vertically-integrated operations allow us to provideclients with superior speed, quality, convenience and pricing. We are Canada’sleader in custom branded apparel, but we are just scratching the surface of ourpotential.

Job Summary:

As the Afternoon (2nd shift) Production Supervisor, you runthe entire production floor from 3:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. You are the mostsenior operational leader in the building during the afternoon shift,responsible for Screen Print, Heat Transfer, Embroidery and Logistics.

You work off the lead of the three department supervisors —SP/HT, Embroidery and Logistics. They plan the work, set priorities and stagethe day before your shift begins. Your job is to execute that plan: deliver theoutput they have committed to, at the quality standard they have set, withinthe hours available.

If a machine goes down, an order changes or someone callsin, you make the call on the floor — redeploying people between departments andresequencing work to protect the commitment. You lead and develop the 2nd shiftteam, keep the floor safe and organized, and hand back a clear, accuratepicture of what was completed and what was not. You report directly to theChief Operating Officer.

Salary: $70,000 -$80,000 per annum

Location: Oakville,On – In-Office Monday – Friday; 3pm – 11pm (2nd shift)

Responsibilities:

Leadership and people

• Lead, supervise anddevelop all 2nd shift staff across Screen Print, Heat Transfer, Embroidery andLogistics — including day-to-day direction, training, coaching and performancemanagement.
• Set the pace andstandard for the shift: hold the team accountable to daily targets, qualityexpectations and professional conduct.
• Build across-trained team so that every department has trained backup coverage and theshift is never dependent on one person.
• Partner with HR onhiring, onboarding, attendance, discipline and documentation for 2nd shiftemployees.

Executing the production plan

• Work off the leadof the 1st shift supervisors. They plan, prioritize and stage the work, and setthe 2nd shift staff schedule, before your shift begins; you execute it.
• Receive the dailyplan and handover at the start of every shift, confirm you have the labour,materials and equipment to deliver it, and raise any gap immediately.
• Assign people andequipment across all four departments to deliver the planned output on time andin the sequence set.
• Adjust in real timewhen the plan breaks. You have the authority to redeploy staff betweendepartments and re-sequence work to protect customer commitments; significantdeviations are communicated to the relevant department supervisor and the COO.
• Ensure Logisticspicks, packs, stages and ships accurately so that completed orders leave onschedule.
• Deliver a completewritten handover at the end of every shift — what was completed, what was not,what moved, and why — so the department supervisors can plan the next day fromfact, not guesswork.

Quality

• Maintain Entripy'squality standard across all decoration methods — inspect work in progress andfinished goods against customer specifications and approved samples.
• Own first-pieceapproval, colour matching and print/stitch quality sign-off before a runcontinues.
• Investigate defectsand reprints, identify root cause, and put corrective action in place ratherthan reacting order by order.

Equipment and technical troubleshooting

• Oversee dailymaintenance, cleaning and calibration of all production equipment; ensure itruns efficiently and safely.
• Diagnose andresolve technical issues — screen setup, ink consistency and colour matching,heat press temperature and dwell, embroidery thread breaks, tensioning anddigitizing issues.
• Arrange repairs orservicing when required to minimize downtime.
• Train team memberson troubleshooting so that routine problems are solved on the floor withoutstopping the line.

Safety and housekeeping

• Enforce all healthand safety requirements, including the Occupational Health and