Production Supervisor

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**Responsible for**:

- Monitor the smooth and timely flow of production ensuring a quality product is delivered to the customer.
- Maintain a high level of plant, machine, and personnel safety under GMP and SOP guidelines
- Manage, train, and develop a productive, efficient, and competent Molding Production Team to achieve scheduled requirements in a safe, team-based environment
- Establish and ensure the achievement of performance targets
- Report and communicate results, incidents, and issues in a concise and timely manner
- Lead operations in Continuous Improvement initiatives, such as 5S and Lean Manufacturing
- Follow and comply with Cube Management System (CMS)

**Duties**:

- Coordinate and assist set-up team at mold changeovers and machine start-up
- Sign off and release machine/mould to continue production
- Complete shift reports, including pre-start checks, downtime reports, scrap, efficiency of cycle times, etc.
- Deliver production as required by the daily moulding schedule
- Ensure all shift moulding employees are trained and performing in a safe and efficient manner by promoting proactive identification and elimination of hazards
- Ensure workstations and other areas are properly staffed
- Ensure that all shift team members are treated in an equal and fair manner
- Maintain and keep track of employee attendance, reports, etc.
- Complete performance reviews and provide feedback to staff.
- Ensure appropriate procedures and standard work is documented and personnel are trained.
- Ensure cross-training and back-up support is adequate
- Achieve objectives for labor, quality, delivery and cost for the shift and complete reports on a timely basis
- Provide direction to all shift employees to decrease and eliminate waste
- Develop team strengths and work to resolve weaknesses
- Provide motivation for employees, increasing morale and team culture
- Work with Quality department and /or quality designated person to identify and eliminate quality problems
- Communicate with previous or oncoming Shift Supervisors on any open issues and coordinate and ensure smooth shift transition
- Control reporting / enter reports into ERP System
- Always demonstrate professional and ethical conduct
- Troubleshoot production variances using systematic problem-solving techniques
- Identify and strive to improve equipment performance issues
- Resolve any conflicts in the workplace and instill a team-based environment
- All other duties as required

**Oversee Shift Maintenance Technician duties including**:

- Pre-assigned Preventative Maintenance tasks
- Coordinate troubleshooting and emergency maintenance tasks as required
- Control and ensure that daily maintenance reports are completed in an accurate and timely manner

**Manage Continuous Improvement programs**
- Execute Continuous Improvement programs to deliver the Department’s objectives as directed
- Participate in identifying and implementing process improvements as required.

**Soft Skills**
- Problem solving - the individual identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner and gathers and analyzes information skillfully.
- Interpersonal Skills - the individual maintains confidentiality, remains open to others’ ideas and exhibits willingness to try new things.
- Oral communication - the individual speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations, group presentations and meetings.
- Written Communication - the individual edits work for spelling and grammar, presents numerical data effectively and is able to read and interpret written information.
- Planning/organizing - the individual prioritizes and plans work activities, uses time efficiently and develops realistic action plans.
- Quality control - the individual demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness and monitors own work to ensure quality.
- Adaptability - the individual adapts to changes in the work environment, manages competing demands and is able to deal with frequent change, delays or unexpected events.
- Dependability - the individual is consistently at work and on time, follows instructions, responds to management direction, and solicits feedback to improve performance.
- Safety and security - the individual actively promotes and personally observes safety and security procedures and uses equipment and materials properly.

**Requirements**:
**Knowledge/Qualifications**
- Minimum 2-3 years in a leadership role
- Hands on understanding of molds, set-up procedures and troubleshooting of plastic injection molding machines an asset.
- Ability to effectively coach, manage and support employees
- Ability to communicate effectively in English both verbally and in writing to all levels of employees
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office software
- Valid counterbalance forklift and crane certificates preferred
- Experience with ERP systems, Microsoft Dynamics 365 an asset
- Must be able to speak, read and write English
- Must have reliable transportation
- Must have full range of moti