Production Supervisor

**Specific Duties and Responsibilities**
- Supervise and coordinate all aspects of daily production operations to ensure performance standards are achieved, including meeting production schedules and targets within the budget and quality specifications.
- Maintain a working knowledge of all production, welding, and warehouse processes.
- Troubleshoot areas of concern, identify, and collaborate with production and management team for efficiency improvements and/or quality of work/products.
- Collect, input, and retrieve relevant production and personnel data (i.e., downtime, production outputs).
- Assist Quality and Engineering departments in the research, trial/development, selection of new processes and equipment to improve the production process.
- Oversee care and use of company tools and routine maintenance of equipment.
- Assist and monitor cross training of production operators to ensure all individuals are adept in various areas of the production process.
- Responsible for approving/denying leave requests and arranging shift coverage for employee vacation requests, sick calls, and other time off, as applicable.
- Responsible for arranging overtime coverage, when necessary.
- Report and communicate daily shift summary to Production Manager, containing pertinent information, such as production issues, product completion during shift and health and safety concerns.
- Provide performance support to employees in coherence with applicable management staff and Human Resources, as necessary.
- Provide clear direction and motivate team to individual and group success.
- Communicate questions, concerns, and suggestions at all departmental and management levels, as applicable, and be responsive to employee concerns.
- Assist in the interviewing process and assessing prospective employees, as necessary.
- Follow and enforce all Company and legislative health and safety policies and requirements, always ensuring compliance.
- Provide comprehensive health and safety orientation, production training and refresher training, as necessary.
- Establish and maintain effective and professional working relationships with employees, management, and customers/visitors.
- Other duties as assigned.

**Other Requirements**
- Ability to work in a quality, results driven and fast paced work environment.
- Ability to work in hot and humid and cold work environments.
- Physically demanding tasks (i.e., lifting, bending, and standing for long periods of time).
- Interaction with some heavy machinery, moving equipment.
- Must be able to work both day and afternoon shifts and rotation with occasional Saturdays.
- Ability to work extended hours or weekends when required to meet production demands.
- Participate in compulsory training as deemed necessary for the role.
- CSA steel toed construction grade safety shoes in production area.
- Means of daily/reliable transportation.

**Qualifications, Knowledge, and Skills**
- Experience in manufacturing an asset.
- Three to five years’ supervisory experience in a manufacturing team environment an asset.
- Strong technical, analytical and communication skills.
- Ability to work under pressure, manage priorities, meet tight deadlines and effectively follow-up.
- Process-focused with a concern for continuous improvement.
- Autonomous.
- Intermediate level computer skills using Microsoft Office software (i.e., Outlook, Word, Excel).
- Knowledge of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, Manufacturing regulations and Supervisory related roles and responsibilities preferred.
- Valid First Aid and CPR certification would be an asset.
- Valid lift truck certification would be an asset.
- Valid Joint Health and Safety Committee certification would be an asset.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- Paid time off

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Monday to Friday
- Overtime
- Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

- Overtime pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Wallaceburg, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person