Production Supervisor

We are Ontario's largest independent non-integrated corrugated packaging plant. We are focused on providing quality corrugated products, point of purchase displays, folding cartons, wood pallets and crates. Located in Barrie, Ontario for over 40 years, we are an ever growing and ever changing company and currently seeking a highly motivated, goal oriented, and innovative Production Supervisor to become a part of our Operations team.

The Position

Production Supervisors provide effective supervision and leadership to all production employees to ensure that the department is able to meet production schedules in accordance with quality and safety standards. They implement continuous improvement changes in the production process.

Schedule: Monday to Friday (7:00am-3:00pm and 3:00pm-11:00pm - Weekly Rotating schedule; flexibility for overtime and backup coverage is required

Day to Day Responsibilities

• Utilizing management skills to supervise, direct, and coordinate the efforts of the team to keep the operations running at maximum efficiency with minimal interruption
• Proactively resolve off schedule conditions with machine crews
• Build constructive relationships. Ensures accountability, engages employees, and promotes teamwork and responsibility to improve employee morale.
• Provide strong leadership. Monitor and continuously improve ways to reduce "waste". Involve employees in goal setting to improve productivity and reduce controllable costs. Communicate the current and expected level of performance in terms of MSF per hour, tardiness, absenteeism, etc.
• React to quality issues, non-conforming product, troubleshoot process and work with the team to ensure quality expectations are being met
• Maintain an awareness of the condition of operating equipment. Arrange equipment repairs through assigned maintenance personnel
• Perform and oversee administrative activities such as scheduling and paying employees, completing production reports, conducting safety conversations, providing accurate late list tracking and compiling other reports as required

Requirements

Job Qualifications

• Minimum grade 12 and related post-secondary education
• 3-5 years' experience in a unionized, manufacturing environment, preferably packaging.
• 5 years' experience managing a minimum of 25 people, including recruitment, employee engagement and performance management

Job Skills and Knowledge

• A sound working knowledge of current Ministry of Labour, Human Rights, Occupational Health and Safety and other applicable legislation
• Ability to develop a strong understanding of corrugated, printing, and laminated products
• Project Management skills; desire to take responsibility for a project and see it through to completion
• Ability to coordinate a high level of activity within a variety of conditions and constraints
• Outstanding verbal, written and presentation skills with strong ability to multi-task
• Customer Orientation: maximizing opportunities that put customers' needs first
• Adaptable/enthusiastic to change and committed to corporate goals and objectives
• Detail oriented, organized, able to provide accurate information and work both independently as well as in a team environment
• Accountable and responsible to proactively and effectively resolve issues and deal with changes and interruptions
• Comfortable working in a shop floor environment

Additional Information

• Work is in an industrial environment; depending on the area you work in, conditions may be hot, cold, dirty, dusty, wet, or noisy
• Punctuality and attendance are extremely important to the success of the operations in general as well as contributing to an overall positive team environment
• This position requires you work overtime or to provide backup coverage as needed

We would like to thank all candidates for their interest in this opportunity, however, we are only able to respond directly to those candidates being selected for an interview.

Accommodations for job applicants with disabilities will be provided upon request during the recruitment, assessment, selection and placement process.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: $60,000.00-$70,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company events
• Dental care
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• RRSP match
• Vision care

Education:

• Secondary School (required)

Experience:

• Manufacturing: 3 years (required)
• Union: 2 years (preferred)
• Supervisory: 2 years (required)

Work Location: In person