Building Future Leaders Program – Production Supervisor

Description

Building Future Leaders Program – Production Supervisor

This is a Safety Sensitive position

ELIGIBLE CANDIDATE LOCATIONS :

Brampton, ON

Barrie, ON

Madoc, ON

Hawkesbury, ON (Bi-Lingual Preferred)

Calgary, AB

Ashcroft, BC

DESCRIPTION :

The Building Future Leaders Program (BFL) is an integral part of IKO’s succession planning strategy and has successfully been in place since 2022.

We are seeking recent engineering graduates (or similar) to bring into our organization as Production Supervisors. The Production Supervisor role will focus on producing a high-quality product by leading employees to maintain a high level of awareness on safety, environmental and process compliance.

While fulfilling the role of Production Supervisor at one of our manufacturing locations, participants will simultaneously participate in the 24-month BFL Program. Through this program, incumbents will collaborate with fellow BFL members, gain exposure to all facets of the IKO business, meet with key executives and be assigned an executive mentor, tour several IKO manufacturing plants and participate, participate in career mapping workshops, and participate in numerous professional development initiatives, including all 10 modules of IKO’s Supervisor Essentials Program.

This is a full-time permanent role. Once the 24 month program period has been completed and the incumbent has completed the BFL Program, they will be eligible to move to other relevant roles that match their interests within IKO.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

Competitive salary (Dependent on Province : $68,000.00 - $75,000.00)

Health Insurance (includes Virtual Health, and HCSA), Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance

Life Insurance, Long-term Disability, Short-term Disability

RRSP Match

Paid Vacation

Floating Days

Employee Assistance Program

Employee Engagement Events

Awards and Recognition

Tuition reimbursement

Service Awards

Employee Perks & Discounts

The opportunity to work with an industry leader in manufacturing

Eligible to move to other relevant roles after program completion

WHEN YOU JOIN US, YOU WILL BE;

Actively participate in BFL offerings, courses, meetings and other activities.

Lead a positive change effort to improved performance by motivating, recognizing and inspiring others to be effective and efficient in their activities

Maintain a high level of awareness on safety, environmental and process compliance

Champion hazard identification, evaluation and control through the behavior based safety and risk assessment programs

Lead and direct all production operations for the duration of your shift ( This will include rotating shift work )

Increase employee engagement and improve the labor relations climate through participation in continuous improvement (get suggestions, report problems, participate in team problem solving sessions)

Drive accountability for both results and actions of direct reports through education, motivation, documentation and behavior-based coaching

Increase operator involvement in maintenance

Participate in Root cause analysis (5 why, fishbone, etc.) with team members, maintenance and engineering

Continually improve the operational efficiency of the plant

Work with and support other department goals

Ensure proper documentation and complete reports (compliance, checklists, production reports, spreadsheets, metrics, incident investigations, etc.)

Facilitate effective meetings and team discussions

Effectively communicate with all levels both internal and external to the organization

Job training with STD work description, SOP and WI

Safety training, STOP. FLRA and all others safety programs

Resolve any conflict immediately and assure that behavior is in line with IKO values, ask for help if needed

Ensure a rigorous follow-up of all 5S

OUR IDEAL CANDIDATE;

Senior (Expected May 2026 Grad) or Recent Graduate (within 12 months) specializing in Industrial, Mechanical, Electrical, or equivalent Engineering program.

Leadership experience preferred

Proficient in MS Excel (advanced functionality), MS Word, MS Power Point & Adobe Acrobat.

Critical thinking skills, and high degree of organization are a must.

Must be able to stand and walk frequently.

Must be comfortable working at heights occasionally.

Must be able to lift up to 30 lbs unassisted.

Fluent in English (spoken and written).

Troubleshooting capability is a plus.

WORK AUTHORIZATIONS AND TRAVEL;

Must be authorized to work in Canada

Must be able to travel freely to the United States for training and site visits

Benefits of Employment

IKO recognises that its success is due to the strength of its employees. A primary goal of IKO is to promote individual employee's sense of accomplishment and contribution so that employees enjoy their association with IKO. The Company invests in its employees so that they are the most knowledgeable in the industry, and undertakes great efforts to nurture loyalty to, and teamwork at, IKO. We are pleased to offer competitive compensation, health care, a progressive and challenging workplace and a commitment to teamwork and integrity.

Diversity and Equal Opportunity Employment

IKO Industries Ltd. is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to diversity and inclusion and are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability. IKO Industries Ltd. encourages and welcomes applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

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