Production Supervisor

Our client is a division of multinational manufacturer of equipment and machinery for the food service industry. They are currently searching for an experienced Production Supervisor to join their team on a full time, permanent basis.

In this role the Production Supervisor will supervise and lead the daily activities of the workforce using internal company goals and objectives as the benchmark : Safety, quality, cost, delivery, and efficiency.

You will be supervising Shipping and Receiving activities as well as assembly lines.

Responsibility :

• Work directly with Sr. Manager of Manufacturing on production planning, budgeting, and key performance indicators.
• Oversees production plan by scheduling and assigning personnel, establishing priorities, monitoring progress, revising schedules, resolving problems, and reporting results.
• Meets production requirements and delivery schedules by monitoring personnel, and resources, expediting work results, fostering a spirit of cooperation within and between departments.
• Improves workflow by eliminating stoppages, analyzing delays, identifying solutions, recommending and implementing action plans and process improvements.
• Supervises manufacturing team by communicating job expectations, appraising job results, coaching, counseling, disciplining employees, enforcing systems, policies, and procedures.
• Maintains staff by assisting Human Resources with recruiting, selecting, orientation and training employees.
• Maintains safe and healthy work environment by following and enforcing regulatory and organizational standards and procedures, including educating and directing personnel on established policies and procedures.
• Provides quality service by enforcing quality and customer service standards.
• Provides manufacturing information to company management team by compiling and analyzing production performance records and data, answering questions and responding to requests.
• Actively participate in Continuous Improvement and 5S activities utilizing Daily Continuous Improvement and ensuring countermeasures are adopted for continuous improvement.

Requirements :

• Union Environment Experience is preferred.
• Sig Sigma certification is preferred.
• This position requires College or University Degree in Engineering. Will consider 8 years Manufacturing Supervision experience in lieu of education.
• Must have Supervisory experience in Shipping / Receiving.
• Knowledge of Assembly line would be an asset.
• Experience in coaching, process improvement, quality management, safety management, tracking budget expenses, and production metrics.
• Ability to read / interpret blueprints, technical drawings, and contract specifications.
• Must be able to work flexible hours and OT.
• Successfully works in a cross-functional team environment of buyers / purchasers, engineers, schedulers and customer service.
3 days ago