Production Supervisor

Status: Full Time - Permanent
Job Title: Production Supervisor
Schedule: Full-Time, Permanent 12-Hour Night Shift (7 PM - 7 AM) on a Continental Schedule (3-2-2-3). Enjoy more consecutive days off!
Start Date: As soon as possible
Location: 315 Knowlton Rd, Knowlton, Quebec J0E 1V0, Canada
Reports to: Business Unit Manager
Salary range: To be discussed, depending on experience

Our client in Knowlton, QC, is a global leader in product innovation, manufacturing, and packaging for the world's most reputable beauty, health, and home-care brands.

YOUR ROLE AS THE PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR:
As a Production Supervisor, reporting to the Production Manager, you will manage and lead a production team of approximately 50 people. You will be the on-the-floor leader responsible for daily operations, ensuring short-term goals in productivity, quality, and health and safety are met while strictly adhering to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and established standards. At the heart of this Production Supervisor role is coaching your team, fostering a safe environment, and championing a culture of continuous improvement.

This role is more than just supervision: it’s an opportunity to take ownership of your shift, to foster a culture of continuous improvement, and to make a real impact on people, processes and results. If you’re a passionate leader who excels at solving complex problems and developing talent, you’ll be right at home with us.

✨ We believe that our people are our strength. If you are a passionate leader who thrives in a collaborative, fast-paced environment, we’d love to meet you.

Advantages
• A fun and dynamic environment that welcomes diversity in all its forms, talent, ideas, and creativity;
• Vacation: 3 weeks upon hiring;
• Comprehensive insurance including vision, dental, travel, and more
• Short- and long-term disability insurance
• Telemedicine/telepharmacy
• RRSP: We contribute up to 4% of your salary, matching your contribution
• Bonus: Access to a bonus program based on our success as a company and on your personal goals achieved
• On-site cafeteria for convenient and pleasant lunch breaks
• Internal mobility and career development opportunities to develop your potential

Responsibilities
What You'll Be Doing as a Production Supervisor:

•Plan and coordinate daily activities according to the production schedule, operational priorities, and available resources.
•As the Production Supervisor, track key performance indicators, including speed, direct labor, rejects, and yields, to analyze gaps and implement corrective actions.
•Ensure daily compliance with plant policies, health and safety regulations, and Good Manufacturing Practices across all operations.
•Collaborate closely with quality, engineering, maintenance, and logistics teams to keep operations fluid and minimize line stoppages.
•Coach team members, evaluate their performance during probation and annually, and ensure they receive the necessary training to succeed.
•Investigate any health and safety incidents and deploy proactive, preventive measures to maintain a secure working environment.
•Participate actively in the recruitment process and ensure the effective onboarding and integration of new production employees.


Qualifications
What We're Looking For In Our Next Production Supervisor

Required:
•A DEC or BAC in mechanical, industrial, or chemical engineering, or equivalent education.
•A minimum of 5 years of supervisory experience within a manufacturing environment.
•Essential bilingualism, requiring fluency in both spoken and written French and English.
•Strong leadership, adaptability, and complex problem-solving skills to make quick, effective decisions.

Nice to Have:
•Previous experience in food, cosmetics, or pharmaceutical manufacturing.
•Knowledge of ERP systems, specifically AS400 and SAP.
•Prior knowledge and application of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).


Summary
Application instructions:
I would love to hear from you! If this PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR position in Knowlton, QC sounds like an interesting opportunity, please apply, and/or send us your resume to andres.velilla@randstad.ca

How to apply:
1) email your resume to andres.velilla@randstad.ca
2) apply online at randstad.ca
3) connect through LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andresvelilla/

Randstad is the largest employment agency in Canada, and each consultant is specialized in his or her field. In addition to providing you with information on your job search, they will be able to advise you on how to find a job that matches your skills.

Randstad is an equal opportunity employer. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or anything else that makes us different.

Background:
kdc/one is a trusted, global provider of value-added solutions to many of the world’s leading brands in the beauty, personal care, and home care categories.

We partner closely with customers as a critical enabler of their success through ideation, formulation, design, packaging and manufacturing of products.

Every year, we help develop and manufacture products for brands sold in countries all over the world.

kdc/one is an equal opportunity employer. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or anything else that makes us different.

REASON FOR WORKING KNOWLTON, QC:
• Here is the perfect balance. The dynamic balance that we all seek between the realization of our personal and professional dreams. The balance between proximity to major centers, with all the urbanity they provide, and rurality with its generous nature and diversified activities.
• Here, 40,000 students learn and develop skills through nearly 900 post-secondary programs and training and more than 100 vocational training programs. A wealth that generates creativity, a taste for going beyond and opening up to the world.
• Here, it is also health through the practice of activities of all kinds and through healthy lifestyles. Here, the playground is huge and nearby: peaks, trails, rivers, lakes, infrastructures and sports clubs. Whether you are a Sunday athlete or a high level athlete, you will find something to keep you in shape!
• Here, the landscapes of the Townships are varied and its nature is generous: lakes, rivers, mountains, vines, marshes, conifers, deciduous trees, valleys. Our bucolic landscapes encourage contemplation and letting go. In the fall, the landscapes ignite to create a panorama typical of southern Quebec.

Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.

Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.