Production supervisor

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Job Title: Production Supervisor

Location: Lachine, Montreal (100% On-site required)

Schedule: Full-time (Minimum 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday). Includes participation in a rotating Saturday shift approximately every three weeks (paid as an extra day).

Salary: To be discussed + Bonus potential (based on company and individual performance).

Industry: Commercial Cooking Equipment Manufacturing / Food Industry.

Reason for Opening: Future projects and continuous growth.

About the Company
A long-established, profitable, privately owned manufacturing company located in West Montreal (Lachine). Specializing in providing reliable solutions for supermarkets and big-box stores, the company is notably the exclusive supplier of rotisseries and warmers to over 90% of major retail chains in the United States.

At our company, we live strong values every day: communicating actively, speaking up about concerns and seeking solutions, working cooperatively with respect, and striving for continuous improvement.

Role Overview
Are you a natural leader, proactive and hands-on, ready to boost the efficiency of our assembly lines? As a Production Supervisor, you will be at the heart of our assembly process, guiding our teams toward operational excellence, safety, and continuous improvement.

Advantages
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Benefits and Working Conditions Offered for the Role

Working as a Production Supervisor with us offers you a comprehensive benefits package to support your well-being and professional life right from day one:

Health & Well-being: A comprehensive group insurance plan (health care, dental care, basic life insurance, AD&D, and long-term disability insurance) active starting on your first day of employment.

Telemedicine: Access to virtual health care services.

Retirement Savings: Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) with employer matching contribution.

Work-Life Balance: Five (5) discretionary paid days off per year in addition to your vacation.

Recognition: Bonus program tied to company and individual performance, as well as an employee referral program.

Responsibilities
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Key Responsibilities
As a Production Supervisor, your visible leadership (approximately 70% floor presence) will drive team success and product reliability:

Team Leadership & Workflow Management:

Actively lead and supervise daily operations across welding, electrical and mechanical assembly, packaging, quality assurance, and material handling.

Lead bi-weekly production huddles to review priorities and align teams on production, quality, and safety goals.

Collaborate closely with the Production Planner to validate assembly schedules, flag missing parts, and ensure deadlines are met.

Track and report on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to guide daily shop-floor decisions.

Safety, Quality & Continuous Improvement:

Take ownership of safety in your area for everyone (employees, contractors, visitors) by immediately correcting at-risk behaviors, conducting safety inspections, and ensuring compliance with company and CNESST standards.

Ensure product quality control throughout assembly (performance, fit, finish) and swiftly resolve non-conformities in collaboration with Quality and Engineering teams.

Rigorously apply Lean Manufacturing principles, 5S standards, and visual management tools to maintain clean, organized, and efficient workspaces.

Employee Development & Performance Management:

Ensure proper training for your team according to the training matrix, and encourage cross-training to build flexibility.

Conduct performance evaluations, set clear objectives, and manage the progressive discipline process rigorously and fairly when needed.

Actively participate in the recruitment, selection, and onboarding of new team members.

Qualifications
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Qualifications & Requirements
Experience: 3 to 5 years of frontline supervision experience in a manufacturing or assembly environment, ideally within the equipment or machinery sector.

Leadership: Proven ability to lead and engage diverse teams, manage performance and attendance, and resolve conflicts while fostering a positive team culture.

Technical Knowledge:

Strong understanding of electrical assembly (wiring, harnesses, components) – a strong asset.

Ability to read and interpret mechanical drawings and basic wiring schematics.

Practical, hands-on mindset, capable of understanding assembly tasks and offering occasional support when needed.

Solid grasp of Lean Manufacturing principles, 5S, and First-Pass Yield concepts.

Bilingualism: Proficiency in both French and English (spoken and written). French is essential for daily communication with local employees, documentation, and compliance with Quebec standards. English is required to collaborate with international suppliers, support key client accounts in the U.S., and communicate with English-speaking staff.

Computer Skills: Proficiency in MS Office (especially Excel for KPI analysis); experience with an ERP system is considered an asset.

Physical & Psychological Demands
Physical Effort: Ability to walk and stand on the production floor for up to 6 or 7 hours per shift. Occasional ability to lift or move loads weighing up to 20–25 lbs.

Sensory Skills: Excellent visual acuity (including color perception to interpret wiring schematics) and adequate hearing to safely navigate a moderately noisy manufacturing environment.

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): Mandatory use of PPE on the floor (safety shoes, glasses, hearing protection) while leading by example for the teams.

Psychological Resilience: Ability to maintain focus under pressure, manage daily shifting priorities, and lead a multicultural workforce with professionalism and fairness.

Summary
How to Apply
Do you recognize yourself in this profile and want to join a premier manufacturing company in Montreal? Send your résumé to hussein.hassen@randstad.ca, specifying the job title "Production Supervisor" in the subject line of your email.

The employer is committed to an Equal Opportunity Employment program and invites women, members of visible and ethnic minorities, Indigenous people, and persons with disabilities to apply.

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.