Production Supervisor (Contract)
Status: Current Opening
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Lead, coach, and support production employees and front-line supervisors to meet daily production objectives.
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Coordinate labour, scheduling, and shift activities to maintain efficient production flow.
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Monitor production performance, labour efficiency, scrap, rework, downtime, and other key metrics.
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Identify and implement opportunities to improve productivity, quality, and cost performance.
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Support root cause analysis and corrective actions related to equipment, quality, and production issues.
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Work closely with maintenance to minimize equipment downtime and address recurring issues.
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Partner with Quality to investigate defects, customer concerns, and process issues.
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Maintain a safe, organized, and compliant manufacturing environment.
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Support employee training, performance management, workforce planning, and day-to-day employee relations.
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Coordinate inventory activities and ensure materials are available to support production requirements.
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Maintain accurate production records and reporting, including KPIs and operational summaries.
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Participate in continuous improvement initiatives and cross-functional projects.
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Support production planning and scheduling to meet customer and business requirements.
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Assist with recruitment and management of temporary labour as required.
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Perform other duties as assigned.
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5+ years of leadership or supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment.
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Post-secondary education in a technical field or equivalent manufacturing experience preferred.
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Strong leadership, communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
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Experience working with production metrics, KPIs, and manufacturing systems.
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Ability to make effective day-to-day operational decisions in a fast-paced production environment.
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Strong understanding of workplace safety and manufacturing best practices.
This is a hands-on manufacturing leadership role requiring regular interaction with production employees and time spent on the plant floor. Appropriate PPE is required.
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