TG Minto Corporation is a proud division of Toyoda Gosei, a World-class automotive supplier with 67 group companies in 17 countries. With locations in Palmerston and Stratford Ontario, we are a Tier1 supplier of injection molded interior/exterior parts & assemblies to Toyota and Honda. Together we are committed to providing high quality products with a heavy focus on safety, respect and success for our Team Members.
General Job Description
Reporting to the department or plant manager, the supervisor is accountable for the performance and results of the Production Control Department as well as being responsible for the direct supervision and training of Leader Technicians and Production Team Members. As a Supervisor at TG MINTO CORPORATION, you are expected to carry out your assigned responsibilities in a professional manner while upholding TG Minto’s vision of treating everyone with honesty, dignity, integrity and respect. These responsibilities are designed to ensure that a high level of production is maintained in a SAFE and economical way. Your effective use of manpower and equipment has a direct bearing on the cost of production and therefore the final price of our products. This can, and does, affect our position in the marketplace where we sell our products.
Compensation and Benefits
- Starting wages of $29.00/hr
- Paid overtime after 40/hours per week
We offer a very extensive benefit program:
- Company Paid time off: Up to 10 Days + 5 Float Days to start, 15 Days + 5 Float Days (1st full year)
- Benefits start from Day 1 – 90% Medical, 80% Dental, Variety of Paramedical Coverage ($750/service)
- Uniforms are Provided + Yearly Allowance + Yearly Safety Boot Allowance
- Employee Assistance Program provided through Manulife/Homewood
- Employee Appreciation Events and Celebrations throughout the year and $Cash Recognition Programs
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Directs the activities of the Production Control / shipping department. Operates from a wide scope of responsibility to maintain production schedules and to ensure safety and quality standards are adhered to by the group. Other duties may be assigned.
- Audit all Production Control (PC) to ensure compliance to standard picking procedure
- Investigate and report on all shipping/receiving concerns and other issues in the department (conduct root cause analysis or 5 why and take corrective action as needed)
- Maintain sort/wrap order packing process speeds and accuracy
- Understand picking process to support order picking requirements
- Basic PA Office duties as determined and assigned for the Stratford Facility (SSR’s, Cycle Counts, Basic Inventory Control, production data entry)
- Monitor and report issues including but not limited to: incident reports for all issues within the department. (dock door issues, equipment accidents, team member medical conditions, health and safety, accidents involving quality of our product)
- Direct Leader Technicians within the team, and work closely with the PC Leader Technicians to monitor, maintain PC-PTM production
- Contribute to the development of the shipping/receiving area and participate in continuous improvement process
- Ensure that all pertinent documentation is completed accurately and on time.
- Perform routine inspections and assessments of any equipment assigned to your department
- Lead and maintain 5S / 2S1Y conditions and complete weekly audits to monitor condition of department. Work in a safe manner and maintain 5S
- Administer company policies for department
- Lead start of shift meetings daily
- Motivate employees and assist in the resolution of conflict. Coach and counsel team members on various aspects of their duties
- Plan and assign work and train new employees. Ensure standardized training on all shifts. Work with the On-Job-Trainer as required to ensure appropriate training of the team
- Evaluate employees’ performance and share feedback with management and concerned employees as needed. Maintain Team Member attendance and performance records
- Issue corrective actions (discipline) for employees as appropriate
- Monitor and control overtime to meet budget requirements
- Communicate with all levels of management, including Japanese staff. Build strong and productive working relationships with other internal departments and management
- Assist Manager as necessary to accomplish all goals and missions of the department
- TG Minto may amend the reporting structure and/or duties and responsibilities as business needs require
Supervisory Responsibility
You are responsible for providing a SAFE workplace for your team members. It is your responsibility to know and understand the regulations that directly relate to your assigned responsibilities. As a Supervisor you are the direct link between upper management and the team members. You must also ensure that your team members know and understand the regulations that directly relate to their assigned duties and the workplace.
Directly supervise employees in the Production Control Department. Carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and recommending corrective action for employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems. Keep the Production Control manager informed of all activities within your department/shift. You may be required to change shifts in order to accommodate production requirements.
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience
Associate’s degree (A.A.) or equivalent from two year college or technical school; or six months to one year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Language Skills
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
- Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
- Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
Mathematical Skills
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
- Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Reasoning Ability
- Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
- Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Other Skills and Abilities
- Ability to operate machinery including but not limited to forklifts and tuggers.
- Ability to handle sensitive situations with dignity and respect.
- Ability to use computer applications for generating reports (MS Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Outlook)
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is:
- Regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
- Frequently required to stoop, kneel crouch, or crawl.
- Occasionally required to climb or balance and talk or hear.
- must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and colour vision.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is:
- Occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals and cold.
- The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Straight shift timing on Afternoon shift (4:30 pm to 1:00 am) but may be required to change shifts in order to accommodate production requirements.
Nature of vacancy: Replacement
