Production Superintendent

Reporting to the Plant Manager, this position is accountable for safety, quality, productivity, material handling, cost performance, employee relations in a high-performance work team environment, capital improvements and budget preparation. The Job demands monitoring production performance and implementing processes, procedures, and methods to improve results in all key functional areas.This important role is responsible for implementing and maintaining best manufacturing practices and regulatory compliance for all production activities.

What You ll Be Doing:

• Ensure the safety of all employees; lead a comprehensive safety program to prevent injuries
  
• Comply with all applicable provincial and local environmental and safety regulations, as well as company policies and procedures
  
• Develop subordinates through education, training, and teamwork
  
• Assist in preparation of annual plant operating budget
  
• Meet or exceed plant productivity, cost, or other performance metric expectations as outlined by plant manager
  
• Hire, train, direct and mentor staff with diverse language, cultural and educational background
  
• Lead plant in continuous improvement initiatives, such as 5S with safety, 6 Sigma, Kaizen events, and lean manufacturing
  
• Coordinate production scheduling to meet customer demands, to manage overtime, to minimize inventory, and to reduce costs
  
• Support quality initiatives to ensure product meets or exceeds customer expectations
  
• Build and maintain productive employee relations, driving employee satisfaction
  
• Identify, propose, and implement capital projects to improve operational performance
  

This position will be located at our Brantford Paper Mill.

Profil

• Possess a Bachelor s Degree in business, science or engineering, or a related field
  
• Minimum of 5-7 years pertinent experience, preferably in a manufacturing setting in the Paper Industry
  
• Strong understanding of OSHA requirements related to inhouse equipment; ability to identify gaps and assist in developing/implementing countermeasures to achieve Zero Safety Incidents
  
• Ability to manage costs and reduce/optimize where needed
  
• Comfortable using MS Office system programs
  
• Strong communication and teamwork skills
  
• Effective production budget and expense control ability
  
• Employee hiring, training, development, and discipline experience