Job Summary
Our Hamilton Kent Toronto Plant is seeking a Day Shift Production Supervisor. The shift will be Monday to Friday 7:00am 3:00pm.
This position will be responsible for the supervision of fabrication Injection and compression molding departments while verifying procedures monitoring costs and assisting the Maintenance Manager with purchasing spares. They will lead and coordinate production activities directed at continuous improvement that will be conducted while ensuring and maximizing safety product quality production output housekeeping and cost control to achieve plant goals.
Principle Responsibilities
- Manages staff activities to ensure that the products manufactured daily meet quality and budget as set by the daily schedule.
- Implements and ensures staff adheres to plant health safety and environmental procedures at all times to secure a safe and efficient workplace.
- Identifies performance and quality issues and formulates action plans to rectify problems as variances occur.
- Provides performance measures which will enable management to identify performance and downtime issues. Relay any significant change or variance to plant management.
- Exchange information with the lead hands in order to facilitate optimized production performance and to review safety or quality concerns.
- Actively monitors daily production schedule for planning the labour raw material resources and machine utilization for the fabrication and molding areas.
- Review with Plant Manager and other Supervisors the previous days performance identify variances and determine appropriate action as well as ensuring that the scheduled goals have been met and projected goals will be maintained.
- Focused on planning smooth operation of the department by ensuring all molding and fabrication requirements are identified at least three days in advance.
- Responsible for the fabrication extrusion and molding departments whilst optimizing the usage of labour and ensuring priorities are followed.
- Conduct and maintain systematic surveys in compliance with ISMS Element 23.0 Job Task Analysis. Participate in the creation and implementation of action plans.
- Develops and implements Rules and Work Instructions as identified through JTAs Accident Investigations and Risk Assessments.
- Work in conjunction with Production employees on Machinery/Equipment/Tooling improvements which will enhance Safety and Productivity.
Required Skills/Qualifications
- Completion of College or University is preferred
- 5 years of supervisory/management experience in a related industry is required.
- Knowledge of fabrication extrusion injection and compression molding -experience in a rubber or plastics manufacturing environment is preferred
- Must be able to use or can be trained on various types of measuring tools related to our gasket manufacturing process.
- Excellent leadership problem solving and trouble shooting skills.
- Mechanical abilities/aptitude
- Self-motivated and results driven
- Trouble-shooting and problem solving skills
- Effective communicator
- Knowledge of computers - Microsoft Office (Word and Excel) Outlook.
Hamilton Kent is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities throughout the recruitment process and upon request will work with qualified job applicants to provide suitable accommodation in a manner that takes into account the applicants accessibility needs due to disability. Accommodation requests are available to candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process for Hamilton Kent jobs. To request an accommodation please contact HR at
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Required Experience:
Manager