Plant Supervisor

Responsibilities:

• Provides leadership and training to accomplish production objectives to all employees for Safety Quality Production and Maintenance.
• Supervise production activities to ensure production goals/objectives are accomplished in a timely and cost-effective manner.
• Works with operations team to ensure vacancies are covered for any planned/unplanned absences.
• Monitors shift performance for safety quality and production standards.
• Provides production data accurately into system in order to measure and monitor KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) around efficiencies downtime inventory and overall production.
• Leads employee start-up meetings.
• Works with other team members to control and improve efficiencies minimize labor overtime downtime and repair expenses. Implements cost effective systems around this as necessary.
• Promotes shop floor organization plant housekeeping with active participation from employees and utilizing lean techniques such as 5S Kaizen 7 wastes and as first point of contact for operators regarding mechanical failure or production issues.
• Directs maintenance employees to troubleshoot mechanical problems and perform preventative maintenance. Overcome challenges and issues preventing the team from accomplishing its goals.
• Participate in conjunction with the Plant Manager in capital improvement or process optimization projects related to the reconditioning line.
• Provides active site surveillance to ensure safety compliance.
• Responsible for training new employees on all areas of production floor.
• Manage inventory of PPE and MRO items for the plant.
• All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 3 years Plant Supervisory experience within an industrial production setting or manufacturing environment. An equivalent combination of education and experience is an asset.
• Experience supervising employees in a unionized environment including interpretation and application of collective agreements.
• Bachelors degree in engineering operations management or equivalent experience.
• Previous experience working in a Lean environment; Embraces continuous improvement.
• Strong organizational skills with experience enforcing and maintaining company policy and programs on the plant floor.
• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office applications including Excel Word and Outlook.
• Self-directed team player.
• Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills.