Job Description

Manufacturing Supervisor -- Commercial Furniture & Millwork (Vancouver, BC)

Bring your leadership, precision, and shop-floor savvy to a fast-paced team building premium commercial furniture and architectural millwork for offices, hospitality, retail, and multi-unit interiors across the Lower Mainland.

What you'll do

Lead day-to-day production across CNC/edgebanding, casework assembly, veneering/finishing, and shipping, meeting safety, quality, and delivery targets. Translate shop drawings into executable work orders; sequence jobs, assign crews, and balance workloads across cells and shifts. Champion a safety-first culture (tooling guards, lockout/tagout, WHMIS) and ensure WorkSafeBC compliance and SOP adherence. Drive 5S/Lean improvements (setup reduction, waste elimination, first-pass yield) and coordinate preventative maintenance with the service team. Monitor quality checkpoints at each stage; coach team leads on workmanship standards for laminates, veneer, solid wood, and metal accents. Own daily stand-ups, production reporting, and cross-functional handoffs with Design/Engineering, Project Management, and Installations.
What you bring

3-5+ years supervising in furniture, cabinetry, or custom millwork manufacturing; strong understanding of modern woodworking processes and equipment (CNC router, panel saw, edgebander, press, spray/finish). Proven production scheduling and resource planning skills in a high-mix, custom environment; comfortable with KPIs and shift coordination. Solid safety knowledge (LOTO/WHMIS) and experience training teams to safe work procedures. Ability to read and interpret technical and shop drawings; confident working with tolerances and fit/finish requirements. Familiarity with ERP/MRP and MS Office (or similar) for work orders, materials, and reporting.
Nice to have

Red Seal Cabinetmaker/Joiner or equivalent trades training. Exposure to AutoCAD/SketchUp for shop-floor clarification, and basic CNC programming (e.g., Homag/Biesse).
Schedule & environment

Full-time on-site in our Vancouver shop; day shift with occasional overtime to meet install dates for commercial projects around the Lower Mainland.
Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $70,000.00-$90,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Dental care Employee assistance program Life insurance Store discount Vision care
Work Location: In person