Job Description

Overview

A Production Supervisor at Woodtone is responsible for safety, people, quality, responsiveness, and cost aspects of the production processes within our facilities. Leading up to 30 people per shift, the Production Supervisor must be a highly effective people leader, exemplifying the company values through their actions and decisions and in turn mentoring desired behaviours & actions with their people. This role will make daily decisions around production order planning, labour, quality, machine reliability, efficiency, workplace organization, and continuous improvement.

Duties

Safety, Quality, Responsiveness

Responsible for successful execution of meeting customer ship dates, stock order plans and quality standards. Champion company safety initiatives and policies. Lead by example and hold others accountable. Assign well-defined responsibilities, promoting coordination and cooperation. Work with production scheduling to execute on time completion of volume targets and ship dates. Manage capacity planning with machines, methods, and people. Ensure machines and facility maintenance are proactive, visible, communicated, understood, and carried out.
Cost Management & Continuous Improvement (CI)

Manage direct labor and machine/line utilization and overtime to optimize efficiencies and control costs. Ensure Workplace Organization (6S) standards are understood and followed. Make recommendations and drive continuous improvement with productivity, quality, and efficiency of operations both within manufacturing and business processes. Maintain a clear CI mindset with focus on challenging the status quo and driving labour productivity gains.
People & Leadership

Facilitate our Woodtone Skills & Training Matrix to assist in employee training, development and assessment. Conduct daily crew meetings to discuss and reinforce safety, people, quality, responsiveness and cost concerns, improvements, and successes. Encourage accountability, and motivate team. Actively engage with employees on problem solving and implementation. Support cross-training for all positions on shift. Ensure availability of resources, tools and supplies for team and facility. Empower team to make good decisions, care about their work & Woodtone, and have fun.

Qualifications

Experience

3+ years experience working in a manufacturing or production environment. Experience leading, training, mentoring, or supervising people
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Ability to build rapport and strong relationships with people. Strong communication skills. Reliable, responsible, and trustworthy. Positive, energetic, and enthusiastic. Ability to drive continuous improvement.
Shift: Mon - Friday, 2:30pm - 10:30pm

Reports to: Production Manager

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $30.00-$35.00 per hour

Benefits:

Casual dress Company events Dental care Employee assistance program Extended health care On-site parking Paid time off Profit sharing RRSP match
Application question(s):

We want to hire great people who want to be part of a team. Please tell us a little bit about yourself!
Experience:

Leadership: 1 year (required)
Language:

English in a B2 level (required)
Work Location: In person