• Directly responsible for ensuring that productivity and quality targets are communicated to the workers, are met or exceeded.
• Ensure optimal material/process flow between mixing and molding.
• Ensure that quality of the product meets or exceeds the corporate quality standard, with no reject pieces being passed, by performing regular inspection throughout the shift.
• Monitor time performance and quality level daily and communicate issues to Production Management Team and workers as needed.
• Ensure completion of assigned tasks, which may include extended working hours when necessary.
• Ensure daily mixing room processes are followed including syrup viscosity and temperature are monitored and recorded as per established schedule.
• Follows recommendation to reduce or eliminate waste on the shop floor and promote value added activities.
• Perform baseline audit procedure to ensure that standard procedures and processes that have been established are being performed correctly.
• Ensure that production reported by workers matches with the actual inventory count and the end of the shift, as well as accurate reporting of scrapped and repaired products.
• Ensure accuracy of inventory and production information in SAP. Enforce proper barcoding/inventory procedures.
• Oversee production supplies, and other related items and ensure appropriate level of inventory of these items so that productivity and quality are not affected.
• Ensure that daily production schedule is followed, and communicated to the workers.
• Assist the Production Management Team by performing tasks assigned related to productivity and quality targets.
• Perform orientation of new employees and company policies and procedures.
• Ensure work area and equipment are maintained, cleaned and in working condition.
• Participate with the development and implementation of various training, attendance, safety, and quality programs.
• Maintains and promotes high morale and team harmony by increasing communication with employees on work related issues and concerns.
• Recommend to the Production Management Team/HR Coordinator recruitment and disciplinary actions.
• Perform worker self-audit as per schedule to ensure that best-practice methods are being followed by workers.
• Communicate results and action plans to Production Management Team.
• Ensure that operators have the proper tools and equipment in top operating condition to perform the duties assigned.
• Schedules vacations, monitors attendance, and arranges overtime as required including documentation.
• Participate in the activities of the Trouble Shooting Team in resolving process and product issues.
• Ensure equipment utilization is maximized, with no scheduled mold being empty for more than 15 minutes.
• Ensure pressure pots are not sitting on stirring station for more than one cycle.
• Ensure smooth transition between shifts, by performing shift change over activities by preparing materials/raw materials, supplies and equipment prior to start of shift.
• Document and report any areas of concerns related to training, employee conflict, policy or procedure to the Production Management Team and HR Coordinator.
• Recommends and implements changes to methods and procedures to improve quality and/or increase productivity.
• Ensure that the provisions in the CBA are followed 100%.
• Ensure compliance with the OH& S Act and corporate Health and Safety Program.
• Regularly inspect area for safety hazards, and implement corrective action.
• Promote good housekeeping practices and safe working practices.
• Verify employee's time sheets and submit to Payroll.
• Set-up equipment and ensure that established procedures are followed during set­up.
• Troubleshoot issues and propose solutions to problems affecting productivity and quality goals.
• Ensure that shop floor issues are identified, recorded and reported on a daily basis.
• Ensure there is coverage for employees during breaks or exceptional events, that may result in production delays and wastage or other losses to the company.
• Ensure that "1st off" production pieces meet corporate quality standards and specifications.
• Perform minor trouble-shooting, and maintenance defined by established procedures and training.
• Ensure proper inventory handling and storage procedures are used to optimize space utilization and reduce internal plant waste and damage.
• Perform established plant closure and opening procedure.
• Ensure product weight meets the weight standard.
• Responsible for the security of the equipment, property and people on shift.
• Respond on an on-call bases to security alarm calls when needed.

REQUIREMENTS:

• 3+ years Supervisory experience in Unionized environment
• Post-secondary (college/university) graduation
• Experience supervising group of approximately 10, unionized personnel (machine operators)
• Night shift position (11:00PM Sunday night, finishing 7:00AM Friday morning, weekly)
• Experience with composite polymer moulding processes preferred.
• 5S experience a definite asset.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted!