Production Supervisor

InVision is a Professional Recruitment Firm involved in Engineering, Industrial/Skilled Trades, Information Technology and Professional Services within Canada and the U.S. We have a successful track record working on both small and large recruitment projects, across North America.

Our client is a leading chemical manufacturing organization. They are currently looking to hire a Production Supervisor for their organization. This role will start as contract and move to permanenet opportunity.

Reporting to the Production Manager, the responsibility of this role involves a "hands on" approach with a significant amount of time spent in the plant with the operators establishing best practices and training on standard operating procedures. This role will focus on consistent production through shift leadership by coaching and training the operations team.

Responsibilities:

• Implements and ensures staff adheres to plant health, safety, and environmental procedures at all times to secure a safe and efficient workplace.
• Provide total area leadership in the attainment of goals with respect to quality, cost, production, and compliance.
• Review, interpret and evaluate process performance data and implement any changes to maintain optimum performance of all process areas.
• Oversee daily work permitting for assigned areas.
• Record and troubleshoot process deviations in order to return and maintain plant peak efficiency.
• Support process/product improvement programs and provide process method excellence throughout the organization.
• Deliver and enforce daily/weekly/monthly department objectives and communicate them to personnel.
• Organize workflow by assigning responsibilities, communicating schedules, and outlining duties.
• Monitor the work of employees, provide feedback, and perform coaching or counseling when possible.
• Interface with other departments, contractors, and vendors to assure requirements are met on time.
• Prepare and submit daily reports on production, individuals, and overall shift performance.
• Train, develop, and provide ongoing leadership and direction of assigned personnel.
• Maintain focus on continuous improvement through effective leadership.
• Solve problems as they occur in a reliable way.
• Support Production Manager in the strategic planning of manpower, equipment and other resources.

Qualifications:

• 4+ years Supervising in an Industrial/Manufacturing Environment (Food & Pharma Pref, Union
• Minimum two years of experience in a supervisory role with as many as six direct reports per shift
• Knowledge of Workplace Standards as they apply to operations, including OSHA, MOL, and ESA
• Familiar with Distributed Control Systems
• Experience with Learning Management Systems, Convergence considered an asset
• Working knowledge of HSE reporting systems, Velocity or similar platform.
• Ability to effectively work within and lead teams to troubleshoot and problem solve
• Excellent verbal and written English communication skills

Employment Rewards:

· Growing organization with room for growth

· Contract to Full-Time Permanent Opportunity with Benefits

· Paid Vacation Time

Application process:

All qualified candidates will be contacted

InVision is an equal employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind:

InVision is committed to respecting the principle of equal employment opportunities for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free from discrimination and harassment.