Production Supervisor

Purpose:
The Production Supervisor, with support from the Production Manager, oversees and directs production processes, including potential night shifts. The role involves supervising production employees, ensuring adherence to budgetary constraints, maintaining a safe working environment, and optimizing production efficiency.

Duties & Accountabilities:

• Supervise production processes.
• Verify daily production numbers.
• Schedule workers for shifts.
• Report to Lead Supervisor.
• Ensure production costs are within budget.
• Support production orders with Bill of Materials.
• Record packaging usage.
• Maintain a safe working environment.
• Collaborate with Quality department.
• Participate in weekly production meetings.
• Minimize production downtime and change-over times.
• Confirm daily payroll via ADP system.
• Generate labels as per customer requirements.

Key Behavioral Competencies:

• Team player
• Analytical thinking
• Initiative
• Planning and organizational skills
• Decisiveness
• Problem-solving abilities
• Attention to detail
• Clear and persuasive communication
• Excellent time management

Working Conditions:

• Location: Plant
• Travel: As necessary
• Physical Demands: Extended periods of standing
• Environment: Cold and noisy plant environment
• Schedule: Flexible as per operational needs

Qualifications:

• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Strong motivational skills
• Intermediate proficiency in MS Word and Excel
• Previous supervisory experience preferred

Job Type: Full-time

Flexible Language Requirement:

• French not required

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Night shift
• Weekends as needed

Experience:

• quality assurance: 3 years (required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Glace Bay, NS B1A 4X4: Relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person