Production Supervisor- Afternoon & Nights

Supervisor, Production

The Production Supervisor will be responsible for the coordination and supervision of production personnel in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. This position will include training, scheduling, monitoring production targets and effective utilization of plant resources.

Powering Vehicles, Motion, Work, and Lives since 1966.

Performance Expectations

• Participate in the corrective action process.
• Other duties assigned as needed.
• Complete tasks as assigned from Monthly Workplace Inspections.
• Effective employee relations.
• Review turnaround times for repairs and installations.
• Allocating work to employees, setting production targets and communicating precise instructions.
• Conduct employee meetings.
• Monitor and initiate training activities in their department and all related documentation.
• Perform weekly safety inspections, 5s inspections and layered audits.
• Change work assignments and schedules to maintain and improve efficiency.
• Plan employee’s days, schedule appointments and adjust schedules.
• Manage, initiate, and direct the activities of employee’s and equipment.
• Respond to employee concerns promptly and work with HR to resolve.
• Review diverse skills to ensure tasks are assigned to appropriate workers.
• Must be able to troubleshoot equipment.
• Complete performance evaluations for their department as required.
• Works and ensures that all employees work in a safe manner, in a safe environment.

Credentials

• Minimum of three years of machine shop experience, and supervision experience is considered an asset.
• Ability to continuously learn about new technologies, new products and new information within changing industries.
• Assume a wide variety of roles to coordinate job tasks with workers and subcontractors.
• Work accordingly to company mandates for communication, meetings and projects.
• Knowledge of application, employment and safety legislation.
• Participate in seminars, courses, and other learning opportunities through the organization.
• Demonstrate communication skills to advise managers and supervisors on progress of jobs and obtain instructions and tasks.
• Journeyman - woman trade certification in related field is considered an asset.
• Organize and lead meetings with employees.
• Ensure all maintenance, repair and inspection tasks have been adequately completed by workers.
• Ability to identify structures and locate dimensions in scale drawings.
• Possess coaching skills to train employees on equipment procedures, maintenance tasks and troubleshooting faults.
• Possess excellent comprehension skills to read completed inspection forms.
• High School Diploma or equivalent general education.
• Knowledge in basic computer applications and software such as Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Ability to operate and troubleshoot machines and equipment.

What Linamar Has To Offer

• Community based outreach supporting both local and global initiatives and charities.
• Social committees and sports teams.
• Opportunities for career advancement.
• Discounts for local vendors and events, including auto supplier discounts.

About Us

Linamar Corporation is a Canadian diversified global manufacturing company of highly engineered products across global industries and markets. From the entrepreneurial seeds planted by our dynamic founder, to the support provided along the way, all Linamar employees are poised for success in this fast-paced and rapidly growing environment. With access to the tools you need to succeed, you will make an impact along with other motivated and engaged people.

Linamar Corporation is an equal opportunity employer and encourages diversity in the workplace without regard to any basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law. Linamar Corporation encourages applications from all qualified individuals and will reasonably accommodate applicants throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process upon request.