Afternoon Shift Supervisor

Emterra Group; Niagara Falls; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wages

Comprehensive health benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Employee Assistance Program

Professional development support

Job summary

Emterra Group in Niagara Falls, Ontario, is seeking a Plant Supervisor to lead the afternoon shift from 2:30pm to 11:00pm, overseeing production, logistics and maintenance while ensuring safety and regulatory compliance.

You will supervise full-time staff, coordinate maintenance, and drive improvements to throughput; experience in recycling or material handling is a plus, along with strong communication and computer skills.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of plant supervisory experience.
• Demonstrated experience in equipment maintenance and welding.
• Strong safety responsibility and awareness in the workplace.
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills.
• Ability to train and evaluate operators of mobile equipment.
• Proficient computer skills (MS Office).
• Experience in recycling/media handling facilities is an asset.
• Valid driver’s license required.
• Willingness to work 2:30pm–11:00pm shift.
• Experience with forklift or heavy machinery is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Supervise, coordinate, and schedule plant employees and maintenance personnel safely.
• Optimize afternoon shift production, clean-up, and maintenance activities.
• Perform maintenance repairs including welding and bearing replacement, and operate forklifts and loaders as needed.
• Lead the team, coach staff, and contribute to maintenance activities.
• Prepare internal reports (bale count, inspections, daily statistics, audits).
• Monitor material flow through the system and drive throughput improvements.
• Maintain calendars and logs for plant and equipment.
• Ensure OHSA and environmental compliance and safety for all staff.

Skills

Plant supervision

Maintenance & welding

Safety compliance

Team leadership

Equipment operation

MS Office

Communication skills

Forklift operation

Tools

MS Office

PLC knowledge

Job description

Who We Are

Emterra Group is a leader in providing integrated recycling resource management and waste disposal solutions to the industrial, commercial, and institutional (ICI) sectors and municipalities throughout Canada. Our view of waste management means maximizing recycling and waste diversion. Whether you see it as garbage, waste, trash, rubbish, or junk, we see waste another way – as a resource to be collected and recycled into new, usable products. From tire recycling to liquid waste – we turn waste into resources.

The Plant Supervisor’s primary responsibilities include the afternoon leadership, management and coordination of plant operations including production, logistics and maintenance while ensuring compliance with all labour, safety, environmental and corporate policies, and regulations. This position plays an integral part in plant operations, special projects, and has profit and loss (P&L) responsibility for developing and achieving budgetary and production targets. The Plant Supervisor is responsible for the direct supervision of full-time employees, most of which are general labourers, equipment (i.e., skid street, forklift, loader) operators and maintenance employees.

Emterra Group is a leader in providing integrated recycling resource management and waste disposal solutions to the industrial, commercial, and institutional (ICI) sectors and municipalities throughout Canada. Our view of waste management means maximizing recycling and waste diversion. Whether you see it as garbage, waste, trash, rubbish, or junk, we see waste another way – as a resource to be collected and recycled into new, usable products. From tire recycling to liquid waste – we turn waste into resources.

The Plant Supervisor’s primary responsibilities include the afternoon leadership, management and coordination of plant operations including production, logistics and maintenance while ensuring compliance with all labour, safety, environmental and corporate policies, and regulations. This position plays an integral part in plant operations, special projects, and has profit and loss (P&L) responsibility for developing and achieving budgetary and production targets. The Plant Supervisor is responsible for the direct supervision of full-time employees, most of which are general labourers, equipment (i.e., skid street, forklift, loader) operators and maintenance employees.

This hands-on role will oversee the afternoon shift working Monday to Friday from 2:30pm to 11:00pm.

What will you do?

• Supervise, coordinate, and schedule the activities of plant employees, including maintenance personnel in a safe and efficient manner.
• Work to optimize afternoon shift production, clean up and maintenance activities.
• Hands on supervisor, knowledge, and skill to perform maintenance repairs including welding, greasing, replacing bearings, conveyor belt repairs, and operating forklift, snorkel lift and front-end loaders when required
• Ability to lead team, coach and guide on maintenance repairs and contribute to the maintenance activities.
• Responsible for internal reports, including bale count, facility inspections, pre and post trip reports, daily MRF statistics, audit reports, etc.
• Understand and monitor the general flow of materials through system.
• Proactive in taking measures, offering suggestions and corrective actions to maximize throughput.
• Maintain calendars and logbooks on plant and mobile equipment.
• Work in accordance with and be well versed in local, and federal legislated obligations that are required for the facility, including compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) and the Environmental Compliance Approval (ECA) issued by the Ministry of Environment.
• Ensure the health and safety of all workers under your direct supervision
• Understand and work in accordance with all appropriate legislative obligations and requirements.
• Monitor daily equipment pre/post trip reports, proactively minimizing equipment downtime.

What will you bring?

• Minimum 3-5 years’ experience in a plant supervisory role
• Demonstrated experience in equipment maintenance, and welding.
• Excellent interpersonal, teambuilding and oral and written communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with all levels within the organization in a multi-cultural environment.
• Strong understanding of safety responsibilities in the workplace.
• Ability to use mobile equipment and the ability to train and evaluate operators on mobile equipment.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
• Solid computer skills with proficiency in the use of MS Office.
• Experience in a recycling, material recovery or material handling facility is an asset.
• Experience with PLC programming/controls is an asset.
• Must hold and maintain a valid drivers’ license.
• Ability and willingness to work afternoon shift from 2:30pm to 11:00pm.
• Experience in either forklift or heavy machine operation.

Working Environment:

• Plant environment.
• Exposure to extreme weather conditions.
• Exposure to dust, noise, heat, cold and fumes found in a shop environment.
• Exposure to residential and commercial waste and recycling.
• Exposure to equipment traffic.

Reasons to Apply, Stay and Grow with Emterra Group

• Opportunity to be part of one of Canada’s Greenest Employers!
• Competitive wages and annual wage increases!
• Comprehensive health benefits (drug, dental, vision, LTD, life insurance)!
• Employee Assistance Program, paid for by the Company!
• Tuition reimbursement program and professional development support!
• Be part of an entrepreneurial organization that wants to continue to learn and grow!
• Ability to have impact and make change!

Emterra Group is committed to maintaining an equitable, fair, and diverse environment.

Any applicants who have a disability or require reasonable accommodation may speak directly with our dedicated Talent Acquisition and Recruitment Specialists. Reasonable accommodations will be assessed on a case‑by‑case basis.

This posting is for an immediate vacancy, and we are actively hiring for this position.