Afternoon Shift Supervisor

Emterra Group; Niagara Falls; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Employee Assistance Program

Professional development

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Emterra Group in Canada is seeking a Plant Supervisor to lead the afternoon shift (2:30pm–11:00pm) at our recycling facility. You will supervise production, logistics, and maintenance, ensuring compliance with OHSA and environmental approvals while driving safety and efficiency.

You will coordinate staff, monitor equipment, and contribute to maintenance, welding, and repairs. This hands-on leadership role requires 3–5 years in plant supervision, strong communication, and the ability to work with

Qualifications

• Minimum 3–5 years’ experience in a plant supervisory role.
• Experience in equipment maintenance and welding.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills across levels.
• Strong safety culture and knowledge of OHSA requirements.
• Ability to train and evaluate operators of mobile equipment.
• Proficiency with MS Office software.
• Valid driver’s license required.
• Experience with recycling/material handling is an asset.
• Experience with PLC controls is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Supervise, coordinate, and schedule plant activities for safety and efficiency.
• Optimize afternoon shift production, maintenance, and housekeeping.
• Perform maintenance repairs and oversee forklift/heavy machinery use.
• Lead and coach maintenance staff and document reports and metrics.
• Ensure compliance with OHSA and Environmental approvals.

Skills

Equipment maintenance

Welding

Interpersonal skills

Teambuilding

Oral and written communication

Safety responsibilities

Mobile equipment operation

Independence

MS Office

Driver's license

Afternoon shift 2:30pm–11:00pm

Forklift/heavy machinery operation

Tools

MS Office

PLC programming/controls

Job description

Who We Are

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.
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.

Please note that AI may be used to support the application review process; however, all applications are reviewed by our Human Resources Team.

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