Machine Group Supervisor - Electrical and Controls

Tg Missouri Corporation; Canada; On-site; CAD 111,751,000 - 138,600,000; Full time

Job summary

TG Minto Corporation in Palmerston, Ontario seeks a Machine Group Supervisor for Electrical and Controls to lead the Automation Team, drive installation of automated equipment, and ensure reliable production operations on site.

You will direct multi-disciplinary teams, manage budgets and schedules, coordinate PSHSR inspections, and deliver safe, compliant solutions using Beckhoff, Omron, GE Fanuc, Toshiba and Allen Bradley PLCs.

Qualifications

• Must hold relevant controls and/or electrical qualification.
• Experience leading industrial automation teams is preferred.
• Ability to communicate with technical professionals and skilled trades.

Responsibilities

• Lead installation of automated equipment.
• Coordinate and facilitate PSHSR inspection reports for new or modified equipment.
• Maintain a documented weekly summary of completed work.
• Plan and maintain an overtime schedule for upcoming and uncompleted projects.
• Provide technical advice to maintenance personnel, contractors, etc.
• Assist in developing procedures and standards to control various project issues.
• Cost analysis and maintaining project budgets.
• Project scheduling and yearly expense & capital budgeting.
• Negotiating project costs for equipment, materials and labour rates.
• Configure control strategies to increase plant automation.
• Control programming for PLCs and HMIs (Beckhoff, Omron, GE Fanuc, Toshiba, Allen Bradley).
• Create, review and approve electrical schematics (AutoCAD & EPlan).
• Present factory automated solutions to management.
• Work safely and maintain 5S.

Skills

Controls and electrical qualification

Leadership experience

Project coordination

Education

Robotics and Automation diploma

Technologist diploma in Electrical engineering

Industrial Electrician license

Tools

Beckhoff PLC

Omron PLC

GE Fanuc PLC

Toshiba PLC

Allen Bradley PLC

AutoCAD

EPLAN

Job description

Machine Group Supervisor - Electrical and Controls

Job Category: Tech / Engineering

Requisition Number: MACHI003876

• Posted : August 11, 2026
• Full-Time
• On-site

Locations

Showing 1 location

TG Minto Palmerston
Palmerston, ON N0G2P0, CAN

• Pay or shift range: $39 CAD to $48.37 CAD
  The estimated range is the budgeted amount for this position. Final offers are based on various factors, including skill set, experience, location, qualifications and other job-related reasons.

Description

TG Minto Corporation is a proud division of Toyoda Gosei, a World-class automotive supplier with 67 group companies in 17 countries. With locations in Palmerston and Stratford Ontario, we are a Tier1 supplier of injection molded interior/exterior parts & assemblies to Toyota and Honda. Together we are committed to providing high-quality products with a heavy focus on safety, respect and success for our Team Members.

General Job Description

The Electrical and Controls Supervisor provides strategic leadership and technical oversight for the Machine Group Automation Team. This role requires a proven track record of prioritizing critical project initiatives while effectively directing the work of multi-disciplinary technical teams. Possessing strong interpersonal communication skills, the supervisor thrives in diverse work environments and leverages hands‑on troubleshooting capabilities to resolve complex production and project issues in a professional, timely manner.

Abilities, Duties and Responsibilities

• Project Lead for installation of automated equipment
• Responsible for all electrical inspection documentation.
• Coordinate and facilitate PSHSR inspection reports for new or modified equipment.
• Maintain a documented weekly summary of completed work.
• Plan and maintain an overtime schedule for upcoming and uncompleted projects.
• Report any manpower and disciplinary actions to management.
• Maintain a monthly work schedule of upcoming and uncompleted projects that will be shared with all departments.
• Provide technical advice & assistance to maintenance personnel, contractors etc.
• Assist in developing procedures and standards to control various project issues.
• Cost analysis and maintaining project budgets.
• Project Scheduling.
• Yearly expense & Capital budgeting.
• Negotiating project costs that may include equipment, materials and labour rates.
• Configure control strategies to increase plant automation.
• Control Programming for a variety of PLC and HMI, including Beckhoff, Omron, GE Fanuc, Toshiba & Allen Bradley.
• Create, review and approve electrical schematics, AutoCAD & EPlan.
• Present factory automated solutions to management.
• Work in a safe manner and maintain 5S.

Supervisory Responsibility

• Execute structured training programs to enhance technical competencies, ensuring team proficiencies align with corporate operational standards.
• Maintain strict vigilance over workplace environments, proactively identifying hazards and reporting safety infractions to executive management to preserve a zero‑incident culture.
• Manage the daily deployment and task delegation for the Machine Group, balancing individual technical strengths against fluctuating project demands.
• Convene and chair routine automation group meetings to drive cross‑functional brainstorming, concept generation, and deployment strategies for approved capital projects.
• Execute comprehensive job‑costing analyses, tracking capital components, material allocations, and human resource expenditures to maintain strict project margin controls
• Formulate and execute rigorous annualized performance evaluations for all automation group personnel, establishing key performance indicators and career development pathing

Qualifications

• Have relevant Controls and/or electrical qualification. Robotics and Automation diploma, Technologist diploma in Electrical engineering, Industrial Electrician license or equivalent training and experience.
• Proven leadership experience (as a supervisor, team leader, or project lead) within an industrial automation or technical manufacturing group is preferred.
• Ability to communicate with technical professionals & skilled trades at all levels of experience and management.

Language Skills

• English and able to communicate well with others.

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to exercise balanced judgment in evaluation situations and making decisions

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing duties of this job, the employee is

• Regularly required to stand, walk and talk or hear.
• Frequently required to use hand to finger, handle or feel and reach with arms and hands.
• Occasionally required to sit and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
• Required to be able to lift or move up to 60lbs.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and ability to adjust focus.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those and employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is:

• Frequently exposed to moving or mechanical parts.
• Occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, high precarious places, electrical shock and vibrations.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.