Production Shift Supervisor (81063)

Nexans; Weyburn; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Nexans in Weyburn, Canada is seeking a Production Shift Supervisor to oversee the production department, ensuring safety, quality, and delivery reliability. The role suits someone with a growth mindset who excels at problem solving and fostering a positive work environment.

The candidate should have 3-5 years of manufacturing experience, a college diploma in Business or Engineering, and strong leadership, organizational, and communication skills.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of manufacturing experience.
• Strong leadership skills.
• College diploma in Business or Engineering or equivalent work experience.
• Specific knowledge in Material Management, problem solving.
• Strong understanding of the production process including machine capacities.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Interact with maintenance, engineering, customers and suppliers to resolve equipment breakdowns, process control and quality issues to minimize downtime and meet delivery requirements.
• Provide motivation, coaching and support for operators to meet production targets, speed, continuous improvement and corrective actions.
• Resolve machine or product issues to ensure manufacturing efficiency and quality.
• Support time and attendance programs, vacation requests, overtime coverage, payroll system, training and recertification for operators.
• Facilitate initiatives and projects to meet company strategy and KPI objectives.
• Communicate new policies to machine operators to ensure safety and production standards.

Skills

Leadership

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Problem solving

Material Management

Education

College diploma in Business or Engineering

Job description

At Nexans our global vision is to electrify the future. In the Strategy, Innovation & Digital team, we drive this ambition forward by shaping the company’s long-term vision, accelerating innovation across products and services, and leveraging digital transformation to create smarter, more sustainable energy solutions.

Nexans recognizes the differences that make each employee valuable and unique. Diversity is key to performance and to our global ambition to lead the world in the energy transition towards a sustainable planet. This we know from experience. All differences are appreciated and respected at Nexans. As a result, you will be an active part of a multinational organisation where we cultivate the culture of sharing your unique point of view. This is why we encourage diversity in our recruitment – Bring yours to Nexans, it is welcome! #PowerToInnovate #PowerToImpact #PowerToCare

GETTING TO KNOW THE POSITION

As a Production Shift Supervisor, you’ll be responsible to supervise the production department according to safety, quality, production and delivery reliability standards. This role is ideal for someone with a growth mindset who thrives in problem-solving, promoting a positive work environment, and striving for continuous improvement.

HOW YOU MAKE AN IMPACT

• Interact directly or indirectly with other departments (maintenance, engineering, customers and suppliers) to resolve problems with the breakdown of equipment, process control problems and quality issues in a timely and efficient manner to minimize lost production time and meet delivery requirements.
• Provide motivation, coaching and support within the scope of responsibility for operator compliance to machine production targets & speed, continuous improvement, and corrective actions.
• Resolve problems with machines or with the product being manufactured (test failures and materials not passing specification) in order to ensure manufacturing efficiency.
• Support the administration of time and attendance programs, requests for vacation and leaves, machine postings, overtime coverage, disciplines & grievances, payroll system, new operator training & operator recertification program.
• Facilitate and support any initiatives and projects to meet company strategy and KPI Objectives.
• Effectively communicate new policies and procedures to machine operators to ensure compliance with Safety, 5S, SQDEC, & Production.

WHAT YOU BRING TO THE ROLE ?

• 3-5 years of manufacturing experience.
• Strong leadership skills
• College diploma in Business or Engineering or equivalent work experience
• Specific knowledge in Material Management, problem solving
• Have a strong understanding of the production process including machine capacities.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills.

OUR GROWTH CULTURE

Among our employees we share the same values- we are pioneers of the energy transition, dedicated to deliver to the highest standards of performance united to achieve our ambitious goal.

At the individual level our growth culture is built on trust and collaboration. We wish to welcome you as a valuable member of our team. To enable impact we believe in autonomy at the local level at same time as we encourage knowledge sharing within our global engineering competence.

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