Production Supervisor

Sika AG; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global construction solutions company in Canada seeks a Production Supervisor to oversee daily production activities. Candidates must have a college degree in production management and 3-5 years of supervisory experience in manufacturing. This full-time role involves ensuring production efficiency, maintaining safety standards, and supervising staff. The ideal applicant possesses strong organizational and decision-making skills, and ERP experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3-5 years of manufacturing supervisor experience.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize tasks.
• Self-motivated with customer service orientation.

Responsibilities

• Schedule production processes and allocate personnel.
• Maintain inventory and conduct cyclical counts.
• Ensure health and safety practices are followed.
• Supervise staff and mentor employees.
• Ensure quality control in production and reporting.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Continuous Improvement

Computer Literacy

Leadership Experience

Supervising Experience

Manufacturing

Education

College degree in production management

Tools

ERP systems (SAP)

Word

Excel

Job description

POSITION OVERVIEW

Under the authority of the Plant Manager the Production Supervisor is responsible for monitoring daily production and activities directly related to production progress according to the production plan established for the plant.

This is a permanent on-site position for day shift.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Production: schedule the timely accurate and safe production of all manufactured stock and made to order products as per the pre-established points. Appropriately allocating plant personnel and optimize line time and equipment. Operating all plant machinery and equipment safely.
• Inventory: assist the Plant Manager in maintaining product availability at minimum cost maximizing productivity and striving for continuous improvement. Conduct monthly cyclical counts and annual inventory counts.
• Health and Safety: demonstrate a commitment to communicating improving and adhering to safety policies. Manage safe and healthy work practices for all employees.
• HR / Coaching & Mentoring: supervise hourly employees and maintain a positive work environment. Build strong employee morale and development of operational personnel.
• Environment & Quality Control: ensure quality control by arranging for production samples to be taken and forwarded to the testing laboratory notifying lab personnel of the daily production schedule and providing accurate checks on production operators for proper materials packaging and weights.
• Reporting: generate and submit reports on time to Plant Manager. Keep accurate records.
• Customer Service: communicate with internal customers Plant Manager Planner Logistics and Sales Representative to ensure a positive customer experience.
• Operations Analysis and Action Tracking: track performance establish effective action plans and continuously improve the operations.
• Plant Image: maintain the plant in accordance with standard guidelines ensure all policies are followed.

WORKING CONDITIONS / PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Due to the support provided to the Production Shipping and Operations team the employee works in manufacturing plants with or around moving machinery / equipment including identified substances (silica) which may require the use of a respirator at times.
• High level of occupational stress due to adapting to situations meeting deadlines and managing workload.
• Mostly day shift but may be required to work evening shift to meet operational needs.
• Ergonomic workspace provided.
• Frequent phone and email communication throughout full work shifts.
• Substantial repetitive physical effort required ability to lift up to 30kg.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Education: college degree combined with basic training in production management.
• Minimum 3-5 years of manufacturing supervisor experience.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize tasks appropriately.
• Working knowledge and experience in ERP systems specifically SAP.
• Strong and quick decision-making.
• Computer literacy (Word Excel).
• Self-motivated.
• Available to work overtime as needed.
• Customer service oriented.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Join the family of Sika AG with over 33200 employees and companies set up in over 100 countries which provide ample of opportunities to grow.
• Many of our employees describe their working relationships at Sika as friendly personable and sincere. We call this the Sika Spirit.
• For such a large company we have a surprisingly flat hierarchy with direct decision-making processes and decentralized organizational units.
• We firmly believe that the diversity of our workforce is a key contributing factor to our success story.

LEGAL STATEMENTS

Sika Canada discloses that we use Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to assist in the initial screening of applications. However we want to emphasize that AI does not make final decisions or eliminate candidates from consideration. Our dedicated hiring managers and recruiters carefully review all applications to ensure a fair and comprehensive evaluation process. This approach combines the efficiency of AI with the expertise and judgment of our experienced hiring team allowing us to identify the best candidates while maintaining a human-centered hiring process.

As an equal opportunity employer Sika will consider all qualified applicants without discrimination on the basis of race color religion sex pregnancy sexual orientation gender identity age disability national or ethnic origin or other protected characteristics.

REMOTE WORK

No

EMPLOYMENT TYPE

Full-time

KEY SKILLS

Lean Manufacturing,Continuous Improvement,Food Industry,Lean,Packaging,5S,Computer Literacy,Food Processing,Kaizen,Leadership Experience,Supervising Experience,Manufacturing

VACANCY

1