Production Supervisor

Dana Canada Corp.; Mount Forest; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturing company in Mount Forest, Ontario, is seeking a skilled Production Supervisor. This role focuses on supervising and coordinating production workers to achieve quality standards and production targets. Responsibilities include staff training, scheduling, and ensuring a safe work environment. Ideal candidates should have several years of manufacturing experience and strong communication skills. Join us in delivering excellence in manufacturing within a supportive team environment.

Qualifications

• Several years progressively responsible manufacturing experience.
• Success as a participant in continuous-improvement projects or teams.

Responsibilities

• Oversee shift production and staff schedules.
• Collaborate with team leaders to meet production targets.
• Train and coach production staff in a unionized plant.
• Maintain safety and compliance in the work environment.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Inter-personal skills

Communication skills

Education

Post-secondary education in a related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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Dana is a global leader in the supply of highly engineered driveline, sealing, and thermal-management technologies that improve the efficiency and performance of vehicles with both conventional and alternative-energy powertrains. Serving three primary markets – passenger vehicle, commercial truck, and off-highway equipment – Dana provides the world’s original-equipment manufacturers and the aftermarket with local product and service support through a network of nearly 100 engineering, manufacturing, and distribution facilities.

The Production Supervisor is responsible for the supervision, coordination, and effective scheduling of workers to meet production targets and quality standards. Responsibilities will include the training of hourly team members in production methods, safety, policies and procedures, as well as the identification and correction of potential health and safety issues.

Job Responsibilities:

• Ensuring shift production and staff schedules optimize plant resources and hit safety, customer quantity, quality and delivery targets.
• Collaborating with team leaders, quality staff, maintenance and engineering on both day-to-day and longer-term problem solving to secure daily production targets and longer-term continuous improvements.
• Participating on plant teams relating to engineering, safety, maintenance, training and quality for the optimal implementation of the Dana Operating System and continuous improvements, along with related record keeping and system revisions.
• Training and coaching production staff in a unionized plant, ensuring that communications, staff involvement, and health & safety are top priorities.
• Completes production plan by scheduling and assigning personnel; accomplishing work results; establishing priorities; monitoring progress; resolving problems; communicating shift results and production targets.
• Maintains safe and clean work environment by educating and directing personnel on the use of all control points, equipment, and resources; maintaining compliance with the OHSA and the responsibilities as defined under Section (27) of the OHSA and established company policies and procedures.
• Ensures machinery is operating efficiently and safely.
• Works directly with Manufacturing Manager and other departments when necessary to ensure timely production, a quality part, and timely delivery in all areas.
• Correct or commend Health and Safety Performance.
• Conduct Performance Appraisals for workers safety performance.
• Maintains working relationship with the union by following the terms of the collective bargaining agreement.

Requirements:

• Several years progressively responsible manufacturing experience
• Ability to use a variety of Microsoft computer programs
• Post-secondary education in a related field
• Success as a participant in continuous‑improvement projects or teams
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, inter‑personal and communications skills

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

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