Production Supervisor

Stellantis; Windsor; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive manufacturer in Canada is seeking a Production Supervisor to manage small teams in a fast-paced, unionized manufacturing environment. Responsibilities include ensuring production targets are met, maintaining a safe workplace, and leading continuous improvement efforts. The ideal candidate has a high school diploma, strong communication skills, and supervision experience in a high-volume environment. Opportunities for coaching and mentoring team members are essential in this role.

Qualifications

• Legally eligible to work in Canada.
• Minimum of TWO (2) years' supervision experience in a high-volume environment.
• Demonstrated ability to coach/mentor team members.

Responsibilities

• Manage production teams to meet production plans and improve safety.
• Lead and enforce safety standards within the workplace.
• Analyze quality KPIs and guide team leaders on priority issues.
• Participate in and lead continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Excellent organization

Oral communication skills

Written communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Ability to handle multiple projects

Team leadership

Coaching/mentoring

Proficiency in Microsoft Office

Education

High school diploma or GED

Bachelor’s degree in a technical field

Job description

Overview

The Production Supervisor will be responsible for managing small work teams in a fast paced, high volume, unionized, manufacturing environment. The Production Supervisor is responsible for ensuring team safety; building teams and training/allocating manpower; driving and implementing continuous improvement solutions to improve product quality and reach throughput and cost targets; and ensuring team morale.

FCA Canada Inc. is committed to providing accommodation for people with accessibility needs due to disabilities in all aspects of the hiring process. If you request an accommodation, we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs due to disability.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the production plan is met, analyzes issues with other roles, drives and implements continuous improvement activities and sustainability of solutions inside the Zone
• Ensure a safe workplace, leads the Team to improve Safety in the area and enforces the use of mandated Safety tools and procedures
• Understand losses during the Shift, use the C-Matrix to coordinate World Class
• Manufacturing activities and improve Zone performances
• Proactively analyzes quality KPIs related to the Zone, prioritizes quality issues and properly guides Team Leaders
• Ensure the right allocation of the people on the line, manages absenteeism, trains and builds teams
• Possess knowledge of the broader manufacturing organization and have the ability to mobilize support groups and resources to lead and assist in problem solving activities
• Actively participate and lead kaizen project activities centered on Safety, Cost, Quality and Throughput improvements and waste reduction opportunities identified through cost deployment

Basic Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED
• Ability to work any shift and overtime as required
• Excellent organization, written and oral communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to interface with various levels of employees within all areas of the Plant from hourly represented employees to Senior Leadership as required
• Ability to build effective business relationships with plant leadership and customers
• Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously
• Goal oriented self-starter with ability to lead teams
• Ability to coach/mentor/develop team members
• Must have a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Legally eligible to work in Canada

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field
• Minimum TWO (2) years' experience in supervision in a high-volume environment
• Demonstrated ability to coach/mentor/develop team members
• Previous experience working in a union environment
• Experience in continuous improvement systems and lean manufacturing