Production Supervisor - Automotive Manufacturing & Engineering

Cienet International; Oshawa; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Group Insurance

RRSP match

15 days annual vacation

Job summary

CIeNET Canada seeks a Production Supervisor to oversee unionized automotive manufacturing and engineering teams in Oshawa, onsite. The role includes supervising production workers, coordinating shifts, and driving safety and quality improvements.

Rotating shifts and weekend work are required. The ideal candidate has 2+ years in manufacturing with leadership, strong communication, and problem-solving skills, plus knowledge of production processes and quality control.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in manufacturing with at least 1 year of hands-on leadership.
• Strong ability to build relationships and lead teams.
• Excellent verbal communication, attention to detail, and problem solving.
• Ability to coordinate and lead people in a fast-paced environment.
• Knowledge of production processes and quality control.
• Ability to read blueprints and technical plans.

Responsibilities

• Motivate employees and improve production methods, equipment performance, quality, or efficiency.
• Review operations with staff to resolve production problems.
• Develop and implement production tracking and quality control systems.
• Hire, train, evaluate, and discharge staff; resolve grievances.
• Supervise team and manage daily/weekly task schedules.
• Ensure safety culture and compliance with labor agreements.
• Coordinate manpower allocation and shift coverage.
• Prepare production reports and records.
• Lead safety meetings and pre-task planning.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Coordination

Safety culture

Autonomy

MS Office

Attention to detail

Team management

Education

High school diploma or GED

Associate or Bachelor degree in business or related field

Tools

Manufacturing equipment knowledge

Blueprints/technical drawings

Job description

Location: Oshawa, Ontario, Canada (Onsite)

Daily Schedule/Shift: Rotating shifts - 1st shift (6:30am-2:30pm), 2nd shift (2:30pm-10pm), 2-week rotation. Candidates must be able to work on Saturdays.

Position Title: Production Supervisor - Automotive Manufacturing & Engineering

CIeNET is a mobile, automotive, telecom and enterprise software services and solutions research, engineering and development company, founded in the U.S. in the year 2000. We currently have over 2,400 employees worldwide, supporting customers in North America, Asia and Europe. We have over ten locations across US, Canada, Mainland China and Taiwan. CIeNET has been named Global Outsourcing 100 in sixteen consecutive years. CIeNET became an ALTEN Group company in 2021.

CIeNET has been expanding its footprint in Canada to better serve our industry leading customers in the automotive industry. We are engaged in the development of cutting-edge technologies and products that have brought automotive infotainment, mobile internet, telematics services, and Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) technologies to fruition over the years.

CIeNET Canada welcomes skilled, dedicated, innovative and motivated professionals to join our team in developing a promising career with us.

Role Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Production Supervisor to supervise unionized automotive manufacturing workforce. The main function of a production supervisor is to supervise and coordinate the activities of production and operating workers.

Key Responsibilities

• Recommend measures to motivate employees and to improve production methods, equipment performance, product quality, or efficiency
• Review operations and confer with technical or administrative staff to resolve production or processing problems
• Develop and implement production tracking and quality control systems, analyzing production, quality control, and maintenance to detect production problems
• Hire, train, evaluate, and discharge staff, and resolve personal grievances
• Supervise production team members and support them in achieving business objectives
• Manage daily and weekly tasks and scheduling of team members
• Ensure team is making count and running efficiently
• Facilitate coaching, training, and feedback to enhance the performance of Team Members and Team Leaders
• Evaluate and adjust work plans to accomplish objectives
• Coordinate manpower allocation and assignments
• Prepare and maintain production reports and personnel records
• Develop a proactive safety culture by engaging team members and peers in the safety processes
• Coordinate the development of pre-task plans prior to jobs to ensure all jobs are completed safely
• Complete annual Employee Performance Evaluations
• Comply with the terms of local and national labor agreements
• Maintain frequent contact and collaboration with others outside of the work group
• Create follow up details and communicate the Safety/Quality/Production related items during daily Shift Change meetings to understand the pain points
• Respond to uptime-related issues
• Attend Business Plan Deployment (BPD) meetings
• Carry out weekly Safety Observation Tours (SOTs)
• Maintain Task Instruction Sheets (TIS), Buffer Management, Bypass Management, Sealer Management, Quality Review Board Activities
• Track and record scrap in your area and focus on mitigation and prevention procedures
• Adopt and lead Global Manufacturing System processes to operate the business unit with continuous improvement

Requirements

Qualifications

Required Skills and Experiences:

• Over 2 years of experience in manufacturing sector, including at least one year of hands-on leadership experience
• Strong ability to showcase and develop relationships
• Excellent verbal communication skills, attention to detail, and problem solving skills
• Ability to coordinate, manage, address performance concerns, and lead people in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to solve complex problems and work in a fast-paced environment
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to manage conflict and make decisions in ambiguous fast-paced environment
• Ability to ensure a safe industrial work environment
• Able to work autonomously and independently with occasional guidance from leaders and peers
• Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods
• Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair and maintenance
• Knowledge of design techniques, tools and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings and models
• Proficient in MS Office skills.
• Must be willing to work weekends and rotating shifts

Preferred Skills and Experiences:

• Experience in automotive manufacturing plant
• Experience in General Motors manufacturing facilities
• Supervisor experience in a union environment

Education and Training:

• High school diploma or GED required. Associate or Bachelor degree in business or related field is preferred.

Benefits

Group Insurance, Employer RRSP match, 15 days annual vacation.

CIeNET offers equal opportunities to people. Accommodation is available for applicants with disabilities upon required. We would like to thank all applicants for expressing interest. However only those selected for interviews will be contacted. Reference check of certain positions will be conducted with your permission.