Production Supervisor - Day & Evening

AGF Perú; Kitchener; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

AGF Perú in Canada seeks a manufacturing supervisor to plan, organize, and assign tasks for plant staff to meet production targets while minimizing overtime and controlling costs.

You will coordinate schedules, monitor capacity, ensure quality and safety, and drive continuous improvement with a focus on rebar cutting and material utilization. Leadership and proactive problem-solving are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3–5 years of experience in managing unionized manufacturing personnel.
• College diploma or Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field.
• Availability to work on day and evening shift.
• Experience in the steel, metal, or related industry.
• Knowledge of rebar cutting and bending processes (an asset).
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to lead a team.
• Autonomy, initiative, and a proactive approach.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, and assign tasks to plant employees to ensure optimal production while minimizing overtime.
• Coordinate work schedules and evaluate equipment and personnel capacity based on purchase orders.
• Track production, monitor operational progress, identify issues, and collaborate with planners to resolve them.
• Ensure quality control, maximize material utilization (specifically rebar cuts), and implement necessary adjustments to limit errors and scrap.
• Oversee logistics activities, including load compliance, delivery deadlines, and inventory management.
• Promote continuous improvement by recommending measures to increase efficiency, quality, and working conditions.
• Maintain a healthy and safe work environment by enforcing company policies and actively participating in the Health and Safety Committee.
• Ensure rigorous follow-up on workplace incidents/accidents and produce investigation reports in collaboration with relevant departments.
• Manage personnel under their supervision (training, evaluations, discipline, and seasonal layoffs).
• Effectively manage the continuous improvement program.
• Perform any other tasks requested by their immediate supervisor.

Skills

Team leadership

Unionized manufacturing

Communication

Autonomy

Initiative

Safety compliance

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

• Plan, organize, and assign tasks to plant employees to ensure optimal production while minimizing overtime.
• Coordinate work schedules and evaluate equipment and personnel capacity based on purchase orders.
• Track production, monitor operational progress, identify issues, and collaborate with planners to resolve them.
• Ensure quality control, maximize material utilization (specifically rebar cuts), and implement necessary adjustments to limit errors and scrap.
• Oversee logistics activities, including load compliance, delivery deadlines, and inventory management.
• Promote continuous improvement by recommending measures to increase efficiency, quality, and working conditions.
• Maintain a healthy and safe work environment by enforcing company policies and actively participating in the Health and Safety Committee.
• Ensure rigorous follow-up on workplace incidents/accidents and produce investigation reports in collaboration with relevant departments.
• Manage personnel under their supervision (training, evaluations, discipline, and seasonal layoffs).
• Effectively manage the continuous improvement program.
• Perform any other tasks requested by their immediate supervisor. #P1

Role & Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, and assign tasks to plant employees to ensure optimal production while minimizing overtime.
• Coordinate work schedules and evaluate equipment and personnel capacity based on purchase orders.
• Track production, monitor operational progress, identify issues, and collaborate with planners to resolve them.
• Ensure quality control, maximize material utilization (specifically rebar cuts), and implement necessary adjustments to limit errors and scrap.
• Oversee logistics activities, including load compliance, delivery deadlines, and inventory management.
• Promote continuous improvement by recommending measures to increase efficiency, quality, and working conditions.
• Maintain a healthy and safe work environment by enforcing company policies and actively participating in the Health and Safety Committee.
• Ensure rigorous follow-up on workplace incidents/accidents and produce investigation reports in collaboration with relevant departments.
• Manage personnel under their supervision (training, evaluations, discipline, and seasonal layoffs).
• Effectively manage the continuous improvement program.
• Perform any other tasks requested by their immediate supervisor. #P1

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 to 5 years of experience in managing unionized manufacturing personnel.
• College diploma or Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field.
• Availability to work on the day and evening shift.
• Experience in the steel, metal, or a related industry.
• Knowledge of rebar cutting and bending processes (an asset).
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to lead a team.
• Autonomy, initiative, and a proactive approach.