Production Supervisor (Journeyman Electrican)

jci; Nisku; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson Controls / Silent-Aire seeks a production supervisor to direct a manufacturing workforce of 40–75 employees, ensuring schedules are created and completed on time, safely, and within budget. You will coordinate with supervisors across departments to optimize throughput and quality in a complex aerospace-grade cooling manufacturing environment.

The role emphasizes safety, training, and hands-on leadership, with the Weekday Night Shift (6PM–5:30AM) and opportunities to implement process

Qualifications

• 3+ years’ experience as a production supervisor.
• Journeyperson electrician certification required.
• Direct working knowledge of operations, warehouse and transportation management.
• Knowledge of inventory control and procurement of items.
• Knowledge of AOHS and Employment Standards Code.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Customer service orientation.
• Experience with manufacturing processes end-to-end.
• Ability to communicate with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Direct the manufacturing workforce to achieve production goals.
• Enforce safety and sanitation regulations.
• Anticipate production obstacles and manage teams and stakeholders.
• Lead QA and coordinate with Quality staff and Engineers.
• Resolve worker problems and production issues with management.
• Motivate employees to improve morale and output.
• Approve hourly timesheets and correct exceptions promptly.
• Monitor performance, attendance and scheduling.
• Ensure work orders are on time and within budget.
• Ensure safety compliance with Alberta and Canadian OSH guidelines.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Communication skills

Customer service orientation

Education

Journeyperson electrician

University degree or diploma in related field

Job description

About Us

Silent-Aire, a division of Johnson Controls, is a global leader in owner equipment manufacturing (OEM) dedicated to providing custom solutions for data center customers. Our product line includes large-scale equipment such as air handling units and modular data centers. We pride ourselves on innovation, quality, and delivering tailored solutions to meet our clients' unique needs.

Who we are

Founded in 1994, Silent-Aire is a technology-driven company that designs, engineers, and manufactures hyperscale cooling and modular data center solutions. Silent-Aire employs over 3000 people, with a total of 13 manufacturing facilities and over 1 million sq/ft of capacity in Edmonton, Alberta; Gilbert, Arizona; and Dublin, Ireland. There are sales/service centers in Seattle, Washington; Boardman, Oregon; Ashburn, Virginia; and Dublin, Ireland.Since May 2021, Silent-Aire has been a part of JohnsonControls' Data Center Solutions group.To learn more, please visit https://www.silent-aire.com/.

What you will do

You will be responsible for supervising and coordinating the activities of production and operation workers (approximately 40-75 employees), such as assemblers, electricians, inspectors, precision workers, while ensuring that production schedules are created and completed on time, safely, and within budget.

We are hiring across the following shift:

• Weekday Night Shift: 6PM-5:30AM (Monday-Thursday)

How you will do it

• Direct the manufacturing workforce to achieve production goals.

• Enforce safety and sanitation regulations.

• Anticipate production obstacles and manage team and stakeholders to overcome them.

• Provide leadership and ownership of product quality while consulting with Quality staff and Engineers on quality issues while being accountable for the overall QA performance of the manufacturing unit.

• Confer with management or subordinates to resolve worker problems, complaints, and production issues.

• Provide motivation for employees, increasing morale, worker efficiency, and production rates.

• Process and approve hourly timesheets and correct exceptions in a timely manner.

• Monitor and assess employee’s performance, attendance, scheduling etc.

• Ensure that work orders are completed in a timely fashion and within budget.

• Ensure safety is a priority with all workers, oversee strict adherence to Alberta and Canadian Occupational Health and Safety guidelines, attend JHSA meetings as needed.

• Work with other supervisors to coordinate operations and activities within and between departments

• Demonstrate equipment operations and work and safety procedures to new employees or assign employees to experienced workers for training.

• Read and analyze charts, work orders, production schedules and other records / reports to determine production requirements and to evaluate current production estimates and outputs and take action to meet schedule deadlines.

• Read and review manufacturing engineering packages and provide improvement feedback.

• Performs all duties in accordance with Johnson Controls/Silent-Aire Limited Partnership safety program standards and Alberta Occupational Health and Safety Act, Regulations, and Code.

• Other duties as required.

What we look for

Required:

• 3+ years’ experience as a production supervisor

• Journeyperson electrician

• Direct working knowledge of operations, warehouse, and transportation management

• Knowledge of supplies, equipment, and/or services ordering, as well as inventory control of these items

• Knowledge of local and federal regulations including AOHS and Employment Standards Code

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

• Strong written and verbal skills to communicate with all levels of the organization and its executive team

• Strong customer service orientation

• Experience with all safe practices, procedures, and overall processes associated with manufacturing from raw materials to finished product

• Ability to maintain a high level of communication with both internal and external stakeholders, customers, contractors, and industry peers

• Always adhere to safety policies (wear protective equipment)

Preferred:

• University degree or diploma in related field

• Training and knowledge of Six Sigma techniques, Kaizen, and Lean Manufacturing

• First Aid skills and/or certificates

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Johnson Controls’ Canadian subsidiaries are committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants, candidates and employees with disabilities, in accordance with applicable human rights legislation, and in Ontario, in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (“AODA”). When requested, accommodation will be provided throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process. To request accommodation, please contact us. Any information you provide related to accommodation measures will be treated as confidential. A copy of Johnson Controls’ applicable AODA policies are available on our website at www.johnsoncontrols.com for your reference, and can be made available in accessible formats upon request.