Production Supervisor- Plastics Industry

Kelly Professional & Industrial; Brantford; On-site; CAD 72,000 - 94,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Life Insurance & LTD

RRSP/DPSP enrollment

Vacation 3 weeks

Boot reimbursement

Safety glasses reimbursement

Uniforms & PPE

Employee events

Career growth

Job summary

Kelly Professional & Industrial in Brantford, Ontario, is seeking a Production Supervisor to lead a plastics manufacturing team. You will mentor staff, drive safety, and coordinate daily production with maintenance, quality, and logistics to meet targets.

This hands-on leadership role offers career growth in a growing organization, a strong safety culture, and opportunities to develop people while improving processes.

Qualifications

• Supervisory experience in a manufacturing setting is required.
• Ability to lead, coach, and develop hourly production employees.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and conflict-resolution skills.
• Experience managing employee performance with effective coaching.
• Strong commitment to workplace safety.
• Experience using ERP systems and Microsoft Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, mentor, and develop production employees.
• Create a positive, accountable, safety-focused work environment.
• Conduct performance reviews and provide ongoing coaching and feedback.
• Support employee training, onboarding, and development initiatives.
• Manage attendance, vacation schedules, overtime requests, and employee relations matters.
• Monitor daily production activities to ensure targets are achieved.
• Support quality standards and ensure procedures are followed.
• Collaborate with Maintenance, Quality, Logistics and Plant Leadership to achieve goals.
• Identify opportunities to improve productivity and reduce waste.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Team development

Communication

Safety focus

Conflict resolution

Education

Engineering degree or Engineering Technology diploma

Tools

ERP systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

Kelly is currently recruiting for a Production Supervisor on behalf of a well-established plastics manufacturer in Brantford, Ontario.

If you're a hands-on manufacturing leader who enjoys developing people, improving processes, and driving operational performance, this is an opportunity to join a growing organization where your leadership will have a direct impact on the success of the operation.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced manufacturing environment and enjoys balancing production goals, employee development, safety, and continuous improvement.

What's In It For You?

• Competitive salary of $72,000 - $94,000, based on experience
• Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability coverage
• RRSP/DPSP enrollment options
• 3 weeks of vacation
• Safety boot reimbursement program
• Prescription safety glasses reimbursement
• Company-provided uniforms and PPE
• Employee appreciation events and company-sponsored activities
• Opportunity to lead, mentor, and develop a production team
• Career growth within an established and growing manufacturing organization

What You'll Be Doing

Leadership & Team Development

• Lead, coach, mentor, and develop production employees.
• Create a positive, accountable, and safety-focused work environment.
• Conduct performance reviews and provide ongoing coaching and feedback.
• Support employee training, onboarding, and development initiatives.
• Manage attendance, vacation schedules, overtime requests, and employee relations matters.

Safety

• Promote and enforce all health and safety policies and procedures.
• Ensure employees are following safe work practices and using required PPE.
• Participate in safety meetings, audits, observations, and hazard identification activities.
• Foster a strong culture of safety and housekeeping throughout the facility.

Production & Quality

• Monitor daily production activities to ensure operational targets are achieved.
• Support quality standards and ensure established procedures are consistently followed.
• Work closely with Maintenance, Quality, Logistics, and Plant Leadership teams to support production goals.
• Identify opportunities to improve productivity, reduce waste, and increase efficiency.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and new product introductions.

Administration

• Complete production reporting and documentation.
• Maintain labour and production records within company systems.
• Review and approve employee attendance records.
• Support compliance with company policies and quality standards.

What We're Looking For

• Previous supervisory experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Proven ability to lead, coach, and develop hourly production employees.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and conflict-resolution skills.
• Experience managing employee performance and providing effective coaching.
• A strong commitment to workplace safety.
• Experience using ERP systems and Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Strong Assets

• Experience within plastics manufacturing, extrusion, compounding, polymer processing, chemical processing, or other continuous manufacturing environments.
• SAP experience.
• ISO 9001 experience.
• UKG experience.
• Engineering degree or Engineering Technology diploma.

Schedule

This position operates on a rotating continental schedule:

Ready to Take the Next Step?

If you're an experienced manufacturing leader who enjoys building strong teams, driving results, and creating a safe and productive work environment, we'd love to hear from you.