Production Supervisor - Price Electronics (Weekend)

PRICE INDUSTRIES LIMITED; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Price Electronics is seeking a Production Supervisor for the weekend shift to lead a production cell and optimize manufacturing processes. This role collaborates with the plant manager and cross-functional teams to ensure efficiency, quality, and on-time delivery.

The ideal candidate will have 2-3 years of supervisory experience in electronics manufacturing, strong leadership and communication skills, and a solid understanding of lean principles.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary education or equivalent in manufacturing, engineering, or related field is preferred.
• Minimum 2-3 years of supervisory experience in electronics manufacturing or similar environment.
• Experience leading teams in fast-paced, high-mix, low-volume manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Oversee performance of production cell and employees.
• Ensure materials are ready by coordinating with Planning & Leadership Team.
• Troubleshoot production issues with Group Leaders and production team.
• Develop deep knowledge of production line and document critical-to-process details.
• Lead Lean initiatives and promote productivity, quality, and safety.
• Provide leadership and direction to the team and maintain high morale.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Communication

Problem solving

Quality assurance

Safety compliance

Production planning

Lean manufacturing

Job description

Production Supervisor - Price Electronics (Weekend)

Reporting To: Plant Manager

Work Schedule: Friday to Sunday, 7:00 AM to 7:30 PM

Purpose of the Role:

Active part of the leadership team - work with team members to improve the overall manufacturing operations by promoting productivity, quality and safety on the manufacturing floor.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Overseeing the performance of process and employees in production cell
• Managing production and ensuring all needed materials are on hand by working closely with Planning & Leadership Team
• Troubleshooting production issues with Group Leaders and production team
• Working with production team to develop an in-depth knowledge of the production line, utilizing documentation to capture critical to-process information
• Implement & champion Lean initiatives
• Ensure effectiveness and efficiency in all aspects of performance for the cell, and provides leadership and direction to the team

Supervisory Duties:

• Conduct daily meeting to control production progress, daily check on machine/tools status & WIP inventory/ Kanban
• Implement Yield, Quality Control and Standards to maximize productivity & minimize production cost
• Review production report, identify need of improvement areas, initiate corrective actions through IRS
• Ensure timely delivery of product to customer, specification requirements are meet for each particular product & process
• Maintain high moral among production staff through regular communication and guidance
• Ensures safety of team members at the floor and sees to it that the company policies are strictly followed
• Constant communication of any quality issue related to RMA, FQR, NCR to assembler & tester

Administration Duties:

• Update employee time and attendance in IDT, also includes updates of holiday & overtime in the Holiday Schedule spreadsheet
• Request part number on new parts and products including the setting of stock quantity requirement
• Attend meeting to discuss weekly planning & report order status and production highlights
• Assists students on the Job training throughout the required hours in the production
• Coordinate status update for new product build to the production team

Technical Duties & Responsibilities:

• Review orders through ERP System.
• Check, review and approve any engineering change
• Conduct tact time & report man hours spent on new product build
• Assist & support generating shop aids for new product build
• Review line status & request needed support from IT, Production Support, QA, Design, Maintenance
• Implement line balancing & one piece flow whenever applicable
• Coordinate any updates on test procedures, fixture requirements with test team

Qualifications and Skills

• Post-secondary education in Manufacturing, Engineering, Business, or a related field preferred.
• Minimum 2-3 years of supervisory experience in electronics manufacturing or a similar manufacturing environment.
• Experience leading teams in a fast-paced, high-mix, low-volume manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, safety standards, and quality systems.
• Strong production planning and prioritization abilities.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze production KPIs and drive performance improvement.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to communicate with operators, engineers and management.
• Strong people leadership and employee development skills, including ability to motivate, coach, and provide direction to production teams.
• Effective conflict resolution and problem-solving abilities.