Production Supervisor*Superviseur, Production

Hamilton Kent; Toronto; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 81,000; Full time

Job summary

Hamilton Kent is seeking a Night Shift Production Supervisor to lead our Toronto plant's night operations, including fabrication, injection molding, and extrusion, ensuring production targets are met safely and to high quality standards.

You will drive continuous improvement, optimize performance, support maintenance and planning, and foster a safe, productive work environment for the team.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of supervisory experience in manufacturing.
• Experience in a rubber or plastics environment is a strong asset.
• College or university education preferred.
• Ability to use measuring tools related to gasket manufacturing.
• Strong leadership, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).

Responsibilities

• Lead nightly production schedules while meeting quality and budget targets.
• Enforce health, safety and environmental policies for a safe workplace.
• Identify issues and implement corrective actions to drive improvement.
• Monitor KPIs and downtime, report significant changes to management.
• Collaborate with Lead Hands to optimize performance and safety.
• Plan labour, materials and machine utilization across fabrication and molding.
• Participate in daily reviews with Plant Manager and Supervisors.
• Oversee fabrication, extrusion and molding to maximise labour efficiency.
• Suggest equipment improvements to enhance safety and productivity.
• Assist Maintenance with spare parts purchases.
• Support continuous improvement focusing on safety, quality, output and cost.

Skills

Leadership

Problem-solving

Troubleshooting

Mechanical aptitude

Communication

Interpersonal skills

MS Office

Education

College or University education preferred

Tools

Measuring tools

MS Office

Job description

Production Supervisor, Night Shift

Toronto, Ontario

Job Summary

Hamilton Kent is looking for a motivated and professional Night Shift Production Supervisor to lead our manufacturing operations during the night shift at our Toronto plant. In this role, you’ll be responsible for overseeing our fabrication, injection molding, compression molding, and extrusion operations, ensuring production targets are achieved safely, efficiently, and to the highest quality standards.

As a key member of the leadership team, you’ll drive continuous improvement initiatives, optimize production performance, support maintenance and operational planning, and help create a safe and productive work environment.

Shift:

Sunday to Thursday, 11:00 PM to 7:00 AM

Principle Responsibilities

• Lead and support the production team to ensure daily manufacturing schedules are met while maintaining quality standards and budget targets.
• Promote and enforce all health, safety, and environmental policies to maintain a safe and efficient workplace.
• Identify production, quality, and performance issues and develop corrective action plans to address variances and drive improvement.
• Monitor key performance indicators and downtime metrics, providing management with timely updates on significant changes or concerns.
• Collaborate closely with Lead Hands to optimize production performance and address safety, quality, and operational challenges.
• Proactively review daily production schedules to effectively plan labour, raw material requirements, and machine utilization across fabrication and molding operations.
• Participate in daily performance reviews with the Plant Manager and fellow Supervisors to assess results, address variances, and ensure production goals remain on track.
• Oversee fabrication, extrusion, and molding departments while maximizing labour efficiency and ensuring production priorities are achieved.
• Work collaboratively with production employees to identify and implement machinery, equipment, and tooling improvements that enhance safety, productivity, and overall plant performance.
• Assist the Maintenance Manager with purchasing spare parts as required.
• Support continuous improvement efforts focused on safety, product quality, production output, housekeeping, and cost control to help achieve plant objectives.

Required Skills/Qualifications

• College or University education preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years of supervisory experience in manufacturing or a related industry.
• Experience in a rubber or plastics manufacturing environment is considered a strong asset.
• Ability to use, or be trained on, various measuring tools related to gasket manufacturing processes.
• Strong leadership, problem-solving, and troubleshooting abilities.
• Mechanical aptitude and an interest in manufacturing processes and equipment.
• Self-motivated, results-driven, and capable of managing multiple priorities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, and Outlook.

The compensation for this position is between $64,800 and 81,000 CAN annually, based on experience and qualifications.

Hamilton Kent is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities throughout the recruitment process and, upon request, will work with qualified job applicants to provide suitable accommodation in a manner that takes into account the applicant’s accessibility needs due to disability. Accommodation requests are available to candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process for Hamilton Kent jobs. To request an accommodation, please contact HR at [e-mail]