Supervisor jobs in Canada

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensures safe work practices and procedures.
• Responsible for the application and formulation of the Company’s Health and Safety program and ensuring all employees have an opportunity to learn elements of the safety program.
• Performs safety audits.
• Ensures that all employees are trained in job requirements before permanent assignment. A team of around 20 people.
• Searches for new material to update training for all employees.
• Ensures implementation of Company training programs and development of department’s personnel.
• Informs subordinators of performance expectations.
• Monitors and evaluates performance and coaches, as necessary.
• Interviews, reviews qualifications, selects and recommends employment candidates.
• Ensures compliance with regulations and Company policies. Ensures the usage of corrective measures/discipline on violations.
• Defines department Quality Standards and ensures all employees are aware of standards and new requirements.
• Ensures ISO procedures are current and adhered to for the department.
• Support troubleshooting and failure analysis to prevent recurrence of problems.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work with multi-disciplinary teams.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

• Be an active safety champion for his area and the plant, complying with all safety rules and promote a safe workplace.
• Follow maintenance plans and help development and improvement of Melt Shop Maintenance system. Determines the repairs required, using reports and schedules, determines work schedules, plans shutdown and repairs.
• Reports and investigates all accidents with an aim to prevent reoccurrence.
• Conducts monthly safety meetings and makes safety observations.
• Ensures that each employee is trained on their job. Complete training checklists as soon as training is completed.
• Informs employees of expectations.
• Assigns tasks, communicates work schedule and deadlines, set and defines priority, reports on delays. Initiates preventive/corrective actions to meet deadlines.
• In coordination with his supervisor attempts to settle concerns/interpretation disputes at his own level and applies provisions of the Collective agreements.
• Ensures daily shift reports are entered to detail all work completed by the department.
• Ensures timekeeping is updated and approved on a weekly basis.
• Responsible for calling employees for overtime and keeping records of calls made.
• Will be put into the Electrical on-call rotation.
• Enforces, collaborates and is a model for working with other trades to create a common goal of improved reliability.

SKILLS AND REQUIREMENTS

• Qualified and Red Seal certified trades people would be considered an asset.
• Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering would be considered an asset.
• Previous planning experience in heavy industry would be considered as an asset.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook). Familiarity with ERP systems (e.g., D-365, SAP, Oracle, NetSuite), WMS, TMS & Power BI would be considered an asset.
• Strong analytical, organizational skills and coordinating abilities
• Ability to work under Pressure
• Problem solving skills
• Excellent communication, leadership and supervision skills
• Ability to multitask, prioritize and manage time effectively
• Bilingual: English and French (oral and written)