The Production Supervisor is responsible for the day-to-day management of plant operations and unionized employees. He ensures the application of health and safety, environment, production and quality rules and standards.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead and support employees in a manufacturing and unionized environment
- Apply the policies of the collective agreement and that of the employee handbook
- Ensure good production practices as well as compliance with occupational health and safety and environmental standards
- Participates in planning and controlling the production cycle in order to meet the growing needs of our customers
- Ensure that orders are delivered in quality and on time to our customers and other factories
- Ensure that physical inventories remain up to date at all times and support inventory transactions
- Responsible for month-end inventory for chemicals, wood and supplies
- Validate and approve employees' daily worked hours in the payroll system as well as vacations
- Oversee receiving, yard, debarker, dryers, processing plant and shipping
- Oversee the management of the garage, the maintenance of heavy machinery as well as the preventive maintenance program of the plant
- Assists in determining and conducting necessary employee training
- Communicating daily priorities and objectives to employees
- Communicating daily results, inventory levels and priorities to the Plant Manager
- Work in collaboration with the Plant Manager on irregular situations and continuous improvement of the site
- Work in collaboration with the Plant Manager on the accomplishment of projects
- Agent of change in the improvement of health and safety, the environment and productivity
- Actively participate in maintaining, improving and respecting the application of our quality system (ISO)
- Actively participate in maintaining, improving and respecting the application of our environmental standards (TRD)
- Follow up and purchase supplies needed for production
- Replace the Plant Manager when absent or on vacation
- Respond to plant emergencies on the front line on all shifts (day/evening/night/weekend)
- Perform all other tasks required in his/her executive and management role
EDUCATION
- High school diploma
- Technical in production, processing or management (asset)
- PERMITS/CERTIFICATIONS
- WHMIS training (asset)
- TMD - Training in the transport of dangerous goods
EXPERIENCE
- Minimum 3 to 5 years of supervisory experience
- Significant experience in a unionized environment
- Proficiency in spoken and written French
- Proficiency in spoken and written English (a strong asset)
KEY SKILLS
- Excellent interpersonal communication and listening skills
- Problem solving, prioritization and conflict management
- Knowledge of and compliance with current health and safety and environmental standards
- Employee supervision skills
- Ability to train, motivate and coach employees
- Time and stress management
- Intermediate level computer knowledge (Microsoft Office and Blue Bee system)
- SAP IT knowledge (asset)