Production supervisor

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)