Operations Supervisor

Our client is a leading satellite products manufacturing company, currently looking for a Operations Supervisor to join the team. 

Location: Whitby, ON

Benefits immediately/ Pension after 3 months

Must be willing to work second shift

Salary:70- 87K/ year

Permanent full-time position

Shifts: day and afternoon shifts

Position Overview: 

Reporting directly to the Senior Manager, Operations, this individual will be responsible for supervising the manufacturing and assembly through a group of team leads to achieve quarterly production objectives and schedule with strong drive on health and safety, quality and efficiency improvements.

Job duties: 

·         Communicate expectations; monitor and appraises job results; provide appropriate training and development; assists with interviews of new applicants and selection of new employees.

·         Knows and follows the company’s human resources policies and procedures. Adheres to applicable employment laws.

·         Trains personnel to work with assembly drawings, travelers, schematics, engineering drawings and established quality procedures along with all safety requirements.

·         Monitors workflow outputs, sets group priorities, and identifies issues to ensure performance to schedule.

·         Identifies, and solves problems while interacting closely with all departments to ensure shipment goals are met. 

·         Takes the lead to ensure Production Notifications are raised.  Works closely with the manufacturing engineers and quality department on solutions to issues.

·         Reads and interprets manufacturing routings and documents production results.

·         Exemplifies and fosters teamwork within the company.

·         Promptly responds to concerns, issues, and suggestions and acts to ensure positive employee relations.

·         Ensure communication of key business objectives and customer issues to employees

·         Drive initiatives to maximize employee contributions and drive improvements in product quality.

Job Requirements:

·         Post-Secondary education required

·         3 years of experience in relevant field preferably a shop leadership position

·         Must be able to work second shift

·         Possess strong oral and written communication skills.

·         Possess strong interpersonal and leadership skills with the ability to effectively impact and influence others.

·         Knowledge of the disciplines of manufacturing management such as production and inventory control, and standard cost systems

·         Proficient in all Microsoft products and ERP system, SAP preferred.

·         Excellent interpersonal and communications (written and verbal) skills.

·         Excellent planning, organizational, and leadership skills.

·         Ability to demonstrate effective leadership skills required.

·         Working knowledge of Lean manufacturing tools preferred

How to apply: 

Please send resume to resume@gc-employment.com with the subject line "Operations Supervisor_Whitby". Thank you!