Production Supervisor

at  IKO Industries Ltd

IKO Industries Ltd. is a market leader in the manufacturing of roofing and building materials. IKO is a Canadian owned and operated business with production facilities worldwide and has many years of unparalleled success in the roofing materials industry. Quality, integrity, and trustworthiness are the values that underlie this success, and we have built this company by hiring people who hold these values. People like you!
Job Description

Job Responsibilities:

• Provide manufacturing leadership to fully engage employees and foster a productive work environment.
• Promote a strong safety culture where employees believe that all injuries are preventable. Investigate and prepare reports on safety near-misses, injuries, and workplace hazards.
• Maintain adherence to Company and OSHA safety standards, conduct safety workplace inspections and facilitate safety programs such as behavior-based safety.
• Ensure employees receive training on procedures relating to safety, quality, and production. Conduct training, cross-training, and rotation of employees for product, process, and employee development.
• Provides leadership to motivate and inspire the primary team to deliver the optimum performance in all facets of the plant for the shifts they are assigned.
• Work closely with other Supervisors to achieve plant targeted metrics.
• Develop, recommend, and implement measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and product quality. Operate within standard operating and quality procedures.
• Work cooperatively with production and maintenance teams to identify and resolve production issues in an efficient manner and assist in the resolution of quality / production problems. Identify and eliminate root causes of problems and ensure corrective actions are implemented and sustained.
• Evaluate team members’ performance and provide coaching and guidance to improve employee’s skill sets. Responsible for consistently administering the employee corrective action plan as needed.
• Plan and manage scheduling for production team. Maintain employee time and attendance in Kronos. Complete shift reports.
• Assure that a clean and safe working environment is always maintained.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
• Successful candidates will be required to rotate with his/her assigned shifts.

Basic Job Qualifications:

• 4-year degree in a technical field preferred or equivalent production leadership experience.
• Experience, knowledge, or training in Lean Manufacturing and 5S.
• High-speed manufacturing supervisory experience preferred, and fiberglass mat plant or equivalent experience would be ideal.
• Supervisory experience of 3-5 years
• Strong interpersonal skills and leadership ability.
• Excellent communication (written, verbal, presentation and listening) and analytical skills.
• Proven track record of operational improvement through employee engagement.
• Excellent time management, planning, and organizational skills.
• Proficient in MS Office preferred.
• Ability to grow and mentor talent.
• Possesses strong process and financial acumen.
• Ability to effectively motivate and bring together a new team with everyone focused on Operational Excellence.
• Experience working with a plant start-up would be ideal but not required.

Benefits of Employment: IKO recognizes that its success is due to the strength of its employees. A primary goal of IKO is to promote individual employee’s sense of accomplishment and contribution so that employees enjoy their association with IKO. The Company invests in its employees so that they are the most knowledgeable in the industry, and undertakes great efforts to nurture loyalty to, and teamwork at, IKO. We are pleased to offer competitive compensation, health care, a progressive and challenging workplace and a commitment to teamwork and integrity.
Diversity and Equal Opportunity Employment: IKO Industries Ltd. is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to diversity and inclusion and are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability. IKO Industries Ltd. encourages and welcomes applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process

• Provide manufacturing leadership to fully engage employees and foster a productive work environment.
• Promote a strong safety culture where employees believe that all injuries are preventable. Investigate and prepare reports on safety near-misses, injuries, and workplace hazards.
• Maintain adherence to Company and OSHA safety standards, conduct safety workplace inspections and facilitate safety programs such as behavior-based safety.
• Ensure employees receive training on procedures relating to safety, quality, and production. Conduct training, cross-training, and rotation of employees for product, process, and employee development.
• Provides leadership to motivate and inspire the primary team to deliver the optimum performance in all facets of the plant for the shifts they are assigned.
• Work closely with other Supervisors to achieve plant targeted metrics.
• Develop, recommend, and implement measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and product quality. Operate within standard operating and quality procedures.
• Work cooperatively with production and maintenance teams to identify and resolve production issues in an efficient manner and assist in the resolution of quality / production problems. Identify and eliminate root causes of problems and ensure corrective actions are implemented and sustained.
• Evaluate team members’ performance and provide coaching and guidance to improve employee’s skill sets. Responsible for consistently administering the employee corrective action plan as needed.
• Plan and manage scheduling for production team. Maintain employee time and attendance in Kronos. Complete shift reports.
• Assure that a clean and safe working environment is always maintained.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
• Successful candidates will be required to rotate with his/her assigned shifts