Under the responsibility of the Production Manager, the position holder supervises the production employees in his sector (may work in various sectors).

Responsibilities:

• Plans, organizes, directs and controls the activities of the work shift;
• Plans production along with the Production Manager according to customers' orders;
• Helps, follows-up and oversees on the production planning;
• Prepares and posts daily production;
• Issues pallet tickets from the AS400 for production;
• Updates master file batch cards and prints batch cards;
• Sees to enter on ADP all forms of absences and also the motives, including holidays and social leaves;
• Receives punch card adjustments and enters them on ADP in addition to plant employees pay exceptions;
• Completes the absence report;
• Sees to the vacation management for the plant's employees;
• Keeps up to date the list of employees on vacation or absent;
• Files all production documents;
• Sees to the application and follow-up of the various work and control instructions provided by the quality system;
• Involved in the hiring, training, and discipline of the employees under his responsibility
• Conducts meetings with his shift's workers;
• Sees to it that the various rules of the enterprise are respected (Ex.: health & safety, punctuality and assiduity, procedures, etc.);
• Participates in the performance evaluation process;
• Ensures the collective agreement is respected;
• On a day to day basis, ensures that he meets hygiene, safety and sanitary conditions; complies to health and safety government rules and regulations with particular attention to article 27(1) and (2) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act and Regulations for Industrial Establishments) as well as environmental ones; that all "accident/incident investigation reports" are done properly within defined time limits (same shift or within 24 hours) as well as that permanent and appropriate corrective measures be taken immediately;
• Takes part in the plant's regular inspections and reports or follows-up on any situation considered hazardous or dangerous;
• Keeps trick of plant's supplies (gloves, masks, etc) and informs purchasing when supplies are low;
• Does any other related task.

• High School Degree and 5 year experience in a similar position in an unionized environment or College degree in Manufacturing Production or other pertinent field, an asset, combined with 3 years of experience in a similar position in an unionized environment
• Very good spoken and written English
• Proficient with Excel, Outlook, AS400 an asset
• Mechanical aptitudes
• Understanding of production planning
• Very good supervision skills
• Analytical capacity?????
• Capacity to challenge situation or people, sense of customer service????
• Can work under pressure?????
• Interpersonal relationships, leadership, team spirit?????