Production Supervisor

Russel Metals is one of the largest metals distribution companies in North America, with a growing focus on value-added processing. It carries on business in three segments: metals service centers, energy field stores and steel distributors. Its network of metals service centers carries an extensive line of metal products in a wide range of sizes, shapes and specifications, including carbon hot rolled and cold finished steel, pipe and tubular products, stainless steel, aluminum and other non-ferrous specialty metals. Its energy field stores carry a specialized product line focused on the needs of energy industry customers. Its steel distributors operations act as master distributors selling steel in large volumes to other steel service centers and large equipment manufacturers mainly on an "as is" basis.

Reasons to Join Our Team!

• Competitive base salary
• Profit-sharing plan
• Benefits program
• Pension plan
• Development and Growth Opportunities
• Various incentive and recognition programs
• Bonuses

Job Summary:

We are seeking a hands-on Production Supervisor to lead daily shop floor operations, meet production targets and achieve schedule attainment. You will maintain a strong floor presence, provide clear direction to employees and resolve issues that affect safe, productive operations.

This role focuses on managing, improving and sustaining shop floor productivity across three key measures:

• Labour efficiency — Align staffing and work assignments with production needs, reduce lost time and improve output relative to labour hours.
• Machine utilization — Increase productive operating time by addressing downtime, setup delays, material flow and staffing constraints.
• Estimate-to-actual performance — Compare actual labour and machine time with job estimates, investigate variances and implement improvements with production, engineering and estimating teams.

Please note - our work environment is safety sensitive and will require the successful applicant to undergo a pre-employment medical evaluation.

Key Responsibilities

Production Leadership

• Lead daily production activities to meet output targets, quality requirements and scheduled completion dates.
• Set daily priorities, communicate expectations and monitor progress throughout each shift.
• Maintain a consistent floor presence to coach employees, remove barriers and address production issues promptly.
• Coordinate with scheduling, manufacturing engineering, maintenance and material handling to resolve bottlenecks and keep work moving.
• Review productivity results, identify root causes of lost time and job variances, and follow through on measurable improvement actions.
• Ensure productivity improvements maintain required safety and quality standards.

People and Scheduling

• Manage staff schedules, work assignments and shift coverage to support the production plan.
• Coordinate vacation planning and overtime within established approval requirements.
• Review and approve time records, resolve discrepancies and submit accurate payroll information for direct reports by required deadlines.
• Set performance expectations, coach employees and address attendance, conduct and performance concerns consistently.
• Identify training needs and support cross-training to improve workforce flexibility and equipment coverage.

Safety Maintenance and TPM

• Manage and enforce the facility safety program through floor observations, inspections, coaching and corrective action.
• Ensure safe work procedures, required protective equipment, housekeeping and workplace organization standards are followed.
• Respond to hazards, incidents and near misses, and follow through on corrective actions.
• Manage the daily Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) program, ensuring operator checks and assigned tasks are completed and documented.
• Monitor equipment condition, prioritize maintenance issues and coordinate repairs to minimize production disruption.

Shop Floor Purchasing

• Create and manage purchase orders for shop floor supplies, consumables, tooling and other operating requirements.
• Anticipate replenishment needs, track deliveries and resolve purchasing discrepancies to prevent production interruptions.
• Control spending within established budgets and purchasing approval limits.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Supervisory or team leadership experience in metal fabrication or a comparable manufacturing environment.
• Proven ability to manage employees, production schedules and competing priorities in a hands-on shop floor role.
• Experience using production data to improve labour efficiency, machine utilization and estimate-to-actual performance.
• Working knowledge of fabrication processes, safety programs and preventive maintenance or TPM.
• Strong communication, coaching, problem-solving and organizational skills; comfortable with ERP systems, Excel and timekeeping tools.
• Experience with staffing, payroll time approval and purchase order management is an asset.

Schedule: Days/ Evenings – Rotational

We are an organization that is committed to the principles of Employment Equity which includes maintaining a fair, equitable and diverse workforce. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply.

Links

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Careers Page : https://www.russelmetals.com/en/careers/

LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/company/russel-metals/about/

Russel Metals Website : https://www.russelmetals.com/en/

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