Production Supervisor

Production Supervisor | Furniture Manufacturing

You know what it takes to keep a production floor running when the product mix changes and every order calls for something a little different. Our client, an established furniture manufacturer, is looking for a Production Supervisor to lead its day-shift team.

This is hands-on manufacturing. The team builds a wide range of furniture products in small quantities, with much of the assembly and finishing done by hand. You’ll work alongside experienced operators and lead hands, making sure people know what needs to ship, how the work should be done and what to do when the plan changes. You’ll have a say in how the floor runs and work with manufacturing engineering on improvements the team can put into practice.

What you’ll do

• Turn customer orders into a daily production plan. Set priorities with your lead hands, assign people where they’re needed and adjust the plan as orders and staffing change.
• Spend time in each work area. Catch problems early, help lead hands resolve them and keep work moving through assembly, finishing and packing.
• Coach employees on the floor, identify training needs and follow up to make sure new work methods are understood and used consistently.
• Set clear expectations for attendance, performance and safe work. Have direct, fair conversations when standards slip and follow through.
• Track output and quality against the plan, address production issues promptly and keep the Plant Manager informed about problems that need attention.
• Work with lead hands and manufacturing engineering to improve workflow, organize work areas and make it easier to do the job safely and consistently.

What you bring

• Hands-on supervision in a manual manufacturing environment. You’ve led people who build products by hand through several assembly steps. You understand where the work can go wrong and how to help the team catch problems before they reach the next station.
• Experience teaching complex work on the floor. You’ve trained employees who were new to manufacturing or learning a new station. You can break a build into clear steps, show people how it’s done, point out the safety and quality checks, and watch them do it before assigning them to work independently. You can coach lead hands to teach the work consistently.
• Experience in high-mix, low-volume production. You’ve supervised teams building different products in small quantities or to order. When the next build calls for different parts, steps or skills, you know who’s ready to do the work, who needs support and how to move people between stations to keep orders flowing.
• The judgment to lead an experienced crew through change. You listen to the people doing the job, explain why a method is changing and follow up on the floor until the team is using it consistently. You’re comfortable stepping in when work is unsafe and handling attendance or performance issues fairly.
• Practical Lean experience. You’ve used standard work or 5S to improve how a work area runs and can work with engineering and lead hands to test a change on the floor.

If you worked your way up from an operator or lead-hand role, we’d like to hear how that shaped the way you supervise. Experience in furniture manufacturing or a similar hands-on assembly environment is an asset. An engineering or business administration diploma is also an asset.

Pay and schedule

The annual base salary is $85,000–$95,000 CAD. This is an on-site day-shift role. Regular hours are Monday to Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The workday often runs until 5:00 p.m., and Saturday work is common when production is busy. Saturdays worked are paid separately.