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Production Supervisor
@ zffriedricP2
Midland, Ontario
Overview
ZF Automotive Canada Limited is hiring a Production Supervisor at its TCL Midland 1 site, reporting to the Operations Manager. The role oversees production staff, ensuring compliance with policies, safety, quality and delivery standards, and handles hiring, discipline and performance evaluation. The posting requires five years of manufacturing management experience and asks for weekend and overtime availability.
Responsibilities:
- Oversee production staff, schedules and workload
- Administer discipline, hiring and performance evaluations
- Ensure compliance with safety, PPE and quality standards
- Monitor production output, inspection and machine controls
- Coach and develop employees through feedback and training
Requirements summary:
- 5 years of management experience in manufacturing
- Strong leadership and problem-solving skills
- Excellent written and spoken English
- Strong Excel skills
- Previous union workforce experience
- Available for overtime and weekends
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Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · successfactors
- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-03
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-09
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-10
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Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Manufacturing & production |
| Experience | 5+ years |
| Management experience | 5+ years |
| Manages people | Yes |
| Schedule | overtime, weekends |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Plant or factory |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer moderate |
| Languages | English |
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Pioneering Automotive Safety
Full company description
ZF LIFETEC employs around 36,000 people at a total of 51 locations in 22 countries in Europe, North and South America and Asia. The company develops and produces intelligent seat belt and steering wheel systems, airbag modules and gas generators for all forms of mobility with the highest quality and safety standards. ZF LIFETEC is one of the world's leading manufacturers of safety systems and can look back on a company history of over 60 years as a supplier to renowned vehicle manufacturers. Imprint: https://zf-lifetec.com/imprint Data Protection: https://www.zf.com/master/media/en/corporate/m_zf_com/meta/data_protection_social_media/Data_Protection_Notice_Social_Media_EN.pdf
- LinkedIn followers
- 34,002
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 1,817
- Reported office locations
- Löwentaler Straße 20, Friedrichshafen, Baden-Württemberg 88046, DE
- Business categories
- Sustainability
- Software
- Transportation
- Industrial Manufacturing
- Sensor
- Hardware
- Advanced Materials
- Automotive
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Manufacturing
- Other recorded names
- ZF Lifetec
- zffriedricP2
- ZF LIFETEC
- Specialties
- Integrated Safety
- Airbags
- Seat Belts
- Passive Safety Systems
- Steering Wheels
- and Advanced Occupant Safety
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- No
- Reported total investment
- 0
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ZF LIFETEC employs around 36,000 people at a total of 51 locations in 22 countries in Europe, North and South America and Asia. The company develops and produces intelligent seat belt and steering wheel systems, airbag modules and gas generators for all forms of mobility with the highest quality and safety standards. ZF LIFETEC is one of the world's leading manufacturers of safety systems and can look back on a…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Motor Vehicle Manufacturing |
| Company size | 10,001+ employees |
| Headquarters | Friedrichshafen, Baden-Württemberg |
| Organization type | Self-Owned |
| Specialties | Integrated SafetyAirbagsSeat BeltsPassive Safety SystemsSteering Wheelsand Advanced Occupant Safety |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 3 |
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Req ID 73512 | TCL Midland 1, Canada, ZF Automotive Canada Limited
Summary
The Production Supervisor, under the direction of the Operations Manager, will primarily be responsible to ensure that all employees comply with company policies, procedures, and ethical standards. This position will ensure the effectiveness of employees through strategic hiring, assignment of duties, discipline, and dismissal. This role will also oversee staff to ensure work is being performed according to established standards
Your Tasks
- Administer disciplinary action in accordance with established procedures
- Analyze departmental operations and identify areas requiring improvement
- Approve vacation requests and monitor vacation schedules to ensure appropriate coverage
- Celebrate successes and foster an atmosphere of success
- Ensure that employees adhere to all health and safety regulations
- Plan and conduct meetings with employees to communicate team targets, goals, and projects
- Ensure that all employees comply with company policies, procedures, and ethical standards
- Ensure the effectiveness of employees through strategic hiring, assignment of duties, discipline, and dismissal
- Oversee staff to ensure work is being performed according to established standards
- Plan the department's workload and flow
- Translate strategic goals into practical actions
- Provide leadership for employee relations through effective communications, coaching, training, and development
- Evaluate employee performance and provide feedback, coaching, and formal evaluations
- Provide informal feedback and coaching to staff on an ongoing basis
- Ensure that safe work practices are being followed
- Ensure that all staff under your direction are equipped with and are using the proper personal protective equipment
- Ensure employees have clear goals and are aware of expectations
- Coordinate activities by scheduling work assignments, setting priorities, and delegating work accordingly
- Oversee compliance with company policies and standards for cost control, waste reduction, quality, safety, and complete and on-time delivery
- Oversee all workmanship to ensure high standards and efficiency
- Oversee departmental outputs, ensuring they meet production schedules, safety and quality standards, as well as customer needs
- Oversee all manufacturing and processing procedures, the setting of machine or equipment controls, as well as the production and inspection processes
Your Profile
- Strong formal and informal leadership skills
- 5 years of experience in a management role within a manufacturing setting
- Sound analytical thinking, planning, prioritization, and execution skills
- Ability to plan, organize, develop, implement, and interpret goals, objectives, and policies
- Ability to delegate, set expectations, and monitor progress of all direct reports
- Ability to supervise and motivate a team to achieve and exceed their goals
- Ability to identify issues and implement creative and strategic solutions to overcome problems
- Ability to remain calm and poised in urgent situations
- Ability to motivate self and others
- Proven experience in systematic problem solving
- Excellent written and spoken English communication skills
- Strong excel skills
- Previous union workforce experience
- Work overtime and weekends as required
Be part of our ZF Lifetec team as Production Supervisor and apply now!
Contact
Barbara Campa Fernandez
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