Posted 7 days ago
Production Supervisor *** Superviseur, production
@ IPEX Inc.
Edmonton, Alberta
Overview
IPEX Inc. is hiring a Production Supervisor at its Edmonton, Alberta plant to lead manufacturing operations for safety, quality, productivity and cost. The role reports to the Production Manager and works a 2-2-3 continental shift structure. Candidates need at least 3 years of supervisory experience in manufacturing; lean experience is strongly preferred.
Responsibilities:
- Supervise daily production activities for safety, quality and output
- Lead shift transition meetings and communicate priorities
- Analyze production reports, scrap and downtime
- Coach and develop production employees
- Lead 5S, root cause analysis and continuous improvement
Requirements summary:
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Minimum 3 years supervisory experience in manufacturing
- Lean manufacturing experience strongly preferred
- Strong leadership and communication skills
- Microsoft Office proficiency
Tools & skills
Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-11-02
- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-03
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-04
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Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Manufacturing & production |
| Experience | 3+ years |
| Management experience | 3+ years |
| Manages people | Yes |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Plant or factory, Office |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · computer moderate |
| Languages | English |
| Encouraged to apply | People with disabilities |
| Education | High school (required) |
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IPEX Inc.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 39 |
IPEX is one of the North American leading providers of advanced plastic piping systems. Our mission is to shape a better tomorrow by connecting people with water and energy.
We currently have an exciting opportunity as a Production Supervisor!
This role will be based in our plant in Edmonton, Alberta and report to the Production Manager.
Do not miss the opportunity to join a broad family of people-centric professionals, thought leaders and rapid thinkers, entrepreneurs in spirit and status quo-fighters!
Job Summary
As a Production Supervisor, you will lead manufacturing operations to achieve safety, quality, productivity, and cost objectives while supporting employee development and continuous improvement initiatives.
This position will be on a 2-2-3 Continental Shift Structure
Principal Responsibilities
- Supervise daily production activities to ensure safety, quality, efficiency, and output targets are achieved
- Execute production schedules by optimizing labor resources, equipment utilization, and workflow
- Lead shift transition meetings and communicate priorities, performance expectations, and operational updates
- Monitor production metrics, identify performance gaps, and implement corrective actions to resolve issues and improve results
- Troubleshoot operational challenges and coordinate with Maintenance, Process Management, and other support teams to minimize downtime
- Analyze production reports, including output, scrap, downtime, and labor performance, to support data-driven decision-making
- Manage departmental resources, materials, and expenditures while supporting budget and cost-control initiatives
- Maintain compliance with quality standards, ISO requirements, and operational procedures, ensuring accurate documentation and audit readiness
- Coach, mentor, and develop production employees through performance management, training, and cross-functional skill development
- Support recruitment, onboarding, and training activities to build a capable and engaged workforce
- Foster a culture of accountability, teamwork, continuous improvement, and operational excellence
- Champion health, safety, and environmental programs by ensuring compliance with company policies, supporting incident investigations, and promoting safe work practices
- Lead 5S, standard work, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives focused on enhancing safety, quality, productivity, and sustainability
Qualifications & Experience
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Minimum 3 years' experience in a supervisory capacity within a manufacturing environment
- Lean manufacturing experience is strongly preferred
- Excellent leadership/coaching, written & verbal communication, problem solving, and critical thinking skills
- A solid understanding of computers including Microsoft Office applications
IPEX is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities throughout the recruitment process and, upon request, will work with qualified job applicants to provide suitable accommodation in a manner that takes into account the applicant’s accessibility needs due to disability. Accommodation requests are available to candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process for IPEX jobs. To request an accommodation, please contact HR at [email protected]
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