Posted 3 months ago
Team Leader, Operations
@ JDI
Utopia, New Brunswick
Overview
JDI is hiring a Team Leader, Operations at its Lake Utopia Paper mill in Utopia, New Brunswick. The role leads a unionized operations crew on rotating 12-hour shifts in a 24/7 operation, administering the collective agreement and driving production, quality and safety targets. Salary is $100,000 to $120,000 depending on experience and qualifications.
Responsibilities:
- Lead and supervise a unionized operations crew
- Meet production and quality targets across mill departments
- Facilitate problem solving and troubleshooting with crews
- Administer the collective agreement
- Approve daily time entries
Requirements summary:
- Bachelor's degree or two-year completed diploma in a related field
- Industry experience is an asset
- Willingness to work rotating 12-hour shifts
- Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills
- Evidence of leadership from previous work
Tools & skills
Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-07-31
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-08
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-09
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Job details
| Seniority | Lead |
| Department | Manufacturing & production |
| Manages people | Yes |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Schedule | day, evening, weekends, overnight |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Plant or factory, Office |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer moderate |
| Languages | English |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (required), College diploma (required) |
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JDI
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 643 |
As the Operations Team Leader, you will be responsible for providing leadership and supervision to a skilled unionized operations team in a safe and effective manner.
The salary range for this role is $100,000 - $120,000, dependent on experience and qualifications.
This includes:
- Working with various departments throughout the mill to ensure production and quality targets are met
- Facilitating problem solving and troubleshooting activities with the operating crews all while adhering to and promoting safe work practices.
- Administering the Collective Agreement
- Input and approve accurate daily time entries, and identify areas for improvement within your areas of responsibility.
- You must be willing to support the development of an engaged workforce with a focus on continuous improvement.
- Bachelor's Degree or 2 year completed diploma in a related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Industry related experience is an asset.
- Willingness to work rotating, 12-hour shifts in a 24/7 operation.
- Able to excel in a team environment and participate in cross functional teams.
- Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills are required.
- Able to display evidence of leadership skills from previous work experience.
- Familiar with computerized operations and administrative systems.
Founded in 1882, J.D. Irving, Limited (JDI) operates in Eastern Canada (New-Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Québec, Ontario, Newfoundland and Labrador), as well as in USA. We are a team of 20,000 dedicated employees. At J.D. Irving, Limited, you are part of a dynamic team of professionals who lead with integrity and are passionate about delivering results. With a culture that nurtures talent and creates an inclusive workplace, you can grow your career across our various operating divisions.
We are committed to creating accessible environments for our colleagues, candidates, and customers. Requests for accommodation due to a disability (which may be visible or invisible, temporary, or permanent) can be made at any stage of application and employment. We encourage candidates to make their accommodation needs known so that we can provide equitable opportunities.
Worried you do not meet all the requirements? Studies have shown that many applicants apply only to job opportunities when they feel they meet 100% of the criteria. We promote an inclusive environment where everyone is appreciated, recognized, and empowered to contribute fully. If you are interested in this position but are worried you did not meet all the requirements, we would encourage you to still apply.
Our recruitment advisors and hiring teams will utilize human screening combined with AI technology to help identify the skills and qualities that matter most to our business, while safeguarding your privacy and using AI responsibly.
We appreciate your interest in our company however only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
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