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Production Supervisor
IPEX
Edmonton, CAN
Full-time
Mid · 5+ years experience
Onsite
Discovered 3 weeks ago
Full Job Posting
What You Will Do
- Supervise daily shift operations and ensure safety, quality, productivity, and output targets are achieved.
- Execute production schedules while optimizing labour utilization and machine performance.
- Lead shift-transition and pre-shift meetings to communicate priorities and operational updates.
- Monitor production KPIs, downtime, scrap rates, and performance metrics using manufacturing systems and reports.
- Troubleshoot operational issues and coordinate with Maintenance, Tooling, Quality, and Process teams.
- Ensure compliance with ISO standards, documentation requirements, and audit readiness.
- Manage departmental expenditures and provide regular performance reporting.
- Leadership & People Development
- Coach, mentor, and develop production associates through training and performance management.
- Conduct evaluations, succession planning, and employee development activities.
- Support recruitment, hiring, onboarding, orientation, and certification processes.
- Build a culture of accountability, engagement, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
- Health, Safety & Environmental Leadership
- Champion a zero-injury safety culture and promote proactive hazard reporting.
- Ensure compliance with HSE policies, ISO 9001 requirements, and internal standards.
- Support incident investigations, corrective actions, inspections, and JHSC activities.
- Lead 5S initiatives and contribute to environmental sustainability goals.
- Continuous Improvement
- Lead initiatives that improve safety, quality, productivity, and operational performance.
- Perform root-cause analysis and implement corrective and preventive actions.
- Support management-of-change reviews and standardized work practices.
Qualifications
- High School Diploma or equivalent required.
- Previous supervisory or leadership experience preferred.
- 5+ years of manufacturing experience, ideally within a safety-focused production environment.
- Knowledge of health, safety, and environmental practices in manufacturing.
- Experience with plastics fabrication, or related processes preferred.
- Strong leadership, communication, coaching, and decision-making skills.
- Demonstrated problem-solving and root-cause analysis capabilities.
- Experience with conflict resolution
- Key Competencies
- Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
- People Leadership & Coaching
- Continuous Improvement Mindset
- Operational Excellence
- Communication & Collaboration
- Technical Manufacturing Knowledge
- Working Environment
- This position operates within a manufacturing environment and may involve exposure to machinery, industrial noise, chemicals, raw materials, powered industrial vehicles, and varying production demands. Personal protective equipment (PPE) is required. The role may also require lifting up to 50 lbs and extended periods spent on the production floor.
- Why Join Us?
- This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on manufacturing leader who is passionate about safety, employee development, operational excellence, and continuous improvement. You will have a direct impact on production performance, team engagement, and organizational success.
- 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]
About IPEX
Construction2596 employeesFounded 1992
North American private manufacturer of thermoplastic piping systems serving municipal, industrial, commercial, and residential construction customers.
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