Shop Supervisor, Nuclear Component Fabrication
Role Overview
The Shop Supervisor leads and supervises day-to-day shop personnel activities.
The role is accountable for safety, quality, productivity, cost, and schedule objectives.
Key Skills for This Role
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Company Overview
BWXT Canada designs, manufactures, commissions, and services nuclear power generation equipment, including nuclear fuel, steam generators, critical plant components, and related services.
BWXT Medical develops, manufactures, packages, and delivers medical isotopes and radiopharmaceuticals.
Position Overview
The Shop Supervisor leads and supervises day-to-day shop personnel activities.
The role is accountable for safety, quality, productivity, cost, and schedule objectives.
Location and Schedule
- The position is on-site in Cambridge, Ontario.
- The shift is to be determined.
Safety Compliance
- Hold safety meetings, perform monthly safety audits, and issue maintenance work orders for unsafe or malfunctioning machinery.
- Conduct toolbox talks, accident investigations, safe observations, and personal protective equipment training.
Schedule and Production
- Work with schedulers to achieve daily targets and on-time delivery commitments.
- Order special tools and work with design and manufacturing engineers on fixtures and component deficiencies.
- Communicate schedules and expectations through toolbox talks, pre-job briefings, and individual discussions.
Personnel and Cost Management
- Manage shop personnel according to the collective agreement and maintain professional employee relationships.
- Manage attendance, time, vacation, employee status records, coaching, and discipline.
- Monitor machine-level production, enter manual labour data accurately, and develop cost-improvement activities.
Training
- Ensure employees are trained in company procedures and support quality and safety objectives.
Required Qualifications
- College diploma in a technical discipline such as Welding Technician, Fitter, or Fabricator, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Five to ten years of supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Outlook, and Excel.
- Experience with SAP is an asset.
Benefits
- Benefits include health, dental, vision, disability coverage, pension and retirement savings plans, education reimbursement, professional development, referral bonuses, and wellness discounts.
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