Manufacturing Shift Supervisor – Afternoon Shift

Job summary

Lead and support a team of approximately 10–20 employees across welding, machine operation, and material handling while coordinating production schedules, staffing, and workflow. Maintain safe and quality-focused operations, address employee and production issues, coordinate with other departments, and support continuous improvement.

Job details

Manufacturing Shift Supervisor - Afternoon Shift North Huron, Ontario $75,000-$90,000 + RSP program + Benefits + Bonus Monday-Thursday | 5:00 p.m.-3:30 a.m. Our client is a well-established manufacturer serving various commercial markets. They are currently seeking an experienced Manufacturing Shift Supervisor to lead their afternoon welding and manufacturing operation in North Huron. This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on manufacturing leader who is comfortable independently overseeing a production facility during the afternoon shift. The Supervisor will lead approximately 10-20 employees, including welders, machine operators and material handlers, and will be the senior leader onsite for most of the shift. The role is approximately 65% people leadership, 30% production planning and 5% hands-on production support. The successful candidate does not need to be a welder but must understand manufacturing processes and either have experience working with welding operations or directly supervising welders. What You’ll Be Responsible For Lead, coach and supervise a team of approximately 10-20 production employees across welding, machine operation and material handling. Coordinate daily production activities, labour requirements and workflow to ensure schedules and customer commitments are achieved. Conduct shift handovers and communicate production priorities, operational issues and resource requirements. Monitor employee performance, attendance and productivity, providing coaching and constructive feedback where required. Support employee onboarding, training, cross-training and ongoing development. Address employee concerns and workplace conflicts in a timely and professional manner. Maintain a safe, structured and productive manufacturing environment. Ensure required equipment, tooling, quality and safety inspections are completed. Identify production constraints and take appropriate action to minimize downtime and improve throughput. Monitor quality standards and respond to production or quality concerns. Coordinate with Quality, Maintenance, Shipping and other departments to keep production running effectively. Support Lean Manufacturing, 5S and continuous improvement initiatives. Maintain accurate production records, metrics and operational reporting. Learn the manufacturing equipment and processes well enough to effectively manage the operation and troubleshoot issues with the appropriate team members. What We’re Looking For Approximately 5+ years of progressive manufacturing experience. Previous supervisory, team-lead or production leadership experience. Experience working with or supervising welders and machine operators. Candidates may come from a variety of manufacturing environments; direct steel fabrication experience is an asset but is not mandatory. Working knowledge of welding processes, standards and quality expectations. Strong leadership skills with a confident, supportive and team-oriented approach. Ability to independently make sound operational decisions during an afternoon/night shift. Experience managing production schedules, labour resources and workflow. Strong problem-solving, conflict-resolution and employee-management skills. Schedule Monday-Thursday, 5:00 p.m.-3:30 a.m. Fridays are generally off. The shift does not normally change seasonally. Compensation $75,000-$90,000 base salary Annual bonus Benefits RSP Disclosure: This posting represents an active and genuine vacancy with one of 3 Step Recruitment's clients and is not for speculative or pipeline recruitment. 3 Step Recruitment and/or our client may use, from time to time, AI-assisted tools to support the screening and evaluation of applications; however, these tools are intended to support, not replace, human judgment and decision-making throughout the recruitment process.

What you’ll do

Lead and support a team of approximately 10–20 employees across welding, machine operation, and material handling while coordinating production schedules, staffing, and workflow. Maintain safe and quality-focused operations, address employee and production issues, coordinate with other departments, and support continuous improvement.

Requirements

Candidates should have approximately five or more years of progressive manufacturing experience and prior supervisory, team-lead, or production leadership experience. They should have experience working with or supervising welders and machine operators, knowledge of welding processes and quality expectations, and the ability to independently manage shift operations.

Benefits

• RSP Program
• Benefits
• Annual Bonus

Listed skills

• Team Supervision · Preferred
• Production Planning · Preferred
• Production Scheduling · Preferred
• Conflict Resolution · Preferred
• Problem solving · Preferred
• Occupational safety · Preferred
• Lean Manufacturing · Preferred
• Continuous Improvement · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Manufacturing Leadership
• Team Supervision
• Welding Operations
• Production Planning
• Production Scheduling
• Labour Resource Management
• Workflow Coordination
• Employee Coaching
• Conflict Resolution
• Problem-Solving
• Quality Monitoring
• Workplace Safety
• Lean Manufacturing
• 5S
• Continuous Improvement
• Production Reporting

Job areas

• Manufacturing
• Management & Leadership
• Trades
• Engineering
• Logistics

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