Production Supervisor

Help Power the Production Floor and Keep Materials Moving At Kinetic Custom Trailers, innovation meets craftsmanship. We engineer and manufacture custom Class 8 trailer solutions built for complex, demanding applications. Every build requires strong coordination between skilled trades, Production, Engineering, Quality, Purchasing, Warehouse, and our business systems. As we continue to grow, we are looking for a Production Supervisor who can provide active, visible leadership on the manufacturing floor and keep people, priorities, materials, and schedules aligned. Who You Are You are a hands-on manufacturing leader who is comfortable being accountable for what happens on the floor. You provide clear direction, follow through on commitments, and address problems while there is still time to solve them. You understand that good production leadership requires more than reacting to today's issues — it requires making sure tomorrow's work is ready before the shift begins. You are comfortable balancing people, schedule, labour hours, materials, quality, and safety without losing sight of the customer commitment. Key Responsibilities Daily Production Planning & Execution Lead the daily production standup and establish clear priorities for each Team Lead. Confirm labour, parts, drawings, tools, fixtures, equipment, and work areas are ready before work is scheduled to begin. Maintain visibility to constraints that could affect production. When constraints arise, develop alternate sequencing or work plans that minimize schedule impact. Coordinate across Production, Engineering, Quality, Warehouse, and Purchasing to keep work moving. Schedule & Labour Hour Control Maintain clear build start and finish commitments. Monitor actual labour hours against planned hours and identify deviations early. Hold Team Leads accountable for progress against agreed priorities and target dates. Escalate schedule risks promptly with the cause, expected impact, recovery options, and support required. Follow recovery actions through to completion. Floor Leadership & Accountability Maintain an active and consistent presence on the production floor. Verify employees are working on the correct priorities using approved methods, drawings, tools, fixtures, and work areas. Provide timely direction, coaching, and correction when expectations are not being met. Develop Team Leads by reinforcing clear ownership, planning, communication, and follow-through. Workplace Planning & Onboarding Review scheduled work and identify capacity, staffing, or qualification gaps and present to the Production Manager with the required quantity, skills, timing, and expected production impact. Support the effective onboarding of new production employees. Assign new employees to appropriate stations based on production requirements and capability. Establish training priorities and monitor progress against expectations. Communicate placement, qualification, attendance, or performance concerns promptly. Safety Leadership Reinforce a workplace where safe work is an operating requirement, not an afterthought. Ensure compliance with applicable occupational health and safety requirements, Kinetic policies, PPE requirements, and approved safe work practices. Conduct regular floor observations. Correct unsafe behaviour or hazards immediately and initiate required documentation or escalation. Quality, Procedure & System Compliance Enforce approved build procedures, workflows, inspection points, and quality requirements. Ensure work is completed to current drawings, specifications, and approved manufacturing methods. Reinforce accurate Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Production Order/RPR transactions and material movement tracking. Work directly with Quality Control and Engineering to resolve manufacturing issues. Support corrective actions, engineering changes, and implementation of updated production requirements. Operational Readiness & Continuous Improvement Keep tools, machinery, fixtures, and work areas safe, organized, available, and operational. Maintain strong housekeeping and production-floor organization standards. Identify practical opportunities to improve safety, flow, quality, labour efficiency, or production reliability. Support implementation of agreed improvements and verify they are sustained. Provide the Production Manager with clear updates on production status, resource requirements, open risks, and improvement opportunities. Required Qualifications 5+ years of experience in manufacturing, fabrication, heavy equipment, trailer manufacturing, or a comparable production environment. Previous experience supervising production employees, skilled trades, Team Leads, or manufacturing work groups. Demonstrated ability to manage daily production priorities and schedules. Experience monitoring labour hours, productivity, throughput, or similar manufacturing performance measures. Strong working knowledge of occupational health and safety requirements and shop-floor safe work practices. Experience enforcing production procedures, drawings, quality standards, and documented workflows. Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills in an active manufacturing environment. Ability to coach employees, provide corrective direction, and hold others accountable. Comfortable working with ERP or manufacturing information systems. Strong written and verbal communication skills. Working knowledge of Microsoft Office. Preferred Experience working with Production Orders, routings, labour tracking, material transactions, or similar ERP manufacturing functions. Trade certification, technical diploma, manufacturing leadership training, or equivalent practical experience. What We Offer Competitive Pay: $85,000-$95,000 annually based on experience Benefits: Comprehensive benefits package, paid holidays and paid time off Growth Opportunities: Advancement into broader operations leadership roles Team Environment: Collaborate with skilled production, trades and engineering teams Stability: Full-time role with consistent hours and meaningful impact Schedule & Work Details Hours: Full-time, Monday to Friday, 6:00 AM - 2:30 PM Location: Penticton, BC Environment: Industrial warehouse/shop floor Help Power the Production Floor—Join Kinetic Today Submit your resume and cover letter directly to our posting on our career's website. We thank all applicants—only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

The Production Supervisor is responsible for leading daily production planning, executing schedules, and maintaining an active presence on the manufacturing floor to ensure quality and safety. They also manage labour hours, coordinate across departments, and support the onboarding and development of production staff.

Candidates must have 5+ years of experience in a manufacturing or fabrication environment with proven supervisory skills. Proficiency in ERP systems, production scheduling, and occupational health and safety standards is required.

• Comprehensive benefits package • Paid holidays • Paid time off • Growth opportunities

• Problem solvingPreferred
• CommunicationPreferred

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• Production planning
• Manufacturing leadership
• Team management
• Schedule management
• Labour hour control
• Safety leadership
• Quality control
• Problem-solving
• Decision-making
• ERP systems
• Microsoft Dynamics 365
• Communication
• Coaching
• Process improvement
• Technical documentation
• Housekeeping
• Employee Coaching
• Accountability
• Workflow Management
• Time Off Management
• Follow Through
• Planning
• Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
• Production Planning
• Business Systems
• Decision Making
• Information Systems
• Heavy Equipment
• Continuous Improvement Process
• Development Environment
• Occupational Safety And Health
• Warehousing
• Leadership
• Innovation
• Problem Solving
• Leadership Development
• Machinery
• Microsoft Office
• Operations
• Production Engineering
• Production Management
• Purchasing
• Team Leadership
• Verbal Communication Skills
• Coordinating
• Balancing (Ledger/Billing)
• Reliability
• Quality Control

• Manufacturing
• Management & Leadership
• Engineering
• Trades
• Logistics
• Production Supervisor
• Production Supervisor (General)
• Manufacturing Supervisors
• First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

Minimum education

Professional degree

Minimum experience

5+ years

Posting language

English

Working hours

40 hours per week