# Production Supervisor

> Cube Packaging Solutions · Aurora, Canada · Full-time · Posted 2026-06-08

**Salary:** CAD 75,000–85,000

**Workplace:** on_site

**Department:** Operations

## Description

**POSITION SUMMARY:**

**Responsible for:**

-   Monitor the smooth and timely flow of production ensuring a quality product is delivered to the customer.
-   Maintain a high level of plant, machine, and personnel safety under GMP and SOP guidelines
-   Manage, train, and develop a productive, efficient, and competent Molding Production Team to achieve scheduled requirements in a safe, team-based environment
-   Establish and ensure the achievement of performance targets
-   Report and communicate results, incidents, and issues in a concise and timely manner
-   Lead operations in Continuous Improvement initiatives, such as 5S and Lean Manufacturing
-   Follow and comply with Cube Management System (CMS)

**Duties:**

-   Coordinate and assist set-up team at mold changeovers and machine start-up

-   Sign off and release machine/mould to continue production
-   Complete shift reports, including pre-start checks, downtime reports, scrap, efficiency of cycle times, etc.
-   Deliver production as required by the daily moulding schedule

-   Ensure all shift moulding employees are trained and performing in a safe and efficient manner by promoting proactive identification and elimination of hazards
-   Ensure workstations and other areas are properly staffed
-   Ensure that all shift team members are treated in an equal and fair manner
-   Maintain and keep track of employee attendance, reports, etc.
-   Complete performance reviews and provide feedback to staff.
-   Ensure appropriate procedures and standard work is documented and personnel are trained.
-   Ensure cross-training and back-up support is adequate
-   Achieve objectives for labor, quality, delivery and cost for the shift and complete reports on a timely basis
-   Provide direction to all shift employees to decrease and eliminate waste
-   Develop team strengths and work to resolve weaknesses
-   Provide motivation for employees, increasing morale and team culture
-   Work with Quality department and /or quality designated person to identify and eliminate quality problems
-   Communicate with previous or oncoming Shift Supervisors on any open issues and coordinate and ensure smooth shift transition
-   Control reporting / enter reports into ERP System
-   Always demonstrate professional and ethical conduct
-   Troubleshoot production variances using systematic problem-solving techniques
-   Identify and strive to improve equipment performance issues
-   Resolve any conflicts in the workplace and instill a team-based environment
-   All other duties as required

**Oversee Shift Maintenance Technician duties including:**

-   Pre-assigned Preventative Maintenance tasks
-   Coordinate troubleshooting and emergency maintenance tasks as required
-   Control and ensure that daily maintenance reports are completed in an accurate and timely manner

**Manage Continuous Improvement programs**

-   Execute Continuous Improvement programs to deliver the Department’s objectives as directed
-   Participate in identifying and implementing process improvements as required.

**Soft Skills**

-   Problem solving - the individual identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner and gathers and analyzes information skillfully.
-   Interpersonal Skills - the individual maintains confidentiality, remains open to others’ ideas and exhibits willingness to try new things.
-   Oral communication - the individual speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations, group presentations and meetings.
-   Written Communication - the individual edits work for spelling and grammar, presents numerical data effectively and is able to read and interpret written information.
-   Planning/organizing - the individual prioritizes and plans work activities, uses time efficiently and develops realistic action plans.
-   Quality control - the individual demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness and monitors own work to ensure quality.
-   Adaptability - the individual adapts to changes in the work environment, manages competing demands and is able to deal with frequent change, delays or unexpected events.
-   Dependability - the individual is consistently at work and on time, follows instructions, responds to management direction, and solicits feedback to improve performance.
-   Safety and security - the individual actively promotes and personally observes safety and security procedures and uses equipment and materials properly.

## Requirements

**Knowledge/Qualifications**

-   Minimum 5 years in a leadership role
-   Hands on understanding of molds, set-up procedures and troubleshooting of plastic injection molding machines an asset.
-   Ability to effectively coach, manage and support employees
-   Experience in a lean manufacturing environment, including manufacturing tools, applications, and metrics, is an asset.
-   Ability to communicate effectively in English both verbally and in writing to all levels of employees
-   Working knowledge of Microsoft Office software
-   Valid counterbalance forklift and crane certificates preferred
-   Experience with ERP systems, Microsoft Dynamics 365 an asset
-   Must be able to speak, read and write English
-   Must have reliable transportation
-   Must have full range of motion
-   Must be able to sit, stand/walk for long periods of time
-   Must be able to bend, twist and lift up to 30lbs 
-   Able to work 12 hour rotating continental shifts

## Apply

[Apply at Cube Packaging Solutions](https://apply.workable.com/cube-packaging/j/C74F54AE2C/apply)

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