Art Department Supervisor

TC Transcontinental • Winnipeg, MB

12d

About The Position

This role is ideal for a leader who understands the graphic arts and printing environment and is equally comfortable managing people, monitoring KPIs, improving processes, and working cross-functionally with Production, Sales, Quoting, and other departments.

Requirements

• Leads with accountability and sets clear expectations.
• Uses data and KPIs to measure performance and make decisions.
• Can identify a workflow problem, determine the root cause, and implement a practical solution.
• Is comfortable holding employees accountable while building a positive and collaborative team culture.
• Thinks beyond individual tasks and understands the entire production workflow.
• Communicates proactively with other departments rather than waiting for issues to escalate.
• Is organized, decisive, and comfortable prioritizing work in a high-volume environment.
• Develops people through coaching, training, and cross-training.
• Takes ownership of departmental performance and continuously looks for ways to improve it.

Responsibilities

• Own and coordinate the end-to-end workflow for the Art and Dymoflex departments, ensuring priorities, deadlines, and resources are clearly managed.
• Establish and maintain effective workflows, queues, directories, archives, and production processes.
• Prioritize incoming projects based on production requirements, deadlines, capacity, and business priorities.
• Monitor departmental performance and identify bottlenecks, delays, rework, and opportunities for improvement.
• Ensure projects move efficiently through the department and provide regular updates to Production and other stakeholders.
• Participate in daily production meetings and communicate priorities, capacity, issues, and status updates.
• Support the planning and execution of large-scale projects, including large bus kits.
• Support quoting and Sales when required by providing operational and technical input.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation with performance-based incentives and retirement savings plans with company match
• Customizable group benefits including health, dental, life, disability, and travel insurance
• Paid time off
• Employee perks such as discounts on insurance, wireless plans, travel, and more
• Career development opportunities
• A dynamic, inclusive work environment where your voice matters and your growth is supported

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed