Journeyman Welder Lead

Johnson Controls•Nisku, AB

3d•CA$67,000 - CA$84,000•Onsite

About The Position

This role is responsible for supervising and coordinating the activities of production and operation workers, ensuring production schedules are met on time, safely, and within budget. The position involves directing the manufacturing workforce, enforcing safety regulations, anticipating production obstacles, and providing leadership for product quality. The lead will also confer with management to resolve issues, motivate employees, process timesheets, monitor performance, and ensure work orders are completed efficiently. A key aspect of the role is ensuring safety is a priority and overseeing adherence to occupational health and safety guidelines. The lead will also demonstrate equipment operations, read and analyze production records, and provide feedback on manufacturing engineering packages. All duties must be performed in accordance with the company's safety program standards and relevant occupational health and safety acts.

Requirements

3+ years’ experience as a production supervisor
Direct working knowledge of operations, warehouse, and transportation management
Knowledge of supplies, equipment, and/or services ordering, as well as inventory control of these items
Knowledge of local and federal regulations including AOHS and Employment Standards Code
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
Strong written and verbal skills to communicate with all levels of the organization and its executive team
Strong customer service orientation
Experience with all safe practices, procedures, and overall processes associated with manufacturing from raw materials to finished product
Ability to maintain a high level of communication with both internal and external stakeholders, customers, contractors, and industry peers
Always adhere to safety policies (wear protective equipment)
Must work shift 2 - rotating days from 6am to 6pm

Nice To Haves

Trades school/ticket and/or University degree or diploma in related field
Training and knowledge of Six Sigma techniques, Kaizen, and Lean Manufacturing
First Aid skills and/or certificates

Responsibilities

Supervising and coordinating the activities of production and operation workers (approximately 50-75 employees).
Ensuring that production schedules are created and completed on time, safely, and within budget.
Directing the manufacturing workforce to achieve production goals.
Enforcing safety and sanitation regulations.
Anticipating production obstacles and managing team and stakeholders to overcome them.
Providing leadership and ownership of product quality while consulting with Quality staff and Engineers on quality issues.
Being accountable for the overall QA performance of the manufacturing unit.
Conferring with management or subordinates to resolve worker problems, complaints, and production issues.
Providing motivation for employees, increasing morale, worker efficiency, and production rates.
Processing and approving hourly timesheets and correcting exceptions in a timely manner.
Monitoring and assessing employee’s performance, attendance, scheduling etc.
Ensuring that work orders are completed in a timely fashion and within budget.
Ensuring safety is a priority with all workers, overseeing strict adherence to Alberta and Canadian Occupational Health and Safety guidelines, and attending JHSA meetings as needed.
Working with other supervisors to coordinate operations and activities within and between departments.
Demonstrating equipment operations and work and safety procedures to new employees or assigning employees to experienced workers for training.
Reading and analyzing charts, work orders, production schedules and other records/reports to determine production requirements and to evaluate current production estimates and outputs and taking action to meet schedule deadlines.
Reading and reviewing manufacturing engineering packages and providing improvement feedback.
Performing all duties in accordance with Johnson Controls/Silent-Aire Limited Partnership safety program standards and Alberta Occupational Health and Safety Act, Regulations, and Code.
Other duties as required.