Planer Supervisor

West Fraser•Smithers, BC

20h•CA$93,000 - CA$110,500•Onsite

About The Position

West Fraser's Smithers division in BC is currently recruiting for a Planer Supervisor. This role provides leadership, training, and professional development to hourly personnel by championing the safety program, and managing the process flow and resources to meet and exceed established key performance indicators.

Requirements

Minimum of 1 year of proven leadership, vision, dedication & ability to mentor a team in a chargehand role or higher
AFPA lumber grading certificate or willingness to acquire at the earliest opportunity
Excellent communication skills
Excellent interpersonal skills – conflict management, coaching, supportive feedback, and problem-solving
Strong mechanical and technical knowledge
Must be computer literate, including a strong background in MS Office
Strong Organizational and Leadership Skills
Detail and results-oriented

Responsibilities

Making the safety of your team a business priority by meeting all leading indicators and being directly involved in the safety program
Safety management, including orientation, training, worker observations, identifying and correcting safety hazards, accident and near-miss investigations, emergency protection systems, and site audits
Achieving quality and production KPIs and striving for operational excellence
Work with operations to improve reliability and maximize equipment availability at the lowest cost to the mill through involvement and understanding of the business.
Training and developing every member of your planer crew
Effectively communicating goals and expectations with all employees in the planer, kilns, and lumber yard