Supervisor - Final Assembly

Posted:
8/21/2024, 5:00:00 PM

Location(s):
Ontario, Canada ⋅ Cambridge, Ontario, Canada

Experience Level(s):
Junior ⋅ Mid Level ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Mechanical Engineering

Workplace Type:
On-site

Wabtec Corporation is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions and value-added services for freight and transit rail. Drawing on nearly four centuries of collective experience across Wabtec, GE Transportation and Faiveley Transport, the company has unmatched digital expertise, technological innovation, and world-class manufacturing and services, enabling the digital-rail-and-transit ecosystems. Wabtec is focused on performance that drives progress, creating transportation solutions that move and improve the world. Wabtec has approximately 27,000 employees in facilities throughout the world. Visit the company’s new website at: http://www.WabtecCorp.com.

It’s not just about your career… or your job title…it’s about who you are and the impact you are going to make on the world. Do you want to go into uncharted waters…do things that haven’t been done to make yours and someone else's life better? Wabtec has been doing that for decades and we will continue to do so! Through our people, leadership development, services, technology and scale, Wabtec delivers better outcomes for global customers by speaking the language of industry.

Pride Bodies Ltd., a Wabtec Company in Cambridge, Ontario, offers custom design and truck-body manufacturing and upfitting of utility, service, construction, railway and other custom truck bodies.  Our environmentally-friendly truck bodies are researched, designed and customized to our customers’ satisfaction. 

Who will you be working with?

As a member of the team at Pride Bodies Ltd., you will be responsible for overseeing a team of Assemblers.  You will also work daily with other Supervisors/Production Manager to support our customers and their requirements.

How will you make a difference?

  • Uphold priorities of Safety, Quality, Continuous Improvement, Teamwork and Leadership;
  • Achieve production results by communicating job expectations; planning, assigning personnel, appraising job results; coaching, counselling, and holding team members accountable for results;
  • Be a team player and solution provider; communicate and collaborate with cross-functional areas (Engineering, Purchasing, Production).

What do we want to know about you?

  • High School diploma required;
  • Relevant training and certification in industrial production or any related field;
  • Previous experience in a production supervisory role;
  • Able to read blue-print drawings and interpret them;
  • Strong mechanical aptitude, trouble-shooting and problem-solving skills are essential;
  • Knowledge resource for other team members.  Experienced in electrical, pneumatic and/or hydraulic applications;
  • Knowledge of manufacturing tools and equipment;
  • Excellent organization, communication, leadership and interpersonal skills;
  • A strong work ethic;
  • Ability to create and adhere to production processes; Ability to read and interpret blue-print drawings;
  • Good reasoning ability to carry out instructions in written, oral or diagrammatic form;
  • Strong leadership, interpersonal, communication and conflict-resolution skills;
  • Proficiency in MS Office an asset.

What will your typical day look like?

  • Monitor daily attendance and vacation schedules;
  • Motivate employees to achieve production goals and targets;
  • Assign, plan, monitor and problem solve production processes to meet efficiencies; attend meetings and provide detailed information about the daily production issues to management team;
  • Educate employees about the Company’s established policies, procedures and product quality levels and ensure conformance to them;
  • Organize training and educational manuals for the production team;
  • Write reports legibly and accurately;
  • Assist in the recruitment and onboarding of new hires;
  • Communicate and co-operate with other department supervisors; Fill in and replace where needed due to production requirements;
  • Be available for overtime as required to meet production schedules;
  • You may also be asked to perform other duties outside of your function or trade, for which adequate training will be provided if necessary.

What about the physical demands of the job?

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, talk and hear.  The employee is occasionally required to sit.  The employee will occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 lbs.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and depth perception.

Safety glasses, steel-toed safety shoes and hearing protection must be worn for the entirety of the shift.

Benefits of Working at Pride Bodies Ltd.:

  • Day shift:  41-hour work week, 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. M-Th, 7 a.m. to Noon F;
  • Competitive compensation package;
  • Annual vacation, company-paid holidays;
  • Benefits, effective upon hire, include health care, dental, vision, life insurance, accidental death & dismemberment, disability coverage, out-of-country medical, Group RRSP/DPSP
  • Annual safety-boot allowance and prescription-safety-glass allowance;
  • Education assistance;
  • On bus route; on-site parking.

Wabtec will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in Canada for this opening.  Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background check.

Wabtec Corporation is committed to taking on the world’s toughest challenges. In order to fulfill that commitment we rely on a culture of leadership, diversity and inclusiveness. We aim to employ the world’s brightest minds to help us create a limitless source of ideas and opportunities. We believe in hiring talented people of varied backgrounds, experiences and styles…people like you! Wabtec Corporation is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, or protected Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.