Shift Supervisor- Fabrication and Packaging- Brampton

Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Shift Supervisor – Fabrication & Packaging

Location: Brampton, ON
Shift: Continental Day / Night Rotation

• Days: 5:55 AM – 6:10 PM

• Nights: 5:55 PM – 6:10 AM

Compensation:

• $70-$75k annual

• 84 hours bi-weekly

• Overtime paid after 80 hours

Benefits

• Competitive compensation with overtime eligibility

• Profit sharing

• Health & dental coverage

• Health Care Spending Account

• Life & AD&D insurance

• Education assistance program

• Gym membership support

Why Join This Team?

This is a leading manufacturing facility with a strong people-first culture and a commitment to safety, quality, and continuous improvement. The organization values hands-on leadership, teamwork, and developing employees at every level.

This role is ideal for a hands-on, floor-based leader who thrives in a fast-paced manufacturing environment and enjoys developing people while driving performance.

What You’ll Do

As the Shift Supervisor – Fabrication & Packaging, you will be responsible for balancing people, equipment, and materials on shift to ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality production. You will work closely with Fabrication and Packaging Leads, Maintenance, Shipping, and Quality teams to keep operations running smoothly while building a strong, engaged workforce.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead by example in alignment with established core values

• Actively supervise on the floor—coaching, supporting, and holding employees accountable

• Lead, motivate, and inspire a team of approximately 40 direct reports

• Ensure shift productivity targets are met while maintaining safety and quality standards

• Review daily production requirements and communicate plans clearly to the team

• Monitor fabrication and packaging operations, ensuring proper instructions and quality checks are followed

• Identify skill gaps, provide coaching, and support employee development and career progression

• Promote a positive, respectful, and collaborative work environment

• Conduct daily shift handovers covering WIP, staffing, priorities, NCRs, and equipment status

• Coordinate manpower coverage, manage attendance, and approve timesheets in Dayforce

• Work closely with Maintenance to report equipment issues and ensure work orders are entered

• Participate in incident investigations, NCR root cause analysis, and corrective actions

• Ensure first-offs are completed and quality standards are consistently met

• Support cross-training, continuous improvement, and housekeeping standards

• Set the next shift up for success through clear communication, material readiness, and cleanliness

• Perform other duties as assigned

What You Bring

Experience & Education

• Post-secondary diploma or degree in a technical field preferred, or equivalent experience

• Minimum 5 years of leadership experience in a manufacturing environment

• Experience in aluminum, metal manufacturing, fabrication, or machining preferred
  (open to other manufacturing industries such as plastics, consumer goods, building materials, or food)

Technical & Leadership Skills

• Strong, people-focused leadership style with a continuous improvement mindset

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Proven ability to coach, develop, and engage teams

• Solid understanding of manufacturing operations, safety, and quality systems

• Ability to read measurements, tolerances, and basic geometry (blueprint reading an asset)

• Strong problem-solving, planning, and decision-making skills

• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Outlook, and Excel

• Familiarity with systems such as EPICS is an asset

• Health & Safety certification is an asset

The Kind of Leader You Are

• Active, visible, and engaged on the floor

• Fair, respectful, and accountable

• Positive, energetic, and approachable

• Calm under pressure and adaptable to change

• Passionate about developing people and improving processes

Core Values

• Respect & Fairness

• Passion for Progress

• Ownership

• Unity

• Humility

• Development & Growth

To apply please email your resume to Syndel Gerlings at sgerlings@fuzehr.com

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