Production Supervisor

Job description

Help Power the Production Floor and Keep Materials Moving At Kinetic Custom Trailers, innovation meets craftsmanship. We engineer and manufacture custom Class 8 trailer solutions built for complex, demanding applications. Every build requires strong coordination between skilled trades, Production, Engineering, Quality, Purchasing, Warehouse, and our business systems. As we continue to grow, we are looking for a Production Supervisor who can provide active, visible leadership on the manufacturing floor and keep people, priorities, materials, and schedules aligned. Who You Are If you're an experienced production leader looking for your next challenge — and maybe a change of scenery — this could be the opportunity to bring your experience to a growing operation while building a life in the Okanagan. You are hands-on manufacturing leader who takes ownership of what happens on the floor. Clear direction, consistent follow-through, and addressing problems early are all part of the approach. Strong production leadership means looking beyond today's issues and making sure tomorrow's work is ready before the shift begins. This requires balancing people, schedules, labour hours, materials, quality, and safety while keeping customer commitments in focus. Key Responsibilities Daily Production Planning & Execution Lead the daily production standup and establish clear priorities for each Team Lead. Confirm labour, parts, drawings, tools, fixtures, equipment, and work areas are ready before work is scheduled to begin. Maintain visibility to constraints that could affect production. When constraints arise, develop alternate sequencing or work plans that minimize schedule impact. Coordinate across Production, Engineering, Quality, Warehouse, and Purchasing to keep work moving. Schedule & Labour Hour Control Maintain clear build start and finish commitments. Monitor actual labour hours against planned hours and identify deviations early. Hold Team Leads accountable for progress against agreed priorities and target dates. Escalate schedule risks promptly with the cause, expected impact, recovery options, and support required. Follow recovery actions through to completion. Floor Leadership & Accountability Maintain an active and consistent presence on the production floor. Verify employees are working on the correct priorities using approved methods, drawings, tools, fixtures, and work areas. Provide timely direction, coaching, and correction when expectations are not being met. Develop Team Leads by reinforcing clear ownership, planning, communication, and follow-through. Workplace Planning & Onboarding Review scheduled work and identify capacity, staffing, or qualification gaps and present to the Production Manager with the required quantity, skills, timing, and expected production impact. Support the effective onboarding of new production employees. Assign new employees to appropriate stations based on production requirements and capability. Establish training priorities and monitor progress against expectations. Communicate placement, qualification, attendance, or performance concerns promptly. Safety Leadership Reinforce a workplace where safe work is an operating requirement, not an afterthought. Ensure compliance with applicable occupational health and safety requirements, Kinetic policies, PPE requirements, and approved safe work practices. Conduct regular floor observations. Correct unsafe behaviour or hazards immediately and initiate required documentation or escalation. Quality, Procedure & System Compliance Enforce approved build procedures, workflows, inspection points, and quality requirements. Ensure work is completed to current drawings, specifications, and approved manufacturing methods. Reinforce accurate Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Production Order/RPR transactions and material movement tracking. Work directly with Quality Control and Engineering to resolve manufacturing issues. Support corrective actions, engineering changes, and implementation of updated production requirements. Operational Readiness & Continuous Improvement Keep tools, machinery, fixtures, and work areas safe, organized, available, and operational. Maintain strong housekeeping and production-floor organization standards. Identify practical opportunities to improve safety, flow, quality, labour efficiency, or production reliability. Support implementation of agreed improvements and verify they are sustained. Provide the Production Manager with clear updates on production status, resource requirements, open risks, and improvement opportunities. Required Qualifications 5+ years of experience in manufacturing, fabrication, heavy equipment, trailer manufacturing, or a comparable production environment. Previous experience supervising production employees, skilled trades, Team Leads, or manufacturing work groups. Demonstrated ability to manage daily production priorities and schedules. Experience monitoring labour hours, productivity, throughput, or similar manufacturing performance measures. Strong working knowledge of occupational health and safety requirements and shop-floor safe work practices. Experience enforcing production procedures, drawings, quality standards, and documented workflows. Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills in an active manufacturing environment. Ability to coach employees, provide corrective direction, and hold others accountable. Comfortable working with ERP or manufacturing information systems. Strong written and verbal communication skills. Working knowledge of Microsoft Office. Preferred Experience working with Production Orders, routings, labour tracking, material transactions, or similar ERP manufacturing functions. Trade certification, technical diploma, manufacturing leadership training, or equivalent practical experience. What We Offer Competitive Pay: $90,000-$100,000 annually based on experience Benefits: Comprehensive benefits package, paid holidays and paid time off Growth Opportunities: Advancement into broader operations leadership roles Team Environment: Collaborate with skilled production, trades and engineering teams Stability: Full-time role with consistent hours and meaningful impact Relocating to the Okanagan? We know a career move can also mean a big life move. Relocation assistance is available for the right candidate to help make the transition to Penticton a little easier. Schedule & Work Details Hours: Full-time, Monday to Friday, 6:00 AM - 2:30 PM Location: Penticton, BC (relocation assistance available) Environment: Industrial warehouse/shop floor Help Power the Production Floor—Join Kinetic Today Submit your resume directly to our posting on our career's website. We thank all applicants—only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. About Kinetic Custom Trailers Join a team where innovation meets craftsmanship — Welcome to Kinetic Custom Trailers. At KINETIC, we don’t just build trailers, we engineer custom solutions that push the boundaries of design, functionality, and quality. As a leader in the custom trailer manufacturing industry, we take pride in creating smart, efficient designs that meet the unique needs of every client, no matter how complex or specialized.