Production Supervisor

NextStar Energy (NSE) is Canada’s first large-scale battery manufacturing facility.

Located in Windsor, Ontario, NextStar Energy is dedicated to the development and innovation of sustainable and efficient energy solutions, empowering the future of mobility.

At NextStar Energy, you’re joining a team where innovation, collaboration, and personal growth are at the heart of everything we do.

We offer competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and a focus on your well-being.

We provide customized training programs and select global learning opportunities to support your professional development and career growth.

Your contributions are valued, and we are creating a company-wide rewards program to recognize them.

Our leaders foster a supportive, trusting environment where your voice is heard.

We believe that, together, we can achieve more.

We are seeking a highly skilled operations supervisor.

The operations supervisor is responsible for ensuring team safety; building teams and training / allocating manpower; driving and implementing continuous improvement solutions to improve product quality and reach throughput and cost targets; and ensuring team morale.

The selected candidate’s responsibilities will include but are not limited to coordinating all activities to achieve business metrics and implementing processes and initiatives including the following;

• Ensure the production plan is met, analyzes issues with other roles, drives and implements continuous improvement activities and sustainability of solutions inside the Zone.
• Ensure a safe workplace, leads the Team to improve Safety in the area and enforces the use of mandated Safety tools and procedures.
• Understand losses during the Shift and coordinate activities to improve performance.
• Proactively analyzes quality KPIs related to the Zone, prioritizes quality issues and properly guides Leaders & Operators.
• Ensure the right allocation of the people on the line, manage absenteeism, train and build teams.
• Possess knowledge of the broader manufacturing organization and have the ability to mobilize support groups and resources to lead and assist in problem solving activities.
• Actively participate and lead kaizen project activities centered on Safety, Cost, Quality and Throughput improvements and waste reduction opportunities identified through cost, inefficiencies and losses.