Evening Shift Supervisor - Manufacturing

Position Title: Evening Shift Supervisor - Manufacturing Department: Supply Chain Reporting Manager: Production Manager Direct Reports: Process Operators and manufacturing staff Why Wakefield Canada? Lead. Grow. Make an impact. Join a purpose-driven, Canadian-owned company—The exclusive manufacturer and distributor of Castrol branded lubricants in Canada, one of the world’s most recognized brands. Step into a high-impact leadership role where innovation, integrity, and people come first. We’re growing fast—and so will you. Join an empowered high-performance team where our greatest asset is our people and ability to move fast. Competitive compensation, benefits, and rewards. Real influence. Let’s build something great—together About Wakefield Canada Wakefield Canada is the exclusive distributor of Wakefield and Castrol premium lubricants in Canada. A trusted industry leader, we deliver innovative, high-performance solutions across automotive, heavy-duty, and industrial sectors. Our commitment to excellence, customer satisfaction, and a strong performance-driven culture has made Wakefield a top-tier workplace and partner of choice nationwide. Position Overview: The Evening Shift Supervisor is responsible for the safe, efficient and effective execution of manufacturing activities during the evening shift. The position provides direct on-site supervision and direction to Process Operators and manufacturing staff. The Evening Shift Supervisor is responsible for deploying employees to scheduled work, monitoring execution of the production plan, maintaining safe operating practices, responding to operational issues and ensuring an effective handover to the Production Manager and incoming shift. The role is primarily focused on shift execution and front-line supervision, rather than overall management of the Production function. Accountability for broader production strategy, department performance, production systems, labour-management processes and longer-term improvement activities remains with the Production Manager. Safety, HSSE & Compliance Provide visible front-line leadership for safe work practices throughout the evening shift. Ensure work is conducted in accordance with Wakefield policies, procedures, HSSE requirements and applicable regulatory requirements. Conduct and support shift safety discussions and reinforce required PPE, safe-work procedures and operating standards. Stop work where an unsafe condition or practice is identified and ensure appropriate escalation. Respond to safety, environmental and operational incidents occurring during the shift and ensure they are promptly reported and escalated. Ensure employees understand and follow applicable permits, procedures and controls before work begins. Shift Leadership & Production Execution This is a supervisory position with authority to direct the work of employees assigned to the evening shift. Lead and direct Process Operators and manufacturing staff throughout the evening shift. Assign employees to production activities based on operational requirements and employee qualifications/training. Monitor production progress throughout the shift and adjust labour deployment within the shift as required. Ensure scheduled blending, packaging, filling, loading/offloading and related manufacturing activities are executed safely and in accordance with established requirements. Monitor production interruptions, equipment issues, material shortages and other constraints; take appropriate immediate action within established procedures and escalate issues that cannot be resolved at the shift level. Maintain focus on execution of the daily production schedule and service requirements. Quality & Operational Control Ensure production activities are executed in accordance with established quality requirements and operating procedures. Respond to quality concerns identified during the shift and escalate issues to Quality and Production leadership as required. Ensure non-conforming or …

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