Quality Control Supervisor - Chemainus, Canada - Western Forest Products Inc.

Western Forest Products Inc.

Verified Company

Chemainus, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

THE OPPORTUNITY

What You'll Do:

The Quality Control Supervisor is responsible for delivering operational results that support the Company's safety, sustainability, production, and financial goals.

You will be responsible for all aspects of the production quality within the mill including but not limited to; inbound log audits, sawmill practices, lumber grading and package audits.

Working closely with Production Coordinators, Sales and internal customers, the Supervisor is an integral part of the Manufacturing process and key to ensuring Western delivers consistent quality products in the most cost effective and efficient manner.

Who You Are:

You bring 8+ years of experience in lumber ,anufacturing or related industry with extensive knowledge of coastal lumber and grading.

You have experience with quality control and have excellent analytical and communication skills. You also understand large log breakdown, kiln drying processes and lumber grading rules and standards. A post-secondary degree in a related industry is considered an asset.

Work Environment:
This role is to be performed in person at our Value Added Division, in Chemainus, BC.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Safety and Environmental Performance

Provide leadership in safety and environmental stewardship by demonstrating and ensuring the adherence of company safety and sustainability processes and procedures.

Leadership

Provide leadership and direction to improve safety, reduce operational costs, enhance product value, and maximize margins while promoting Westerns core values;
Create and sustain a culture of accountability and continuous improvement;
Maintain Western's reputation by managing product quality issues, maximizing value and consistent quality in our products, engaging support from senior leadership as required;
Conducts training to hourly employees on manufacturing quality objectives, with ultimate goal of ensuring understanding of how meeting quality specifications impacts the business; and
Provide relief supervision as required.

Operations

Works closely with the Sales team and external customers to meet customer grade and quality expectations, as well as assess and develop mutually beneficial process changes;
Ensures that the correct manufacturing quality specifications are being followed in order to satisfy the needs of the intended customer;
Responsible for auditing manufacturing product quality, providing feedback and coaching for improvement and communicating the changes to hourly staff, so that quality specifications are being met; and
Stay abreast of industry innovations and trends in manufacturing practices to improve company margins.
General oversite of dryland sort operations, general contractors and road construction as required.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Experience

810 years of experience in Lumber Manufacturing or related industry in increasingly responsible roles;
Postsecondary degree Wood Products Processing or equivalent considered an asset;
Previous experience or exposure to Quality Control; and
Extensive knowledge of and experience with coastal lumber and grading.

Skills, Knowledge and Required Competencies

Commitment to Western's core values of personal safety, sustainable management, and environmental stewardship;
High level of integrity and professionalism;
Extensive knowledge and experience with Large Log Breakdown and lumber grading rules and standards;
Understanding the kiln drying process and the technology of drying high margin lumber products considered an asset.
Demonstrated continuous improvement mindset;
Demonstrated strong analytical, problem solving, and logical thinking skills;
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, ability to communicate across all levels of the organization; and
Ability to motivate and engage staff to perform at a higher standard.

YOUR CAREER
At Western Forest Products, we believe our most significant asset is our people.

Investing in our people brings value and success to our business, ensuring a safe, engaged, productive and continuously improving workplace.

We offer challenging opportunities working alongside the best in the industry to meet your career and professional development goals while providing competitive total rewards and recognition.

We provide a variety of
on-the-job training and
continuing education in many areas at Western to ensure you have the skills you need to succeed.

Our
promote-from-within culture recognizes high performance and we offer diverse career paths across the organization for those with the talent and will to advance.

Our
total rewards offering including
competitive pay, performance bonus, pension plan, benefits and other programs designed to support our employees.

WESTERN OVERVIEW
Western Forest Products is a leading forest products company that sustainably manages forests and manufactures high-quality wood pro