IPEX is one of the North American leading providers of advanced plastic piping systems. Our mission is to shape a better tomorrow by connecting people with water and energy.
We currently have an exciting opportunity as a Production Supervisor. This role is based in our Pineville plant, and reports to the Production Manager.
Do not miss the opportunity to join a broad family of people-centric professionals, thought leaders and rapid thinkers, entrepreneurs in spirit and status quo-fighters!
🧭 About the Role
The Production Supervisor is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the production process during an assigned shift to ensure high‑quality output, operational efficiency, and adherence to health, safety, and environmental standards. This role supports and develops a diverse team of production employees and works collaboratively with cross‑functional partners to meet production goals. The Production Supervisor also contributes to workforce development, employee engagement, and continuous improvement within the Production Department.
🔧 What You’ll Do
• Oversee daily production operations for the assigned shift, ensuring safety, quality, productivity, and schedule adherence are consistently achieved.
• Lead shift handovers and daily start‑up meetings, clearly communicating priorities, performance insights, and operational risks.
• Optimize labor, workflow, materials, and equipment utilization while coordinating with maintenance, process, and technical teams to resolve production issues.
• Monitor and analyze production, cost, and performance data (e.g., MES, shift reports) to identify trends, remove barriers, and drive informed decision‑making.
• Support, coach, and develop production team members through clear expectations, ongoing feedback, performance discussions, and targeted training initiatives.
• Champion a proactive health, safety, and environmental culture by ensuring compliance with corporate policies, ISO standards, incident reporting, and 5S practices.
• Partner with Human Resources to support inclusive recruitment, onboarding, certification, and succession planning to build a skilled and engaged workforce.
• Lead and participate in continuous improvement initiatives, audits, and standardized work development to enhance safety, consistency, quality, and operational excellence.
🧩 What You Bring
Education & Certifications
• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Previous supervisory or leadership experience is considered an asset.
• Approximately five (5) years of experience in a manufacturing environment, with exposure to safety, continuous improvement, and people leadership preferred.
• Working knowledge of health, safety, and environmental practices in a production setting.
• Experience with plastics blending and/or processing (e.g., extrusion, molding) is an asset but not required.
IPEX is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities throughout the recruitment process and, upon request, will work with qualified job applicants to provide suitable accommodation in a manner that takes into account the applicant’s accessibility needs due to disability. Accommodation requests are available to candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process for IPEX jobs. To request an accommodation, please contact HR at HR@ipexna.com
Aliaxis is a global leader in advanced piping systems for building, infrastructure, industrial and agriculture applications. The company provides communities around the world with sustainable innovative solutions for water and energy, leading the industry in a way that anticipates the rapidly evolving needs of its customers and of society. With a global workforce of 15,000+ employees, Aliaxis offers specific solutions that meet our customers’ most demanding needs across the globe. Aliaxis is active through leading local brands and operating in over 40 countries, combining local solutions with global innovation and operational excellence. The company is privately owned, with its global headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.
