Finning Canada
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PermanentLocation: Fort McKay, AB | Employment Type: Full-Time | Shift: Continuous Shift 14x14
Are you ready to lead from the front and make a measurable impact? As a Service Supervisor, you will be the driving force behind a team committed to excellence in safety, quality, and customer service. This is not a desk job—your leadership will be visible on the shop floor, where you will spend 80% of your time actively engaging with your team, ensuring every job meets the highest standards.
What You Will Do
• Champion Safety: Foster a culture where every team member takes ownership of creating a safe work environment.
• Lead and Develop People: Inspire, coach, and empower your team to grow, collaborate, and deliver exceptional results.
• Ensure Quality: Drive a “right the first time” approach to repairs and service, ensuring customer satisfaction at every step.
• Optimize Performance: Manage resources and priorities to achieve operational goals without compromising quality or safety.
What We Are Looking For
If you are a hands-on leader with a passion for developing people, solving problems, and exceeding customer expectations, this is your opportunity to shape a high-performing service team and make a real difference every day.
Key Responsibilities
Safety Leadership
Champion a safe work environment by enforcing all safety standards, policies, and compliance requirements.
Lead daily reviews, pre-job, mid-job, and post-job meetings to ensure safety and job accuracy.
Conduct floor inspections to verify JHA controls and update risk assessments.
Facilitate regular safety meetings and ensure employees maintain required safety training.
People Leadership
Provide day-to-day leadership: recruitment, onboarding, coaching, mentoring, and performance management.
Drive employee engagement and development through regular feedback and growth opportunities.
Quality – Service Right the First Time
Spend 80% of time on the shop floor ensuring scope accuracy and timely communication.
Resolve tooling, parts, and technical issues promptly to meet customer commitments.
Manage repair processes, warranty assessments, and inspection reviews to maintain high standards.
Productivity
Assign jobs and monitor technician productivity.
Manage workforce allocation and job progression, providing guidance and prioritization.
Conduct mid-job reviews and communicate changes effectively.
Accountabilities
Deliver safety targets (SIFpre, Sifpo,LTI) and implement audit action plans.
Foster a positive, high-performing team environment aligned with operational goals.
Ensure accurate timecards, SOP adherence, warranty documentation, and core returns.
Achieve KPIs across Customer (NPS), People (engagement), Financial (variance, rework), and Safety metrics.
Experience & Education Requirements
Minimum 3–5+ years of proven leadership and supervisory experience, with a demonstrated ability to develop and motivate high-performing teams.
Journeyperson Heavy Equipment Technician certification required.
At least 4 years of hands-on experience working with Caterpillar equipment in both construction and mining environments.
Strong understanding of operational and financial drivers, with the ability to interpret KPIs and manage branch profitability effectively.
In-depth knowledge of Caterpillar products, warranty administration, contamination control practices, Pre Task Assessments (PTA), and applicable safety codes.
Familiarity with collective agreements, performance management processes, and principles of high-performance leadership considered an asset.
Note:
Permanent, full-time role
This position is based out of our Fort McKay Branch
Rotational shift as required (14x14)
Flexible option plan benefits with varying levels of coverage from day one.
Matching pension contributions to help you save for the future.
Matching share purchase program.
Employee Share Purchase Plan and RRSP options.
Paid vacation with an increasing allowance based on years of seniority.
At Finning, we prioritize creating a diverse and inclusive environment. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we actively encourage all individuals to express themselves and achieve their full potential. As a company, we continuously strive to enhance our outreach to individuals of all backgrounds and identities. We do not discriminate against applicants based on gender identity, race, national and ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, marital and family status, and/or mental or physical disabilities. Furthermore, Finning is committed to collaborating with and providing reasonable accommodations /adjustments to individuals with disabilities. If you require an adjustment/accommodation at any point during the recruitment process, please inform your recruiter.

Finning is the world's largest Caterpillar dealer delivering unrivalled service for over 90 years. We sell, rent and provide parts and service for equipment and engines to customers in various industries, including mining, construction, petroleum, forestry and a wide range of power systems applications.
Since 1933, when Finning was first established in Canada by Earl B. Finning, our name has conveyed integrity, reliability and resourcefulness. Over the years, the company has grown as a result of a genuine commitment to earning customer loyalty.
With our broad product support infrastructure and unmatched service capabilities, we deliver solutions that enable customers to achieve the lowest equipment owning and operating costs while maximizing uptime.
Finning employs over 13,000 people world-wide and operates in three geographies, with the head office in Vancouver, Canada.
Finning est le plus grand concessionnaire Caterpillar au monde offrant un service inégalé depuis plus de 85 ans. Nous vendons, louons et fournissons des pièces et des services pour l’équipement et les moteurs à des clients dans diverses industries, y compris l’exploitation minière, la construction, le pétrole, la foresterie et un large éventail d’applications de systèmes d’alimentation.
Depuis 1933, année où Finning a été établi au Canada par Earl B. Finning, notre nom a transmis intégrité, fiabilité et débrouillardise. Au fil des ans, l’entreprise a pris de l’expansion grâce à un véritable engagement à fidéliser sa clientèle.
Grâce à notre vaste infrastructure de support produit et à nos capacités de service inégalées, nous fournissons des solutions qui permettent aux clients d’atteindre les coûts de possession et d’exploitation d’équipement les plus bas tout en maximisant la disponibilité.
Finning emploie plus de 13 000 personnes dans le monde et exerce ses activités dans trois régions géographiques, dont le siège social est situé à Vancouver, au Canada.