Position: Group Leader/Supervisor - Industrial Services
Location: Ford Oakville
Job Type: On-site
Reports to: Facility Manager
Department: North American Operations
Position Purpose: Leadec provides general and detailed cleaning services within the automotive industry. We are currently seeking an experienced Supervisor to support operations in a fast-paced, industrial, production environment. This role requires strong leadership skills, flexibility in scheduling, and experience working with unionized teams is preferred.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Demonstrates the values and business principles of Leadec.
- Works safely at all times.
- Supervise hourly employees during assigned shifts
- Ensure safety, quality, and productivity standards are met
- Coordinate staffing, workflow, and daily priorities
- Provide coaching, training support, and performance feedback
- Apply company policies and collective agreement requirements consistently
- Communicate effectively with employees, management, safety, and union representatives
- Support attendance management, reporting, and incident follow-up
- Adhering to and supporting all EHS and Quality objectives, in accordance with ISO 14001, 45001 and 9001 respectively.
- All other duties as assigned by Leadec manager.
Competencies:
- Managing Tasks
- Open Communication
- Self-Management
- Motivating & Developing People
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Communication Skills - Ability to communicate with all levels of Leadec and customer employees.
- Language Ability -- Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Must be a highly organized, self-motivated individual who can work independently.
- Ability to learn industry standards and best practices.
- Strong organizational and planning skills.
- Intermediate computer skills.
- Ability to guide and train others.
Position Qualifications:
- Prior supervisory or lead-hand experience required
- Experience in a unionized environment preferred
- Automotive or manufacturing experience preferred
- Computer skills in outlook, excel & word required
- Strong communication and problem-solving skills
- Ability to manage teams in a shift-based operation
- Flexible availability for days, evenings, nights, and weekends as required
Physical Requirements: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the key actions of the job:
- Required to talk and/or hear in an industrial setting (noise level is moderate). Frequently required to stand and walk on concrete surfaces for 4 -12 hours. Occasionally required to reach with hands and arms; lift; climb or balance; kneel, crawl, stoop, or crouch.
- Vision requirements: close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception and focus adjustment.
- Work is performed in an industrial-manufacturing environment with occasional time spent working on a computer or at a desk.
Skills Required
- Prior supervisory or lead-hand experience
- Experience in a unionized environment
- Automotive or manufacturing experience
- Computer skills in Outlook, Excel & Word
- Intermediate computer skills
- Strong communication and problem-solving skills
- Ability to manage teams in a shift-based operation
- Flexible availability for days, evenings, nights, and weekends
- Ability to coach, train, and provide performance feedback
- Knowledge of and support for EHS and ISO 14001, 45001, 9001 objectives
What We Do
Leadec is a global service specialist for the entire life cycle of a factory and its related infrastructure. The company provides customers in manufacturing industries with comprehensive support, ranging from planning, installation, and automation to the operation of factories and buildings. They work across various sectors, including automotive, aerospace, and consumer goods, ensuring that production processes run smoothly and efficiently.







