Plant Manager - Jobs in Caledon, ON

Job Description

Why work for Lafarge:As the global leader in innovative and sustainable building materials, we’re committed to shaping a greener, smarter and healthier world. At Lafarge Canada Inc., safety comes first, collaboration matters and diversity is celebrated with people who share our desire to continually make our materials better.Do you have the drive, the skills, and the passion to join usOverview:The Plant Manager is responsible for the daily activity and performance for their specific operations area and the development, leadership and management of the associated staff. The Plant Manager will lead by example supporting alignment with all functional groups, Environment, Land, Manufacturing and Safety to drive communication and consistency. Primary focus is optimizing available reserves and leveraging operational excellence to achieve the highest productivity at the lowest cost of production. Ensures Lafarge is viewed as a valued member of the industry and local communities in which it operates.Responsibilities:Safety Culture:

• Develop and instill a site level safety culture through consistent engagement with employees and contractors with an objective of “zero” harm;
• Lead daily huddles and participates on the JHSC to demonstrate commitment to workplace safety;
• Ensure front line employee compliance to all applicable local and regional health & safety policies and initiatives, including but not limited to hazard reporting, risk assessment, Working at Heights, Confined Space, Energy Isolation and Hot Work;
• Assist in the preparation for and participation in periodic health & safety site audits;
• and assist in the administration of the site Contractor Safety Management program, by completing site orientations, where required, and regularly auditing contractor performance to ensure compliance to applicable local and regional health & safety policies.

Human Resources:

• Directly responsible for the individual development, motivation and training of all direct reports to maximize their performance;
• Responsible for the administration of disciplinary measures in a fair and consistent manner to address / correct substandard performance of all direct reports;
• Assist in the site hiring process;
• Assist in the administration and management of local collective and hourly working agreements amongst all direct reports;
• Promote, develop and drive customer focus, operational efficiency and performance management process within frontline teams;
• Practice active and passive supervision of frontline teams.

Production and Maintenance:

• Determine manpower requirements and shift scheduling to meet production demands;
• Establish and manage weekly production and maintenance schedule;
• Manage and drive meeting daily production targets;
• Responsible for participating in the short-term planning and execution of maintenance activities along with the maintenance department;
• Involved in the daily implementation and compliance to the Maintenance Module, including but not limited to creating job plans, completing equipment inspection logs, and managing maintenance backlogs;
• Oversee maintenance of mobile equipment fleet, including:
• Completion of mobile equipment inspections and correction of noted deficiencies;
• External service report review and analysis;
• Coordinating mobile equipment repairs & maintenance;
• Tracking work order completion.
• Oversee the procurement of all subcontractors related to production and mobile equipment.

Financial:

• Assisting in the development and adherence to annual maintenance (repair) budgets;
• Participate in monthly EBIT reviews to ensure its accuracy and to identify cost reduction opportunities;
• Responsible to manage production and inventory forecasting to optimize yield and profitability;
• Support supply chain with balancing inventories and sales needs to manage and minimize the working capital impact.

Customer Focus:

• When required assist in the management of all frontline shipping personnel;
• Coordinate with sales and dispatch personnel to ensure daily customer requirements are met;
• Management of stockpile inventories;
• Coordinate with Quality and Shipping personnel to address shipping quality issues related to production issues.

Land:

• Responsible for short-term planning and execution of activities in accordance with the Mining Plan;
• Ensures site level compliance to Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) requirements, including but not limited to site plans, rehabilitation and dust control.

Environmental:

• Assist in the development, implementation and maintenance of the site Environmental Management System (EMS);
• Manages daily water taking data to ensure compliance with Permits to Take Water (PTTW) at all respective sites.
• Assist in preparation for and participate in environmental site audits; and ensure all direct reports comply with operational standards developed to manage activities and mitigate our environmental impact.

Community Relations:

• Act as the secondary contact with relevant stakeholders in the local community, including neighbours, competitors and government officials.

Relationships with Others Functions:

• Reports to Operations Manager
• Supervises plant supervisor, plant clerk, site production, maintenance, and shipping employees
• Works closely with other Central Production Staff, Quality Staff, Area Safety Representatives, Land and Environmental Staff.

Specific Accountabilities:

• Safety: Near Miss process, MVA’s, FA’s, MI’s, LTI’s, Champion Safety Huddles, Safety inspections/reports, WAH/Confined Space permits, Risk assessments, JHSC mtg
• Land: Dust and Noise control
• Labor: Shift Schedules, People development and management, Union agreement
• Production: Manufacturing KPI’s, Maintenance management, Daily production sheets & meeting, Primary Crusher report, Downtime reports
• Customer Focus: Shipping & Quality KPI’s, Manage Shipping and Stockpiling staff

Dimensions:

• $2.0M EBITDA
• 6 MT of Aggregate production & sales
• 20+ Hourly Employees (union & non-union)
• 4 Sites, 1 fixed plant, 1 portable plant

Safety Profile:

• Surface Miner
• Confined Space
• Working at Heights
• LOTOTO / Energy Isolation

Qualifications:Education/Work Experience:

• College Degree in Engineering or Business would be definite asset.
• A minimum of two years Supervisory/Managerial experience working in a similar environment

Knowledge & Skills:

• Understanding of general accounting principles an asset
• Good organization and planning skills
• Proficiency with various computer applications is a definite asset
• Knowledge of the aggregate industry preferred
• Good written and verbal communications
• Strong analytical skills, research, problem solving and decision making
• Good time management, self directed, uses time wisely, can attend to a broad range of activities

Job-Specific Competency Profile (Lominger):

• Action oriented
• Delegation
• Managerial Courage
• Dealing with ambiguity
• Managing diversity
• Motivating others
• Organizing
• Conflict Management
• Negotiating
• Dealing with Paradox
• Customer Focus
• Listening
• Priority setting
• Problem solving
• Process Management
• Building effective teams
• Time Management
• Written Communications

LafargeHolcim:As we are reinventing the way the world builds, we need world-class talent to join our Lafarge Canada team: people who are passionate, driven by curiosity and keen to grow, learn, develop and thrive in our high-performance culture.Whatever you do, you will make a difference here. Because we know that your passion and curiosity are the natural resources the world needs.We thank you for your interest. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. Lafarge is committed to the principles of employment equity and encourages the applications from women, visible minorities, and persons with disabilities.Lafarge Canada Inc. welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. In Ontario, our organization/business is committed to fulfilling our requirements under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.Lafarge Canada is committed to providing a safe environment for employees, customers, contractors and vendors. As such, in keeping with the requirements of our industry associations, partners, and clients across Canada, Lafarge Canada has implemented a COVID-19 vaccination policy intended to reduce the spread of COVID-19. As of October 1st, 2021, all new employees joining Lafarge Canada, subject to any requirement to accommodate pursuant to applicable human rights legislation, must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.Quick Apply

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