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Overview

Reporting directly to the General Manager East of Lafarge’s GVA Ready-Mix Business Unit, the Plant Maintenance and Projects Manager (PMPM) is responsible for maintaining all fixed plant operations across the East and West Regions. This includes asset management, maintenance planning, execution, and budgeting in both the short and long term horizons. This role requires leadership and direct management of all GVA RMX Unionized Millwright maintenance personnel across GVA.

This role will also be responsible for delivery of capital projects relating to plant upgrades and special projects, as well as developing and submitting the capital budget proposals .

Position Summary

The PMPM is responsible for ensuring that all plants are maintained in a safe, environmentally compliant, and reliable manner, to ensure Lafarge can manufacture quality and quantity of Ready-Mix Concrete that is required by the daily market demand.

The incumbent is expected to plan maintenance schedules with key stakeholders, and develop maintenance strategies to ensure business objectives are achieved.

The PMPM will also personally lead capital projects, from feasibility and early stage planning, through to final project execution.

Responsibilities

• Participates in complete investigations of complex customer issues, including root cause analysis, problem resolution, and Lessons Learned process changes.
• In conjunction with the other department leads, promotes and supports the local strategy of growth and sustainability.
• Participates in developing and implementing continuous improvement processes and strategies for the maintenance departments.
• Collaboratively partakes in the recruitment, selection, performance management, training and development, and discipline of all direct reports.
• Identifies, investigates, and justifies key strategic capital proposals to enhance operational safety, quality, productivity, and cost reduction.
• Participates in the development and refinement of standard operating procedures for the Quality Maintenance department.
• Partners with procurement team to delivery exceptional value
• Supports and promotes strategically critical change management initiatives by demonstrated actions and face-to-face meetings
• Participates in the Development of the Plant Maintenance Department Budget. Monitors, Analyzes, and Explains budget variances.
• Leads vendor selection process for capital projects and maintenance department
• Manages Maintenance personnel to maintain assets while meeting business objectives
• Actively supports Labour Relation initiatives to improve financial results and foster an enhancement in employee engagement.
• Manages capital improvement projects to adhere to budget and schedule.
• Demonstrate through both actions and words the paramount importance of Safety, both internally and externally, by a strict adherence to all relevant safety policies and procedures.

Results / Accountabilities

• Provide proactive suggestions to support progressive results in collective bargaining.
• Support change initiatives throughout the organization.
• Actively support continuous improvement of safety results.
• Meet or exceed maintenance and reliability KPIs.
• Meet budgeted maintenance cost targets.

Dimensions / Relationships With Others’ Jobs

• Regional capital expenditures spend which fluctuates based on ongoing proposals
• Directly supervises up to 5 unionized maintenance personnel.
• Interfaces closely and supports Safety, Environment, both General Managers of GVA Ready Mix regions, Plant Managers, Operations Manager, Customer Care Manager.
• 9 ready mix plants across the Greater Vancouver Area including Fraser Valley.

Qualifications

Education and Work Experience

• Minimum of 5 years of management/supervisory experience in a Unionized environment.
• Minimum of 3 years concrete ready mix experience or equivalent.
• University degree in Business Management, Operations, Engineering or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Prior management of plant maintenance
• Proficient abilities in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Knowledge And Skills

• Internally Motivated – a willingness to ask questions and accept added challenges.
• People Skills – a willingness to take an empathetic approach to build positive relationships with colleagues, reports, and customers.
• Determination and Energy – the willingness to always give extra effort and not back off when a situation gets challenging.
• Analytical Skills – the ability to weigh pros and cons in both an immediate and long-term time frame and not pre-emptively jump to conclusions.
• Pride – making sure the job is done to the best of one’s ability while paying attention to the details.
• Communication – the ability to speak and write in a clear and effective fashion.
• Dedication – whatever it takes to get projects done on budget and deadline.
• Listening Skills – listen to understand and follow up to confirm understanding.
• Goal Orientated – the desire and ability to get things done.
• Reliability – follow up on oneself and keep management regularly informed.
• Integrity – take responsibility for all actions and always make decisions in the best interest of the company.

As part of our dedicated focus on the health and safety of all employees, a pre-employment medical, including drug and alcohol testing and a criminal record check, may be required.

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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.

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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.