Plant Superintendent

Job Responsibility:

Whatever you do, you'll make a difference at Lafarge Canada. Because we know that your passion and curiosity are the natural resources the world needs. Thanks to our teams' energy, commitment and ideas, we are reinventing how the world builds to make Canada greener and smarter for all.

Plant Superintendent

Requisition ID: 6296 Location: North Bay, ON, CA, P1B 8G4 Pay Type: Salary

WHO IS LAFARGE? As a global leader in innovative and sustainable building solutions, Lafarge is enabling greener cities, smarter infrastructure and improving living standards around the world. With sustainability at the core of our strategy, we are becoming a net-zero company, with our people and communities at the heart of our success. We are driving circular construction as a world leader in recycling to build more with less. It's all thanks to our 7,000 talented people around the world who are passionate about building progress for people and the planet through four business segments: Cement, Ready-Mix Concrete, Aggregates and Solutions & Products.

WHO ARE LAFARGE PEOPLE? Lafarge people are passionate about finding better ways to build. They embrace innovation and improvement with a pioneering spirit. They work as trusted partners, creating better solutions and experiences for their customers, communities, and colleagues.

Objective To supervise the safe and efficient operation of a concrete batch plant including concrete mixer drivers and plant maintenance to ensure delivery of quality product, timely delivery and customer satisfaction. Scope:

• Volume: 20,000 m3
• Staff: 8 employees
• Customers: 100+ of varying sizes and sophistication
• Tools: Command Concrete Dispatch software and Concrete Direct GPS system

Responsibilities Batching:

• In a fast paced, customer oriented environment, responsible for scheduling concrete deliveries, providing pricing to customers, ordering raw material as required for production and ensuring accurate batching to produce a quality product to meet the customers' requirements.

Health and Safety:

• Demonstrate a commitment to communicating, improving, and adhering to safety policies.

HR/Coaching & Mentoring:

• Supervise drivers and maintain a positive work environment

Environment:

• Demonstrate a commitment to meet/exceed environmental compliance.

Reporting:

• Submit reports on time to area administer. Keep accurate records.

Customer Service:

• Communicate with customers, the Plant Manager and Sales Representative to ensure a positive customer experience and identify sales opportunities.

Transportation & Logistics:

• Creates efficient scheduling for routine maintenance, schedule jobs to ensure best use of fleet, effectively utilize maintenance programs to maximize plant up-time and manage costs.

Administration:

• Manage inventory of materials and products, physical inventory counts, order materials, ensure payroll is accurate.

Operations Analysis and Action Tracking:

• Track performance, establish effective action plans and continuously improve the operations.
• Maximize turns per day / per truck.

Plant Image:

• Maintains the plant in accordance with standard guidelines, ensure all policies are followed.

Specific Accountabilities:

• Safety performance objective is “Zero”, manage safe and healthy work practices of all staff
• Responsible to achieve targeted KPI's i.e. safety, service, volume delivered
• Customer satisfaction
• Utilization of best practices and operational management tools
• Build strong employee morale
• Implementation and adherence of Company policies, including environmental excellence, compliance with governmental regulations and record keeping
• Development of operational personnel
• Optimize productivity, and maximize labor and equipment utilization

Qualification Profile Minimum 3-5 year's supervisory experience Experience in the ready mix business preferred Excellent Communication skills - verbal and written Good organization and planning skills; able to multi-task, prioritize and maintain composure in a busy environment Computer skills (Word, Excel, SAP, Command-Alkon) Self-Motivated Available to work overtime as needed Customer Service oriented 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.

YOUR LAFARGE EXPERIENCE At Lafarge, there is endless opportunity for you to play your part. Whether you're in a technical, managerial, or frontline role, you can shape a career that works for you. With us you'll have the chance to embrace the passion we share for our planet. You'll be encouraged to seek out diverse perspectives, share your ideas and build the skills and connections you need to perform at your best. Because it's only when we work together in a culture where everyone thrives, that we can build the world we all want to live in.