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General Manager - Vancouver, Canada - Lafarge Canada Inc

Lafarge Canada Inc

Verified Company

Vancouver, Canada

1 month ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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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 us?

Overview:

The General Manager of Vancouver Asphalt, Paving, Construction, Civil & Infrastructure has direct accountability for the safety, financial and operational performance of the Greater Vancouver asphalt plants, paving, construction and civil divisions and infrastructure group.

The GM plays an important role in working with other product line General Managers to ensure an aligned market strategy is realized.

The General Manager drives successful execution on all budgets, cost savings, performance plans and Key Performance Indicator (KPI's) targets. Ensures safe and healthy working conditions in operations under his/her responsibility. Directly contributes to synergies between cement, concrete, aggregates and segment based activities.

Responsibilities:
Health and Safety

Demonstrates a commitment to communicating, improving and adhering to safety policies in all work environment areas. Promotes a positive safety culture through leadership by example.
Ensures safe and healthy working conditions in sites under his/her responsibility
Implements an effective health and safety action plan including training, communication, audits, aligned with the HSMS developed by the Country organization & the Group.
Ensure strict compliance with all health and safety rules and country regulations

Financial Management

Promotes a culture of performance. Effectively develops goals and objectives to implement actions, track performance and continuously look for opportunities for improvement
Actively participates in setting annual Budget in line with Group objectives and country realities with a sufficient level of detail to drive execution and tracking.
Conducts monthly financial review with team of the P & L and Balance sheet. Communicates and builds actions accordingly. Ensures accuracy in monthly, quarterly and annual financial forecasts
Identifies and supports area specific CAPEX files; administrates and tracks CAPEX granted.

Vision & Strategy

Ensure market strategies are developed, executed and monitored to maximize market opportunities.
Builds market connections to ensure Lafarge participation in large scale infrastructure projects
Plays an integral role in assessing the feasibility of and executing on large scale and complex project delivery methods.
Works with all business units to drive customer retention and attraction, while being mindful of Market Protection
Ensure principles of Sales Force Effectiveness are followed and proactively built upon.
Ensures Country marketing is aligned and leveraged within the area.

Operations Management

Interacts with direct managers to develop best practices, processes and to ensure all activities are optimized and costs are best in class.
Effectively use Lafarge resources and programs to drive operational excellence.

Environment, Land & Community Relations

Establishes the environment as a priority. Ensures all local and provincial and federal regulations are met or exceeded by following Lafarge best practices and conditions of site permits.
In line with the Group and country corporate social responsibility (CSR) objectives leads construction and paving related community relations activities including: open houses, stakeholder relations, and issue management

People Management
- 'Walks the floor.' Takes the time to be present in all locations of the operations, and to be open to all levels of the organization, to communication and concerns.

Ensure the right persons are in the right position. Hires and dismisses staff in coordination with HR, as required.
Follows and promotes the Lafarge HR business cycle (O & HR Review, Annual performance review, Annual Objective setting, Individual Development Plans, Career & Succession Plan.)
Participates in the building of the career and succession plan for the key positions and employees in the paving, asphalt and construction activities

Dimensions
Direct Reports: 4 Salaried Managers
Indirect Reports: 160 Unionized and Non-union employees