Base Operations Manager - Vancouver, Canada - Western Canada Marine Response Corporation

Western Canada Marine Response Corporation

Verified Company

Vancouver, Canada

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

WCMRC is hiring a
Full-time Base Operations Manager to run our
South Coast locations, Coquitlam and Vancouver Harbour, BC. This is a key leadership role that has oversight of the operations of these bases.

Our operations team is comprised of professionals with diverse skills and experience.

Their ability to effectively manage and direct spill response procedures within the first few hours after response activation significantly reduces the negative impacts oil can have on the surrounding environment.

On a spill site, WCMRC personnel work to ensure that the situation is thoroughly assessed, response strategies are carefully devised, and resultant countermeasures are quickly deployed.

The Base Manager will be responsible for:

Driving the company safety program during all activities.
Demonstrates a tangible commitment to workplace safety practices; rigorously enforces all workplace safety policies and practices. Demonstrates, through personal conduct, WCMRC's commitment that safety is the number one priority at all times.
Ensures all personnel (fulltime, casuals and contractors) are trained to a high level of competency.
Ensures the material readiness of all assigned equipment in accordance with company maintenance practices.
Updates and maintains all Geographical Response Strategies and Plans within the Vancouver Harbour Zone of Responsibility.
Maintains situational awareness of all resources (people and equipment) and ensures they are in a ready state.
Completes Base Level Exercises to evaluate personnel and equipment readiness.
Successfully executes assigned tasks during Certification Exercises in accordance with the Oil Spill Response Plan.
Contributes to an annual training plan for the region to ensure the readiness of all contractors (land and vessel) that support WCMRC during a spill.
Develops team members training plan in order to foster their development and monitors their progress through our Levels program.
Works seamlessly with the Regional Maintenance Supervisor to schedule major vessel refits, haulouts, and other equipment maintenance activities.
Works collaboratively with First Nations, Local, Provincial, and Federal Government representatives to support their response planning.
Develops, implements, and tracks a comprehensive Operations, Training and Maintenance Budget for the Region; maintains situational awareness on variances; plans in detail by month and reports budget concerns routinely.

At WCMRC we value open and honest communication that fosters a climate of trust, integrity in all our business practices, success through competency, creativity and teamwork, and being a steward of the environment.

We believe that putting our values into practice creates long-term benefits for our employees, shareholders, stakeholders, suppliers and the communities we serve.

The Health and Safety of our employees is always our #1 priority, therefore WCMRC requires all new hires to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19.We thank you in advance for your response and regret that only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.