Production Manager - Hamilton, Canada - Lafarge Canada Inc

Lafarge Canada Inc

Verified Company

Hamilton, Canada

4 weeks 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 Production Manager is responsible to oversee all production activities at the Dundas Quarry which is Lafarge's largest limestone mining operation in Eastern Canada.

The Production Manager's primary focus is to lead the health and safety of the production department while leveraging operational excellence to achieve the highest productivity at the lowest cost of production at all stages of the operation.

In addition, the role is responsible for site inventory planning, tracking, and monthly reconciliations through production and survey reports.

The Production Manager supports alignment and communication with all functional groups, including Safety, Environment, Land, and Manufacturing driving communication, consistency, and adherence to all policies and regulations.

In addition, the Production Manager shares responsibility for Shipping at the side in conjunction with the Plant Manager.

The Production Manager is part of the engagement with our neighbours and local communities supporting our Deep Roots campaign to ensure we are viewed as a valued member of the industry and local community.

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 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.
Perform workplace inspections and participate in JHSC meetings and corrective actions follow up.
Perform incident investigations and reports.

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.
Assist Plant Administrator with verifying time cards or other payroll related items.

Production Management:

Determine manpower requirements and shift scheduling (manage 6 week rolling and OT lists) for the entire site (70 employees) to meet production demands;
Establish and manage annual, weekly and daily production and maintenance schedule;
Manage and drive meeting all production targets;
Responsible for participating in the shortterm planning and execution of maintenance activities along with the maintenance department.
Oversee maintenance of mobile equipment fleet, including:
Completion of mobile equipment inspections and correction of noted deficiencies;
Reviewing daily pretrip inspection and action accordingly
External service report review and analysis;
Coordinating mobile equipment repairs & maintenance;
Tracking work order completion and fleet PM
Oversee the procurement of all subcontractors related to production and mobile equipment.

Financial Management:

Assisting in the development and adherence to annual maintenance (repair) budgets;
Participate in monthly EBIT reviews to ensure 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.
This would entail complete responsibility for the management of the SPI tool including survey reconciliation.
Participate in development of 3Year plans for capital investment at the site.

Shipping and Customer Focus: