Technical Operator - Merritt, Canada - Barkman Concrete

Barkman Concrete

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Merritt, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

As one of Canada's Best Managed Companies, Barkman Concrete Ltd. is a family-owned company that is a leading manufacturer of precast concrete. Our focused investment to our success is People - Quality - Capacity. Barkman has sustained growth through the contributions of our team members' commitment to customer service, quality, and innovative products.

As we continue to build our team in Merritt, we have an opportunity for a mechanically minded individual to join our team as a Technical Machine Operator.

The hours of work are typically Monday to Friday, day shift, 40 hours per week with overtime offered, as needed, to meet business demand.

Barkman is an equal opportunity employer where you can start or continue to build your manufacturing career. On the job training is provided in a friendly, team-minded environment.

Some of the responsibilities and qualifications for this role include:

Under the guidance of the Plant Manager, leading a production department in a positive manner to ensure production schedules and initiatives are completed
Maintain quality workmanship by following Standard Operating Procedures and quality standards
Coach and train team members in the department on production and safety procedures
Encourage ideas, problemsolving and continuous improvement within the team
Participate in and leading team huddles on a daily basis along with updating information boards
Communicate with the Plant Manager and Maintenance Supervisor on the status of production progress or any equipment concerns
Commitment to providing a safe work environment by ensuring safety and company policies and procedures are understood and followed
Operate a Hess machine that produces precast concrete products such as paving stones, sidewalk slabs and retaining walls
Crosstrain at various workstations to be able to rotate jobs to build a cohesive team where teamwork, problem solving, and continuous improvement are focused on
Follow daily job travelers to ensure orders are complete
Assist with the Total Preventative Maintenance program for the machine
Become forklift and crane certified to operate equipment inside the plant and in the yard
Operation of a payloader
Responsible for tracking data and information in computer system
Experience leading a small team of people
Leadership skills that are motivational, positive, and geared towards problemsolving
Strong verbal and written communication skills for training, team building and conducting daily huddles
Willingness to learn about precast concrete, production processes and various equipment
Previous manufacturing experience or experience related to precast concrete/concrete pouring and forming an asset
Experience operating heavily automated production equipment a strong asset
Mechanical aptitude with the ability to troubleshoot irregularities on production machinery
Basic maintenance experience and a mechanical aptitude an asset
Strong mathematical skills
Experience using precision measuring tools for quality checks
Comfortable with using computers for entering data and recording information
Familiar with Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement concepts
An eye for detail and color to create products that meet customer expectations
Physical activities including walking, standing, kneeling, bending, lifting (up to 50lbs), reaching, using arms/hands to operate equipment, visually distinguishing colors
Required to wear a hardhat, safety glasses, safety shoes, hearing protection at all times and a respirator (which requires an employee to be cleanshaven) when needed for specific jobs.