Plant Superintendent

Holcim is planning to spin-off its North American Business to unleash its full potential, capitalizing on North America's oversized growth in construction led by the modernization of infrastructure, a surge in advanced manufacturing and AI operation and the growth of resilient cities.

Holcim plans to list the new company on the NYSE by the end of the first half of 2025 and establish its operations headquarters in the US to be fully dedicated to serving the North American market and pursue a growth strategy across the region.

The newly listed company will become North America's leading building solutions company, with industry-leading market position to meet its customers' greatest ambitions with the most advanced building solutions from foundation to rooftop.

Overview:

Reporting to the Kingston/Belleville Plant Manager this role manages the plant operations at Modular 4. This role is responsible to ensure top performance on safety, environmental, and production. The responsibilities also include the hiring, development, leadership and management of all plant employees. The Superintendent will ensure alignment with all functional groups including: safety, environment, land, manufacturing and supply chain to drive a consistent process and standard approach.

General Responsibilities:

1. 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.
2. 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; Lead the site hiring process; Lead 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;
3. Production Management: Determine manpower requirements and shift scheduling to meet production demands; Establish and manage weekly production and maintenance schedule; Manage and drive meeting daily production targets; Responsible for participating in the short and long-term planning and execution of maintenance activities; Involved in the daily implementation and compliance to the Maintenance Module, including but not limited to creating job plans, completing equipment inspection logs, and managing maintenance backlogs. Oversee the procurement of all subcontractors related to production and mobile equipment.
4. Financial Management: Development and adherence to annual maintenance (repair) budgets; Participate in monthly EBIT reviews to ensure its 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.
5. Customer Focus: Coordinate with sales and dispatch personnel to ensure daily customer requirements are met; Management of stockpile inventories; Coordinate with Quality and shipping personnel to address quality issues related to production issues.
6. Land Management: Responsible for short-term planning and execution of activities in accordance with the Mining Plan; Ensures site level compliance to Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) requirements, including but not limited to site plans, rehabilitation and dust control. Work in conjunction with Plant Manager.
7. Environmental Management: Assist in the development, implementation and maintenance of the site Environmental Management System (EMS); Assists with site water management. Assist in preparation for and participate in environmental site audits; and ensure all direct reports comply with operational standards developed to manage activities and mitigate our environmental impact.
8. Community Relations: Act as a secondary contact with relevant stakeholders in the local community, including neighbours, competitors and government officials.

Relationships with Others Functions:

1. Works Closely with the Plant Manager to ensure consistency and alignment of operational priorities across the Market Area
2. Works closely with the ECAN Manufacturing Group to ensure manufacturing best practices and tools are fully utilized across the market area
3. Works closely with the Safety Group to develop and maintain a culture of safety
4. Works closely with the Land and Environmental Manager to ensure all government and Lafarge Guidelines are met or exceeded
5. Works closely with Operations Analyst and Operations Coordinator to ensure costs are budgeted, forecasted and accurate
6. Works closely with local Quality control to ensure product meets required targets

Specific Accountabilities:

1. Safety leadership and continued development of Safety Culture
2. Meeting annual financial and production targets
3. Responsible for the Health and Safety Improvement Plan
4. Effective leadership and engagement of all personnel at the site
5. Optimization of operational cost and achievement of annual objectives
6. Develop and continually improve effective Stakeholder/Community relations
7. Ensure total site compliance with all safety and environmental legislation, regulations and company policies
8. Detailed monthly operations forecast
9. Monthly operation EBITs
10. Implementation of the ROCK modules, Best Practices, and Manufacturing Basics
11. P2P efficiency and performance
12. Capital Planning

Dimensions:

1. ~1.0 MT of Aggregate production & sales
2. 8 Hourly Employees

Qualification Profile:

Education & Work Experience:

1. An undergraduate degree in business, engineering, or equivalent experience
2. A minimum of 5 years relevant experience, not necessarily in the aggregates of construction industry.

Knowledge & Skills:

1. Strong problem solving and analytical skills.
2. Excellent people management skills: ability to develop effective internal and external relations.
3. Disciplined and process-oriented
4. Strong Track Record of Functional or Operational Leadership

We thank you for your interest. Please note that this posting is for an existing vacancy, and 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.

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