Plant Manager

Whatever you do, you'll make a difference at Lafarge Canada. Because we know that your passion and curiosity are the natural resources the world needs. Thanks to our teams' energy, commitment and ideas, we are reinventing how the world builds to make Canada greener and smarter for all.

Plant Manager

**Requisition ID**:9547**Location**:Langley, British Columbia, CA, V1M 3G5**Pay Type**:Salary- Salary Range - $105,000 - $120,000**WHO IS LAFARGE?**
As a global leader in innovative and sustainable building solutions, Lafarge is enabling greener cities, smarter infrastructure and improving living standards around the world. With sustainability at the core of our strategy, we are becoming a net-zero company, with our people and communities at the heart of our success. We are driving circular construction as a world leader in recycling to build more with less. It’s all thanks to our 70,000 talented people around the world who are passionate about building progress for people and the planet through four business segments: Cement, Ready-Mix Concrete, Aggregates and Solutions & Products.

**WHO ARE LAFARGE PEOPLE?**
Lafarge people are passionate about finding better ways to build. They embrace innovation and improvement with a pioneering spirit. They work as trusted partners, creating better solutions and experiences for their customers, communities, and colleagues.

**OVERVIEW**:
**Are you looking for an opportunity to work closer to nature? Passionate about fishing, biking, hiking, boating, or camping? Lafarge’s Earle Creek site is located at the gateway to Skookumchuck Narrows Provincial Park. Considered a boater’s paradise, the nearby Princess Louisa and Jervis Inlets have been called the “most scenic natural anchorage” in the world and is home to the powerful Freil and Chatterbox Falls.**
**Hikers and bikers are within minutes of the SunCoaster Trail - 37 kms of multi-use trail through old growth forest, around mountain lakes and through multiple communities through to Halfmoon Bay. En route to the community of Egmont, you won’t want to miss Ruby and Sakinaw lakes, with great beaches for afternoons out with the kids**
**A 90-minute drive up the Sunshine Coast from the ferry port of Langdale, an hour long ferry ride to Powell River, or a quick 10 minutes from the Earls Cove ferry, working at Lafarge’s Earle Creek site offers amazing adventures in all directions.**

**SUMMARY**:
The Plant Manager is accountable for the leadership, development & management of all functions of the gravel extraction and processing as well as the quarry rock extraction and processing. The Plant Manager will ensure appropriate staffing and oversee safe production to enable plant productivity and maintenance in an efficient manner, while producing quality products for clients. The primary focus will be on safety and optimizing available reserves and capital employed while maximizing productivity at the lowest cost of production.

This is a full time, salaried opportunity. The incumbent would be expected to relocate to Earl Cove/Egmont/Sechelt area.**KEY 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 safety leadership
- Ensure strict compliance with all health and safety rules and country regulations
- Implementation and management of all safety initiatives
- Maintain safety processes and procedures up to date
- Exceeds expectations for safety initiatives
- Ensure the Contactor Safety Management (Avetta) program is strictly followed for all contractors on the site including prequalification, monitoring, documenting and reviewing contractor safety.

**Financial Management**:

- Promotes a culture of performance and exceeding expected results
- Drive and track financial performance via monthly operation forecast.
- Complete operations forecast for Day 14 and month end review, ensure all costs are accounted for and are accurate.
- Participate in month end review of previous months results
- Participate in monthly inventory, sales & production planning.
- Effectively develops goals and objectives to implement actions, track performance and continuously look for opportunities for improvement
- Balance inventory and sales needs to manage and minimize working capital impact
- Monitors and manages overtime and overtime reductions during slow demands
- Adhere to purchasing policies, procedures and directives
- Ensure all SAP System reporting, coding and approvals are completed accurately and on time based on the processes and procedures laid out for this role.

**Topline & Customer Focus**:

- Works with sales team to drive customer retention and attraction
- Drive quality for customer retention
- Seek opportunities to meet and exceed customer expectations
- Ensures a quality product within specifications and timely delivery to clients

**Site Management**:

- Works closely