Precast Eit

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:
Reporting to the Manager of Sales & Project Management for the Precast Division, the
**Precast Engineer-in-Training (EIT)** will provide engineering and technical resource support for the Winnipeg Precast operation’s team. This is a developmental role and an opportunity to gain widespread expertise within our Concrete Products business with the ultimate goal of building a long-term career with Lafarge.

**Responsibilities**:
**Technical support for all areas of the business including**:

- Sales & Estimating
- Engineering & Drafting
- Operations
- Quality Control
- Project Management

**Examples of responsibilities may include**:

- To serve as a role model in the areas of safety, environmental stewardship, leadership, teamwork, customer focus, and continuous improvement to ensure alignment with the company’s vision and critical success factors.
- Assisting to develop strategies and objectives for sales, pricing and profitability
- Provide product design support for plant production and sales
- Represent the business unit in various industry and trade associations and specifiers
- Present training or seminars to individuals or groups on the design and performance advantages of Lafarge products
- Provide weekly and monthly reports on achievements, sales, profitability and segmentation
- Assist contractors with product installation coordination and provide follow up to ensure owners comply with maintenance and inspection requirements
- Provide solutions and support specifiers, contractors and owners on assigned projects from inquiry, quotation and completion
- Work with Project Coordinators to manage each project by contract specifications, ensuring our contractual commitments are met
- Coordinating with project managers, draftsman, quality control personnel, plant production and erection workers on project details, scheduling, and problem resolution
- Problem solving for issues that arise in the production facility and on job sites
- Maintaining calibrations of pre-stressing and concrete testing equipment
- Attending client project meetings and providing engineering input
- Carryout plant and site inspections for quality assurance
- Providing preliminary designs for budgets/estimates
- Facilitate research & development for new product development

Qualifications:
**Education**:

- Recent graduate from a Bachelor of Engineering or Technology Program (Civil/Structural preferred)
- Interest in a long-term career in engineering and construction with a goal to pursue P. Eng. Or CET designation.

**Experience & Skill Set**:

- Knowledge and experience would be considered an asset within:

- Consulting engineering industry
- Contract law knowledge (bonds, contract document preparation)
- Design approvals with municipalities and/or governments
- On-site construction experience would be considered an asset
- Ability to make rational decisions and resolve conflict
- A team leader with excellent negotiation, communication and people skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Strong computer technical aptitude to learn new systems and programs
- Self-starter / Problem solver / Self-disciplined
- Good presentation and interpersonal skills

**_ As part of our dedicated focus on the health and safety of all employees, a pre-employment medical, including drug and alcohol testing and a criminal record check, may be required._**

LafargeHolcim:
As we are reinventing the way the world builds, we need world-class talent to join our Lafarge Canada team: people who are
**passionate**, driven by
**curiosity** and keen to
**grow**,
**learn, develop** and
**thrive** in our high-performance culture.

Whatever you do, you will make a difference here. Because we know that your passion and curiosity are the natural resources the world needs.