Production Operator 1

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Production Operator 1

**Requisition ID**:5177**Location**:Brookfield, Nova Scotia, CA, B0N 1C0**Pay Type**:Hourly**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 7,000 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- The Production operator works as part of an integral team responsible for the cement manufacturing process in an automated heavy duty industrial facility. The position must act as a key player within the Production Team. Ensure the equipment is functioning properly, operated safely and efficiently. Ensure that all the necessary raw materials and fuels are fed correctly. Ensure that the products produced meet the quality requirements defined in the applicable standards.- Hourly Pay Rate: $33.55- Responsibilities- Ensure the raw materials, intermediate products and fuels are fed correctly through the right place at the right time
- Inspect, troubleshoot and optimize the operation of the plant’s manufacturing equipment.
- Perform quality control sampling, analysis and reporting for cement and intermediate products produced
- Ensure the safety of our people and the safe operation of the plant's equipment
- Ensure production department operations comply with the applicable environmental requirements and regulations
- Follow standard operating procedures to guarantee safe operations and meet product quality requirements
- Perform safety field level risk assessments and pre-use inspections on different equipment
- Report any safety incident, near miss, accident, unsafe conditions, unsafe behaviors and take the proper immediate actions if required
- Operate mobile equipment such as: skid steer, forklift, tele handler and articulated dump truck
- Actively participate in the installation, replacement and/or repair of thermal insulating lining on different equipment when required

**Relationship with Others**:

- _Control Room Operato_r - Coordinate and receive instructions. Report operation and equipment conditions, share quality analysis results, and report any safety incident or condition.
- _Maintenance Operators _- Coordinate and help to accommodate the equipment under the necessary conditions when required
- Labour Operators - Coordinate and help to accommodate the equipment under the necessary conditions when required
- _Production coordinator_ - Receive instructions, training, provide operation and safety reports, require equipment, materials and/or tools
- _Production Manager_ - Receive instructions, training, provide operation and safety reports, require equipment, materials and/or tools
- _Quality Supervisor_ - Receive instructions, training, provide quality and safety reports
- _Quality Manager _- Receive instructions, training, provide quality and safety reports

**Specific Accountabilities**:

- _Field Operator:_
- Feed correctly the raw materials, intermediate products and fuels when they are needed.
- Inspect equipment during operation to ensure is working properly
- Troubleshoot equipment failures and work together with the control room operator to troubleshoot process issues.
- Perform inspections in different points of the production line and provide feedback to control room operator
- Move material rejects and/or spills when needed
- Haul and dump Kiln dust to the dumpsite
- Load kiln dust to trailers to send to customers
- Report any safety incident, near miss, accident, unsafe conditions, unsafe behaviors and take the proper immediate actions if required
- Actively participate in the installation, replacement and/or repair of thermal insulating lining on different equipment when required
- Report any relevant information or conditions regarding the plant operations to the production coordinator and/or manager
- _Lab Operator:_
- Collect samples from different parts of the process and prepare them to be analyzed
- Run different lab equipment to perform tests