Rural Quarry Manager, Aggs

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Rural Quarry Manager, Aggs

**Requisition ID**:4853**Location**:Calgary, AB, CA, T2B 0R5**Pay Type**:Salary**WHO IS LAFARGE?**
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- Overview
- The Rural Quarry Manager is responsible for the leadership, development & management of the operational functions in the Rural Quarries. The Rural Quarry Manager will ensure adequate staffing and oversee safe production to enable plant productivity and maintenance in an efficient manner, while delivering quality products to clients. The primary focus will be on safety and maximizing productivity at the lowest cost of production. Regular communication between the Rural Site Supervisors, Plant Foreman, Central Quarry Manager and the Operations Manager is a key component to ensuring sales, operational alignment and site performance. The Rural Quarry Manager ensures LafargeHolcim is viewed as a leader in the industry and in local communities in which it operates, and maintains a good relationship with area stakeholders.- Key Responsibilities- SAFETY
- Demonstrates a commitment to communicating, improving and adhering to safety policies in all work environment areas. Promotes a positive safety culture through leadership by example.
- Implementation and management of all safety initiatives
- Creates and enforces a culture of safety and environmental stewardship.
- Promotes safety culture through engagement with employees and subcontractors with an objective of developing a “think before you act” culture.
- Demonstrates a commitment to communicating, improving and adhering to safety policies in all work environments and areas.
- Sets clear and consistent expectations for safety performance.
- Work with the Safety Department and Management to administer, promote and review safety policies, processes and procedures.
- Assist in the implementation and management of all local and regional safety initiatives, providing feedback as necessary.
- Provide feedback on subcontractor performance.
- Responsible for maintaining safe working environments and ensuring compliance with local, provincial and federal safety regulations; coordinate closely with local Safety Manager.
- Constantly strives towards zero accidents and injuries.

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
- Promotes a culture of performance and exceeding expected results.
- Constantly reviews costs to ensure Financial Targets are being met.
- Ensures Plants are recording Production and Downtime accurately to track areas for improvement
- Participate in monthly inventory, sales & production planning.
- Develops Monthly Financial Forecast/Budgets for all Plants & Sites in their area.
- Effectively develops goals and objectives to track performance and continuously look for opportunities for improvement
- Plans Opex/Capex Requests.
- Responsible for Annual Inventory Reconciliation and ensuring that there are no unforeseen write ups/downs
- Works with the Land Group to ensure that Reclamation is subsidized properly to account for all costs.
- Responsible for the management of FCA & Lease equipment in their area, ensuring maximum utilization.
- Responsible for Standard cost review and the costing of all “Extra Mile” projects
- Works with Plant Foremen to accurately budget for Winter Maintenance overhauls.

HUMAN RESOURCES
- Provides leadership for operations staff located in the Rural GCA areas by working closely with Plant Foreman and Site Supervisors.
- Adheres to all LH Human Resource Policies and ensures that all site employees do as well.
- Ensure sites are adequately staffed and all employees are provided with the proper training.
- Recognize and be mindful of position succession plans.
- Fosters positive relationships with employees, to contribute to productivity, motivation and morale.
- Prevents and resolves problems involving individu