Plant Production Manager

01701 Heidelberg Materials Canada Limited; Sechelt; On-site; CAD 107,000 - 142,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Annual incentive plan

Health, dental, and wellness benefits

Pension with RRSP options

Training and career growth

Job summary

Heidelberg Materials Canada Limited is seeking a Shiftboss to oversee mining and aggregate operations in Canada. You will ensure health & safety compliance, manage processing, stockpiling, and water management plans, and lead a team to achieve efficiency while upholding safety standards.

The role requires strong H&S leadership, experience with labour relations in a unionized setting, and technical proficiency in mining operations.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary education in mining, engineering, or operations management or equivalent experience.
• Strong expertise in health and safety management, including emergency response and incident management.
• Experience in labour relations within a unionized environment with supervisory responsibilities.
• Technical proficiency in mining operations, including aggregate processing, QA/QC methods, and marine bulk transport.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with health & safety, environmental, Mines Code, and WorkSafeBC requirements and company policies.
• Oversee processing, stockpiling, load-out, and related activities with detailed operational and water management plans.
• Lead, train, and direct employees to achieve efficiency, engagement, and collective agreement compliance.
• Manage departmental costs and align with budget targets, taking corrective actions as needed.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with maintenance and technical services to prioritize maintenance and ensure product quality.
• Collaborate with mine production team.

Skills

Mine operations

H&S management

Labour relations

Technical mining

Change management

Education

Mining/Engineering/Operations management education

BC Shiftboss certification preferred

Job description

Line of Business: Aggregates

About Us Heidelberg Materials is one of the world's largest suppliers of building materials. Heidelberg Materials North America operates over 450 locations across the U.S. and Canada with approximately 9,000 employees.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Ensure all employees, contractors, visitors, and operational activities comply with health & safety, environmental, Mines Code, and WorkSafeBC requirements, including execution of all Shiftboss, managerial duties and company policies


• Oversee processing, stockpiling, load-out, and related activities, developing and implementing detailed operational, material movement, and water management plans


• Lead, monitor, and optimize operational performance by recruiting, training, coaching, and directing employees to achieve efficiency, engagement, and collective agreement compliance


• Manage and control departmental costs, ensuring alignment with budget targets and taking corrective actions as needed


• Collaborate cross‑functionally with maintenance and technical services teams to prioritize maintenance activities and ensure product quality meets required specifications


• Collaboration with mine production team

What Are We Looking For

• Post-secondary education in mining, engineering, or operations management, or equivalent experience in mining and manufacturing operations BC Ministry of Energy & Mines Shiftboss certification preferred


• Strong expertise in health & safety management, including emergency response, incident management, and employee training and development


• Proven experience in labour relations within a unionized environment, including supervisory responsibilities


• Technical proficiency in mining operations, including aggregate processing, QA/QC methods, and marine bulk transport


• Change management regarding process production development

What We Offer

• Competitive base salary: $106,810 - $142,430


• Participation in our annual incentive plan


• Industry leading benefits package, including health, dental, and wellness


• Pension plan with an automatic company contribution as well as matching contributions and RRSP options


• Opportunities for training, development, career growth within a global organization

Heidelberg Materials welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations may be available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Shaping the future, building successes Heidelberg Materials - your springboard into the future of the construction materials industry. As a globally leading company in the construction sector, we manufacture one of the most widely used products, paving the way not only toward more sustainable production but also toward your personal success story. Our bold and innovative approach focuses on massive CO₂ reduction, efficient recycling technologies, and digital solutions - setting new standards for the industry. In our globally connected and locally rooted community, your ideas have the power to shape a better tomorrow for people. With us, you’re not just shaping the industry’s future; you’re shaping your own. Let’s get to work!

Heidelberg Materials is one of the world's largest integrated manufacturers of building materials and solutions with leading market positions in cement, aggregates, and ready-mixed concrete. We are represented in more than 50 countries with around 51,000 employees at almost 3,000 locations. At the centre of our actions lies the responsibility for the environment. As the front runner on the path to carbon neutrality and circular economy in the building materials industry, we are working on sustainable building materials and solutions for the future. We enable new opportunities for our customers through digitalisation.