Plant Superintendent

Lafarge Africa Plc; Kingston; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Plant Superintendent to oversee operations in Kingston. This role is pivotal in ensuring safety, production efficiency, and environmental compliance at the plant. The successful candidate will lead a dedicated team, manage operational budgets, and drive a culture of safety while meeting production targets. With a focus on community relations and customer satisfaction, this position offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact in the construction sector. If you are passionate about operational excellence and team leadership, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant experience in plant operations management.
• Strong leadership and people management skills required.

Responsibilities

• Manage plant operations ensuring safety, production, and environmental standards.
• Lead hiring and development of plant employees to maximize performance.

Skills

Problem Solving

Analytical Skills

People Management

Education

Undergraduate Degree in Business or Engineering

Job description

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 Superintendent

Requisition ID: 11627

Location: Kingston, ON, CA, K7M 6P9

Pay Type: Hourly

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Holcim is planning to spin-off its North American Business to unleash its full potential, capitalizing on North America’s oversized growth in construction led by the modernization of infrastructure, a surge in advanced manufacturing and AI operation and the growth of resilient cities.

Holcim plans to list the new company on the NYSE by the end of the first half of 2025 and establish its operations headquarters in the US to be fully dedicated to serving the North American market and pursue a growth strategy across the region.

The newly listed company will become North America’s leading building solutions company, with industry-leading market position to meet its customers’ greatest ambitions with the most advanced building solutions from foundation to rooftop.

Overview:

Reporting to the Kingston/Belleville Plant Manager, this role manages the plant operations at Modular 4. This role is responsible to ensure top performance on safety, environmental, and production. The responsibilities also include the hiring, development, leadership, and management of all plant employees. The Superintendent will ensure alignment with all functional groups including: safety, environment, land, manufacturing and supply chain to drive a consistent process and standard approach.

General Responsibilities:

• Safety Culture: Develop and instill a site level safety culture through consistent engagement with employees and contractors with an objective of “zero” harm; Lead daily huddles to demonstrate commitment to workplace safety; Ensure front line employee compliance to all applicable local and regional health & safety policies and initiatives.
• Human Resources: Directly responsible for the individual development, motivation and training of all direct reports to maximize their performance; Responsible for the administration of disciplinary measures in a fair and consistent manner to address substandard performance of all direct reports; Lead the site hiring process.
• Production Management: Determine manpower requirements and shift scheduling to meet production demands; Establish and manage weekly production and maintenance schedule; Manage and drive meeting daily production targets.
• Financial Management: Development and adherence to annual maintenance budgets; Participate in monthly EBIT reviews to ensure its accuracy and to identify cost reduction opportunities.
• Customer Focus: Coordinate with sales and dispatch personnel to ensure daily customer requirements are met; Management of stockpile inventories.
• Land Management: Responsible for short-term planning and execution of activities in accordance with the Mining Plan; Ensures site level compliance to Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry requirements.
• Environmental Management: Assist in the development, implementation and maintenance of the site Environmental Management System (EMS); Assist with site water management.
• Community Relations: Act as a secondary contact with relevant stakeholders in the local community.

Relationships with Others Functions:

• Works Closely with the Plant Manager to ensure consistency and alignment of operational priorities across the Market Area.
• Works closely with the ECAN Manufacturing Group to ensure manufacturing best practices and tools are fully utilized across the market area.
• Works closely with the Safety Group to develop and maintain a culture of safety.

Specific Accountabilities

• Safety leadership and continued development of Safety Culture.
• Meeting annual financial and production targets.
• Responsible for the Health and Safety Improvement Plan.
• Effective leadership and engagement of all personnel at the site.

Qualification Profile:

Education & Work Experience:

• An undergraduate degree in business, engineering, or equivalent experience.
• A minimum of 5 years relevant experience.

Knowledge & Skills:

• Strong problem solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent people management skills.

We thank you for your interest. Please note that this posting is for an existing vacancy, and only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. Lafarge is committed to the principles of employment equity and encourages applications from women, visible minorities, and persons with disabilities.

Lafarge Canada Inc. welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. In Ontario, our organization/business is committed to fulfilling our requirements under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.