Superintendent jobs in Canada

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Requisition ID: 11627

Location: Kingston, ON, CA, K7M 6P9

Pay Type: Hourly

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.

Reporting to the Kingston/Belleville Plant Manager, this role manages the plant operations at Modular 4. It is responsible for ensuring top performance on safety, environmental, and production. Responsibilities include hiring, developing, leading, and managing 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.

1. Safety Culture: Develop and instill a site-level safety culture through engagement with employees and contractors, aiming for “zero harm”. Lead daily safety huddles, ensure compliance with safety policies, participate in safety audits, and manage contractor safety performance.
2. Human Resources: Responsible for development, motivation, and training of all direct reports, managing disciplinary actions, leading hiring processes, and promoting operational efficiency and performance management.
3. Production Management: Determine manpower needs, manage schedules, meet production targets, oversee maintenance planning, and manage procurement related to production.
4. Financial Management: Develop and adhere to budgets, participate in EBIT reviews, manage inventory forecasts, and support supply chain efficiency.
5. Customer Focus: Coordinate with sales and dispatch to meet customer requirements, manage stockpiles, and address quality issues.
6. Land and Environmental Management: Plan activities according to the Mining Plan, ensure compliance with MNRF requirements, and assist in environmental management and audits.
7. Community Relations: Act as a secondary contact with local stakeholders, including neighbors, competitors, and government officials.

• Collaborate with Plant Manager, Manufacturing Group, Safety Group, Land and Environmental Manager, Operations Analyst, and Quality Control.

• Safety leadership, achieving financial and production targets, safety and environmental compliance, operational forecasting, and implementing manufacturing best practices.

• 1.0 MT of aggregate production & sales, 8 hourly employees, subcontractors.

• Ariba, Work orders, PO Receiving

• Surface Miner, Confined Space, Working at Heights, LOTOTO

• Undergraduate degree in business, engineering, or equivalent experience; minimum 5 years relevant experience.

• Problem solving, people management, disciplined, process-oriented, leadership track record.

• Action Oriented, Delegation, Managerial Courage, Dealing with Ambiguity, Managing Diversity, Motivating Others, Organizing, Conflict Management, Negotiating, Customer Focus, Listening, Priority Setting, Problem Solving, Process Management, Building Effective Teams, Time Management, Written Communication.

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 employment equity and encourages applications from women, visible minorities, and persons with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request.

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