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THE OPPORTUNITY
We have an exciting opportunity for a Maintenance Superintendent to join our Quatsino Sound Forest Operations based in Holberg, BC
What You’ll Do: With an overarching objective of ensuring a safe work environment, you will lead our high performing maintenance team at this division executing safety initiatives, analyzing financial performance, improving operational efficiencies, as well as providing leadership and direction to both staff and unionized employees in the maintenance team, contractors and other service providers.
Who You Are: The ideal candidate will come with 5+ years of experience as a Maintenance Superintendent, preferably in wood products manufacturing or similar industry. We are looking for a self-motivated leader with a strong sense of initiative, ability to build strong relationships, and can ensure the highest standards of safety are upheld. The ideal candidate will posses a strong knowledge of collective agreements and experience working in a unionized environment.
Work Environment: This position is to be performed in person at our Quatsino Sound Forest operations in Holberg, BC.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Safety and Environmental Performance Overview
-Provide leadership in safety and environmental stewardship by demonstrating and ensuring the adherence to company safety and sustainability processes and procedures;
-Supporting and promoting company Safety Management Systems by working closely with your safety advisor on key safety initiatives;
-Accurate and timely incident investigations performed on time with overarching end goal of discovering route cause and corrective actions;
-Maintain crew training as per requirements set out by health and safety; and,
-Responsible for getting monthly environmental & weekly safety inspections done per Safety Management System and Company Environmental Management System.
Financial Performance
-Supports the interpretation of financial data and analytics to identify cost saving opportunities;
-Support the analysis of downtime reports and other relevant metrics to identify opportunities; and,
-Working with the Operations, Planning and Scheduling Managers to develop action plans to increase efficiencies and equipment reliability.
Leadership
-Provide leadership and direction to continuously improve safety by leading daily tool box meetings as well as monthly safety meetings;
-Directs and manages unionized maintenance personnel and contractors to ensure that all equipment operates at its highest capability to meet required production schedules, quality and cost priorities;
-Ensure hourly employee and contractor awareness and compliance with safety, environmental and operational policy, procedures and regulations;
-Hire, train, coach, mentor and manage performance of both staff and hourly maintenance employees;
-Develop and maintain strong relationships with key suppliers;
-Responsible for completing and regularly reviewing Personal Goals and Measures (PGM) documents with staff to ensure goals and targets are achieved.
Operations
-Working with the Operations and Maintenance Execution Managers, executes maintenance schedules and processes that are cost effective and increase the availability as well as maximize the operational life of equipment;
-Supervises all maintenance activities and supports capital project cost management and delivery schedules;
-Promotes pro-active maintenance practices by performing regular reviews of equipment in the field to determine overall operating performance. Reporting back to the Manager Maintenance Execution for scheduling appropriate preventative maintenance to minimize downtime;
-Day to day balancing of planned maintenance as well as critical repairs to enable equipment productivity and minimize downtime;
-Responsible for managing camp infrastructure such as water, sewer and hydro.
-Optimizes parts availability in the warehouse to minimize equipment downtime while balancing cost effective maintenance inventory management;
-Makes certain equipment repairs meet manufacturer's specifications, -WorkSafeBC regulations and/or Company standards;
-Stay abreast of industry innovations and trends in safety and environmental performance and new technology or equipment to improve company margins;
-Daily entry to Computerized Maintenance Systems (CMMS) including creating “break down” Maintenance work orders, data entry and closing work orders; and,
-Accurate reporting and coding of time cards with on time delivery to the site payroll person.
Qualifications & Experience:
Education and Experience
-5 – 8 years of experience working in an industrial maintenance department, preferably in logging or similar heavy industry;
-Heavy Duty Mechanic TQ with Inter-Provincial endorsement, post – secondary degree or equivalent experience is required; and,
-1-2 years of experience supervising and managing staff. Experience managing a unionized crew is an asset.
Skills, Knowledge and Required Competencies
-Commitment to Western’s core values of personal safety, sustainable management, and environmental stewardship;
-Comprehensive knowledge of logging and/or heavy equipment maintenance and repair;
-Strong project management skills;
-Understanding of financial reports and forecasting;
-High level of integrity and professionalism;
-Ability to motivate and engage hourly employees to perform at a higher standard;
-Demonstrated strong analytical, problem solving and logical thinking skills;
-Excellent leadership, interpersonal and communication skills;
-Demonstrated continuous improvement mindset; and,
-Competent in the use of Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel, proficiency in the use of Project Management as well as CMMS is desired.