MCASPHALT | Facility Manager

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JOB INFORMATION

Subsidiary: McAsphalt Industries Limited
Job Title: Facility Manager
Status: Full-Time, Permanent
Expected Start Date: As soon as possible
Location: Acheson Facility – 25710 Acheson Road, Acheson, AB, T7X 6B3
Reporting to: Regional Operations Manager - West Region

POSITION SUMMARY

The Facility Manager is responsible for the safe and efficient operation of one of our many Petroleum Asphalt Terminals. The Facility Manager ensures that all aspects of manufacturing, administration, maintenance, and safety are being carried out in an efficient and organized way. The Facility Manager supervises staff, implements policy and provides safety training. The positions duties will also include the transportation of raw materials and finished products, purchasing, budgeting, quality control, preventative maintenance programs, and customer service.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Technical degree or diploma;
• Effective supervisory, interpersonal and communications skills;
• Three to five years of experience in a manufacturing or process environment.
• Strong Customer Service background;
• Experience in manufacturing Petroleum Asphalt and Asphalt products;
• Capability to troubleshooting and taking corrective actions as needed;
• Knowledge of Microsoft products such as Microsoft Project, Excel, Word, Access;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
• Good interpersonal skills.

Plant Operations Functions:

• Quality Control;
• Supervises activities of hourly employees;
• Schedules and assigns employee’s work based on production needs;
• Works closely with quality assurance team and customers to ensure that products meet customer needs and expectations (to include customer visits);
• Attends daily production meetings on the daily running and operations of the plant;
• Housekeeping of entire plant, field supervision and trouble-shooting production/maintenance issues leading to housekeeping cleanliness issues. Maintain housekeeping standards;
• Ensure compliance with McAsphalt HS&E policies. Conduct crew safety meetings and required inspections to ensure a safe working environment;
• Ensure plant operation within environmental regulations and limits;
• Communication of plant requirements to on-coming shift;
• Works with staff, trains personnel, management and operational staff in production, maintenance and shipping procedures;
• Implements and monitors procedures to maximize plant efficiency while controlling cost of production;
• Coordinates necessary loading of trucks;
• Manages critical spares and minimizes inventory cost;
• Maintains a maintenance backlog and plan for preventive maintenance;
• Audits production, maintenance and shipping processes to promote best practices;
• Works with operations management to develop yearly budgets;
• Creates and oversees a detailed maintenance plan

Human Resource Support Functions:

• Provide Health and Safety Training to new and existing employees;
• Responsible for the staffing and overall supervision of the plant;
• Conducting annual performance reviews with staff.