We are seeking a Production Management professional, with an engineering background and prior experience in a process based industry, for a well established client of ours in the Vancouver area. This position will play a key role within the leadership dynamic of our clients operation and will work closely with the Maintenance Manager, Quality Manager, and other members of the Operations Division.

Responsibilities:

Production

-Manage silo-to-silo production including process monitoring and troubleshooting

-Communicate with internal and external stakeholders to plan and meet production targets

-Measure and report KPIs

-Prioritize most important tasks as they relate to company goals

-Develop and maintain production SOPs and standards

-Understand company financial performance and how my work effects that performance

-Adopt Operational Excellence practices to manage continuous improvement

-Develop systems for process monitoring to facilitate troubleshooting and flagging process deviations

-Identify opportunities to improve processes and performance

-Create business cases for capital and maintenance projects

-Plan and execute shutdown activities as they relate to the production department

-Manage equipment inspections and communication of maintenance issues to the maintenance department

-Drive quality by adherence to internal and external standards

-Identify opportunities to improve quality and product safety

-Work with internal and customer quality managers





-Champion operator engagement and culture by empowering operators and maintenance to take ownership of their processes and responsibilities

-Management and development of direct reports (operators, trades, supervisors, engineers, contractors) where required

Projects, Engineering & Regulatory (In conjunction with Engineering Dept.)

-Identify capital and maintenance projects where necessary

-Work with regulators to ensure compliance with local jurisdiction (e.g. WorkSafe BC and TSBC)

-Build relationships with regulators and inspectors

Risk

-Continual management of operational risks

-Identify and characterize threats

- Prioritize risk reduction measures

Business

-Understand variable and fixed costs related to production activities

-Understand revenue sources, company financial performance

Budget Management

-Create and manage production operating budgets

-Manage execution of budgeted activities

Workplace, Safety and Sustainability

-Improve water/power/gas consumption performance

-Improve waste water and air emission performance

-Manage the safety program for the production department

-Develop and manage permit systems

Qualifications

-Engineering Degree

-Professional Engineer Status considered an asset

-At least 5 years’ experience in process industry

-At least two (2) years management experience

-Knowledge of extraction and adsorption processes would be a benefit

If you would like to be considered for this opportunity please forward your resume via email to Nick Paraskeva |

📌 Production Operations Manager (Surrey)
🏢 randstad canada
📍 Surrey