Job purpose:

The Paste Division Manager is responsible for the overall strategic, operational, and financial leadership of the Paste Fill Division. This role ensures that all paste fill plants and associated underground delivery systems operate safely, efficiently, and in compliance with all environmental and regulatory standards. The Manager will drive continuous improvement, manage client and stakeholder relationships, and lead a multidisciplinary team to meet the production and backfill requirements of our mining partners.

Duties & Responsibilities:

· Operational Leadership: Direct the daily operations of all paste fill plants to ensure continuous, reliable delivery of paste backfill to underground mine workings.

· Safety and Compliance: Enforce stringent health, safety, and environmental protocols. Ensure all divisional activities comply with local, provincial and federal mining regulations.

· Quality Assurance: Oversee the Quality Control team to ensure all paste fill mix designs meet the required geotechnical strength and rheology specifications.

· Maintenance and Reliability: Coordinate with the maintenance department to schedule preventative and corrective maintenance for plant equipment, and pumps minimizing downtime.

· Team Development: Hire, train, mentor, and evaluate the performance of plant operators and technical staff.

· Stakeholder Relations: Act as the primary point of contact for mine clients, providing regular production updates, resolving operational bottlenecks.

· Perform other duties as required.

Qualifications:

· Leadership: Proven ability to lead, motivate and manage multidisciplinary teams in a heavy industrial, mining or concrete manufacturing workplace.

· Mechanical and Technical: Deep practical understanding of industrial plant operations, including slurry pumping, heavy machinery, batching systems, and reticulation. Ability to troubleshoot mechanical bottlenecks and interpret operational schematics.





· Safety Champion: An uncompromising commitment to industrial health and safety, with the practical skills to enforce compliance, conduct hazard assessments, and cultivate a safety-first culture.

· Problem Solving and Crisis Management: Highly analytical and decisive under pressure. Ability to quickly diagnose operational disruptions, develop immediate contingencies and implement long-term corrective actions.

· Financial and Business Acumen: Strong practical skills in budget management, cost-control tracking, and resource allocation. Ability to identify operational efficiencies that reduce cost without sacrificing quality.

· Communications and Relationship Building: Exceptional interpersonal skills for managing client relationships and effectively bridging communication between floor operators and mine management.

Education:

- Discipline in Civil, Mechanical, Mining Engineering or Engineering Technology preferred

Position Requirements (Experience, Technical Expertise):

- 2 to 3 years of relevant experience
- Strong knowledge of OH&S; policies, procedures and regulations an asset
- Computer literate for all MS Office (incl. MS Project) required
- Knowledge of industry-accepted standards, guidelines, procedures, and practices
- Ability to work in an outdoor environment, with frequent exposure to heat and cold

This posting is for a current vacancy. Our hiring process does not involve the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to screen, assess, or select applicants.

The Custom Concrete is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment.

Pay: $90,000.00-$95,000.00 per year

Benefits:

- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- RRSP match
- Vision care

Education:

- Bachelor's Degree (preferred)

Experience:

- Paste Fill: 2 years (required)
- mining industry: 1 year (required)

Work Location: In person

📌 Manager, Paste Division (Timmins)
🏢 Custom Concrete (Northern)
📍 Timmins