Plant Technology Specialist Job at Lafarge Canada Inc

Lafarge Canada Inc Edmonton, AB

Why work for Lafarge?:
As the global leader in innovative and sustainable building materials, we’re committed to shaping a greener, smarter and healthier world. At Lafarge Canada Inc., safety comes first, collaboration matters and diversity is celebrated with people who share our desire to continually make our materials better.
Do you have the drive, the skills, and the passion to join us?
Overview:
The Plant Technology Specialist is an embedded role within our operations that is central to accelerating innovation and digitization in our manufacturing and logistics activities within our RMX product line. It is also critical to the ongoing, daily operations of our plants, fleets, and Dispatches.
This role is expected to support a broader movement to differentiate the Lafarge Ready Mix Concrete organization, within a competitive industry, and to complement the shift of Lafarge’s concrete to the center of a sustainable approach to building.
Responsibilities:Impacts and Ambitions

  • Safety as a Culture; This role will help find ways to transform the Safety culture of Lafarge RMX into a tangible benefit for our customers that is viewed as part of our offer. Safety is an embedded service to our clients.
  • The Technology Lead is a critical role in the RMX Performance Team to identify technologies or digital opportunities and directly participate in planning, preparations, and then physical implementation into all business locations. This includes potential acquisitions and related growth based activity.
  • To do this effectively, the Technology Lead is an active participant in managing current operational systems to the extent that this role can both identify opportunities as well as implement solutions.
  • To be effective in the role, ongoing, positive and constructive relationships with supporting vendors, internal IT teams, digital teams, and front line staff are a critical success factor.

Within Ecosystems

  • Reports to the Production Manager, Ready Mix Performance for Western Canada.
  • Works closely with;
  • Plant Operators and CCLC (Customer Care and Logistics Centre) Managers.
  • Project Manager, Manufacturing Excellence, Western Canada
  • RMX Fleet and Driver Training Manager
  • All RMX
  • Operations Managers, Concrete Direct Leadership, Command Alkon, Marcotte, and Lafarge IT FLS Leads.
  • Expected to work closely on topics that may include data management, interfaces, and architecture as well as be able to work directly in plants with operators.
  • Works closely with Western Canada Innovation Hub when technology and digital projects combine RMX production and delivery with Customer facing QA and Innovative Product efforts.
  • Is actively involved with our Digital Solutions portfolio and Concrete Direct team with a goal to shift Lafarge Concrete's digital path to becoming an industry platform for customers and designers in ways not previously considered.
  • Is part of a new approach to identify manufacturing and logistics opportunities and/or participate in pilot activities with Group level resources or partnering with other RMX countries.
  • The full scope of technologies impacts our; plant operations, batching processes, logistics activities and management, customer facing tools, and even safety systems such as IVMS within the fleet.

Outcomes for the Person

  • Opportunity to structure their own working environment with a blend of vision, direction, tools, and energy, working at a very fast pace. Environment varies from field (in coveralls) work to business presentations.
  • Exposure to Holcims’ complete resource pool globally.
  • An environment that rewards pace, collaboration, preparation as well an agile approach that can understand failures as successes and key contributors to moving faster.
  • Opportunity to demonstrate the ability to manage both daily operational support activities with the ability to participate with the team to identify next steps. This can include project management opportunities with Manufacturing Excellence Manager.
  • Expectation to attend external learning and open to mentoring and development opportunities that benefit the individual and the organization.

Qualifications:Education & Work Experience

  • Post-secondary degree in Mechanical or Process Engineering and / or Computer Science.
  • Experience in industrial work environments through employment or cooperative programs with post-secondary institutions.
  • Work experience in manufacturing, processing, or extraction industries is an advantage.
  • Drive for Results
  • Action Oriented
  • Interpersonal Savvy
  • Problem Solving
  • Listening
  • Building Effective Teams

Dimensions

  • Geography includes the four Western Provinces and Pacific Northwest.
  • 50+ production locations and a large fleet of trucks with associated production systems.
  • Approximately 5 key technology vendors with one key digital platform provider.

As part of our dedicated focus on the health and safety of all employees, a pre-employment medical, including drug and alcohol testing and a criminal record check, may be required.
LafargeHolcim:As we are reinventing the way the world builds, we need world-class talent to join our Lafarge Canada team: people who are passionate, driven by curiosity and keen to grow, learn, develop and thrive in our high-performance culture.
Whatever you do, you will make a difference here. Because we know that your passion and curiosity are the natural resources the world needs.
Check out our YouTube channel to learn more about our operations and see all career opportunities at www.lafarge.ca/careers.
We thank you for your interest. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. Lafarge is committed to the principles of employment equity and encourages the applications from women, visible minorities, and persons with disabilities.
Location: 22121 112 Avenue NW, Edmonton, AB

Location: 22121 112 Avenue NW, Edmonton, AB

Job Type: Full-time




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