Production Manager

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.

Advantages
- Excellent compensation and benefits
- Opportunities for career advancement

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

Environment, 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

Summary
If you would like to be considered for this opportunity please forward your resume via email to Nick Paraskeva nick.paraskeva@randstad.ca

Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.

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