Operations Analyst

Objective & Overview

• The Operations Analyst participates in the development, leadership and management of the operational functions and performance for the target Market Area.
• The Analyst works closely with the operation team to ensure the highest levels of environmental and safety compliance, leveraging production excellence to create superior products & services.  
• Primary focus is to analysis optimizing available reserves and capital employed while attaining the highest productivity at the lowest cost of production.
• Ensures Lafarge is viewed as a valued member of the industry and local communities in which it operates.

Responsibilities

Safety Culture:  

• Promote safety culture through engagement with employees, JHSC and subcontractors, implementation and management of local and regional initiatives with an objective of “zero” safety incidents. 
• Develop, administer and promote safety policies, processes and review procedures to ensure that sites meet or exceed all Lafarge and Regulatory guidelines. 

Human Resources:  

• Works closely with plant managers to develop analytical and technical skills to improve inventory and production forecasting and management.

Production Management:  

• Develop and implement processes, strategies and tools to plan and track budgets, forecasts, maintenance, production and shipping performance to achieve targeted Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s). 
• Promote and support daily, weekly and monthly communication process to drive group efficiencies and manage production performance. 
• Works with the operations team and the ECAN Manufacturing team to analyze capital needs and requests

Financial Management: 

• Plan, Drive and Track financial performance using local/regional tools, develop, implement and manage annual repair budgets, support financial analysis to identify cost reduction opportunities. 
• Manage production forecast to balance inventories and sales needs to manage working capital impact.  

Customer Focus:  

• Support monthly inventory reconciliation to ensure adequate inventories levels to meet demand. 
• Support the shipping and quality department to drive loading and product performance.

Land Management:  

• Assist to ensure sites meet or exceed all Lafarge and Regulatory guidelines. 
• Develop, implement and manage sustainable mining plans with detailed stripping, production phasing and rehabilitation forecasts to ensure reserve optimization, while managing community impact. 

Environmental Management: 

• Assist to ensure sites meet or exceed all Lafarge and Regulatory guidelines. 
• Work with Central Environmental Department to develop, implement and manage operational standards to manage activities and mitigate our environmental impact.   

 
Community Relations:  

• Develop and maintain effective relationships within the community by participating in local activities, events and committees through partnerships within the industry, local associations and the business community. 
• Assist to ensure that a plant image guideline exists to promote a professional image in a standard and consistent manner across ECAN and is well implemented / enforced. 

Relationship with Others

• Reports to the Operations Manager and Plant Managers
• Works closely with the ECAN Manufacturing staff to ensure manufacturing best practices and tools are fully utilized across the market area.  
• Work with the Central Safety Representatives to develop and maintain a culture of safety
• Works closely with Area Finance to ensure costs are budgeted, forecasted and accurate
• Works closely with the Supply Chain and Distribution Staff to ensure efficient management of production costs & inventories.

Specific Accountabilities:

• Annual operations budget
• Detailed monthly production forecast
• Weekly operations cost tracker summary
• Monthly EBIT review
• Area CERs

Qualification Profile

Education & Work Experience:

• An undergraduate degree in business, marketing, or engineering.
• A Masters in Business Administration is an asset.
• A minimum of 2 years relevant experience, not necessarily in the aggregates or construction industry.

Knowledge & Skills:

• Strong problem solving and analytical skills.  
• Excellent people management skills:  ability to develop effective internal and external relations.
• Disciplined and process-oriented.

Job-Specific Competency Profile (Lominger):

• Action oriented        
• Delegation            
• Managerial Courage
• Dealing with ambiguity    
• Managing diversity        
• Motivating others
• Business acumen      
• Innovation Management    
• Organizing
• Conflict Management        
• Intellectual Horsepower    
• Negotiating
• Customer Focus        
• Listening             
• Written Communications
• Priority setting          
• Problem solving        
• Process Management
• Building effective teams    
• Time Management         
   

We thank you for your interest. Please note that this posting is for an existing vacancy, and 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.

Lafarge Canada Inc. welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. In Ontario, our organization/business is committed to fulfilling our requirements under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.