About the role

  • Deputy Plant Manager overseeing manufacturing operations at nuclear plant in Peterborough. Responsible for management, planning, and execution of plant products with a focus on safety and compliance.

Responsibilities

  • The Deputy Plant Manager/Leader is responsible for the on site day to day management, planning, and execution of manufacturing nuclear power plant products at the Peterborough site.
  • The Deputy Plant Manager/Leader promptly resolves issues and escalates concerns and high-level issues to the plant director for collaboration and resolution.
  • Day-to-day duties include: Directing and managing plant operations for continuous improvement in safety and environmental compliance, production, maintenance, quality, shipping and receiving.
  • Coordinating plant activities, giving direction, resolving problems, setting deadlines to assure that plant objectives are met in a safe and effective manner.
  • Working with the Plant Leader/Director to coordinate and ensure plant operations align with overall GOS objectives and strategy.
  • Assisting the Plant Director in developing the financial plan and budget.
  • Implementing effective cost control systems over capital, operating expenditures, labor, wages and salaries to assure plant operations meet company profitability and financial objectives.
  • Assuring site compliance with all established company and corporate policies, procedures, and governmental regulations pertaining to plant safety or environmental issues.
  • Maintaining and developing existing plant facilities and equipment; coordinating with the Plant Director to ensure a healthy rate of maintenance and growth spending of capital investments to ensure long term capacity and capability.
  • Leading, coaching, developing and managing the performance of direct reports and the organization to achieve goals and objectives, and continuously striving to improve effectiveness and efficiency.
  • Regularly making educated business decisions for the site based on multiple data points including financial, QEHS, people and the customer interest aligned with the business and operational strategy.
  • Along with the Plant Director, representing the plant to internal and external stakeholders.
  • Making presentations, conducting meetings, and communicating with all levels of the corporation pertaining to manufacturing-related activities.
  • Leading by example, instilling skillsets and mindsets, in order to drive continuous improvement; leading projects, strategic initiatives and cross-functional teams.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in a related field of study (Engineering, Material Science, Manufacturing Management) or equivalent management or technical experience in a similar industry.
  • A minimum of 7 years of experience in progressively responsible manufacturing positions is required; previous experience managing and mentoring direct reports is required.
  • Manufacturing excellence acumen - applies modern manufacturing techniques to drive year-over-year continuous productivity improvement.
  • Employee relations - Ability to develop and establish/maintain positive and productive employee relations with local Unions and the overall workforce.
  • Collaboration skills - Ability to maintain strong collaboration and productive working relationships across the organization and unions.
  • Ability to work under pressure and deadlines and with little direction and good autonomy to own the full cycle of Strategy, Forecasting and winning Results.
  • Leadership skills – Ability to positively model and champion a results-oriented culture; motivate, coach, drive performance; and maximize manufacturing excellence to achieve strategic deliverables and bottom-line results.
  • Communication skills - Effectively utilizes all methods of communication, oral and written to ensure that manufacturing strategy is clearly understood across the organization.
  • Financial skills – Ability to analyze and interpret financial data, budgets, and other financial reports and translate that information into manufacturing action items, goals and deliverables.
  • Technical expertise – Continuously seeks to advance and share professional technical knowledge, develop new ideas and seek best industry practices to maintain constant state of the art manufacturing capability.
  • Talent management skills – Ability to identify and develop key talent and a strategically focused workforce within the manufacturing organization.
  • Problem solving and reasoning ability – Ability to mentally process and comprehend complex issues involving multi variables.
  • Decision making skills – Ability to evaluate and act with limited or conflicting data.
  • Determination, drive and assertiveness to accomplish goals and objectives.
  • Time Management skills – Ability to organize, prioritize, and balance priorities against the conflicting time demands required of a senior management position.

Benefits

  • Eligible for discretionary bonuses and/or salary increases in accordance with company policy.
  • Eligible for Employee and Family Assistance Program, Educational Reimbursement Program, Employee Referral and Recognition Program, dental, vision and extended health insurance including life, disability, AD&D and a retirement savings plan.

Job title

Deputy Plant Manager

Job type

Experience level

SeniorLead

Salary

CA$120,400 - CA$180,600 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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