Capital Projects Coordinator

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A Sustainable, Forward Thinking Protein Company

Maple Leaf Foods is a leading meat and plant-based protein company, employing over 11,500 people and publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange. We are proud of our roots, which trace back well over 100 years, but our vision and purpose are decidedly forward looking. As we pursue our vision to become the most sustainable protein company on earth, we are committed to creating shared value – creative business value through addressing some of the world’s most critical social and environmental challenges. Our goal is to build a more sustainable food system, which provides nutritious affordable food, operates within planetary limits, cares for animals responsibly, and meaningfully engages with our communities to advance a more just society. We are advancing bold changes within Maple Leaf and more broadly within society to pursue our vision. We deeply believe this is the sustainable path to growth

Our job is to make great food

Maple Leaf Foods embraces a strong values-based culture, where our people are deeply engaged in work that is purposeful, fast-paced and challenging.We cultivate an open, non-bureaucratic and inclusive workplace that fosters safety and transparency, along with individual leadership and accountability. Each Maple Leaf team member has a voice and plays an active role in helping all of us achieve our goals with passion and discipline. We support one another to grow professionally, to learn new skills and to take on challenging experiences in the spirit of continuous improvement

Raise the Good in Food

We have united behind a shared purpose – to Raise the Good in Food. This spans a dramatic transformation of our flagship Maple Leaf brand, replacing anything artificial with simple, natural ingredients; investments and process changes to reduce our environmental footprint by 50% by 2025; building a diverse and inclusive culture where all talent thrives; becoming a leader in animal care; and advancing food security through our charitable foundation, the Maple Leaf Centre for Action on Food Security.

Our Leadership Values

Eight core values guide us in everything that we do.

• Do What’s Right
• Shared Value
• High Performance
• Diverse and Inclusive Teams
• Disciplined Decision Making
• Our Accountability
• Intense Curiosity
• Transparency and Humility
  

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Capital Projects and Asset Lifecycle Manager, the Capital Projects Coordinator is responsible to analyze and monitor equipment maintenance data for downtime trends and maintenance spending trends. They will work with original equipment manufacturers (OEM’s) to make recommendations and plan projects and strategies related to equipment repairs, rebuilds, replacements, and new equipment purchases. They will assist in Capital Project Management and the long-term Capital Project 5-year Plan for budgeting and spending strategies based on the consequences of equipment failure and the business’ needs/acceptable risks (i.e., avoiding unscheduled downtime by planning the right repair, rebuild, or replacement at the right time). This person considers these business parameters, the tools available, and how best to support the Maintenance department.

A snapshot of some of the exciting things you will lead and do:

• Lifecycle Costing for budgeting and forecasting rebuilds / replacements
• Using SAP data for existing assets
• Working with vendors to obtain OEM data
• Requesting from existing vendors and new vendors
• Technical writing for Capital Expense project approval requests
• Sourcing quotes and managing project scopes
• Managing Capital project budgets and spending
• Forecasting project spending.
• Coordinating logistics for technicians / contractors: Safety orientations, coordinating and completing customs paperwork, and additional paperwork
• Project Management tasks including:
• Scheduling key milestone dates and managing project schedules accordingly to ensure timely completion
• Proposal pricing breakdowns
• Capital purchase orders
• Receiving of invoices and coordinating with corporate AP for payments, down payments, etc.
• Follow up on order delivery ETA’s
• Logistics for CER’s – shipping coordination, parts kitting, coordinating micro-biological swabs and equipment sanitation to get new equipment into building in a food safe fashion
• Working with equipment manufacturers to obtain Operation, Maintenance, Sanitation manuals for all assets
• Working with equipment manufacturers to obtain critical spare parts lists and drawings / catalogs
• Ordering of critical spare parts for new equipment
• Completing regulatory forms for new equipment (NEMA Forms)
• Putting together detailed construction plans
  

What We Have To Offer You

• Be part of a company with an inspiring and unique vision, with a deep commitment to sustainability and expanding its leadership in sustainable protein across North America
• Professional and career development opportunities
• Competitive Health and Wellness benefits that start on your first day of employment
• Defined Contribution Pension Plan
• Commitment to Learning – courses, resources and tools provided to all employees
• Employee Assistance Program
  

What You Will Bring

The Capital Projects Coordinator is an experienced leader with at least 5 years of work experience in a maintenance planning, construction planning, or engineering technician role, applying proven best practices in an industrial environment. The Coordinator is an experienced technical writer and any past experience with project management would be an asset. A maintenance /construction planning or engineering technician diploma is required, while a university degree is preferred. The Coordinator is experienced with using a SAP, CMM/EAM system, and MS Office tools and with applying Standard Operating Procedures in his/her work. The Coordinator follows company policies, standards, and guidelines as they apply to all activities.

The Coordinator has strong leadership and communication skills, works well in a team environment, is responsible, disciplined, and is open to change. The person is structured, results oriented, and quality driven.

The Capital Projects Coordinator promotes and maintains a safe working environment through compliance with MLF’s Health and Safety Program. This includes Food Safety and Environmental compliance.

Maple Leaf Foods is committed to ensuring the health and safety of all our employees. As part of this commitment, we have adopted a number of COVID-19 safety measures, including a requirement for all employees to be fully vaccinated by March 31, 2022 and to show proof of vaccination. In keeping with this policy, successful candidates will need to provide proof of vaccination by March 31, 2022 (or prior to their first day of work if the start date is after March 31, 2022). We will of course consider accommodations for anyone unable to be vaccinated following human rights and other applicable laws

We thank all applicants for their interest in exploring employment opportunities with Maple Leaf Foods; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Applicants may be subject to a background check and must meet the security criteria designated for the position.

Championing diversity and inclusion is a critical component to advancing our collective purpose and vision, living the Maple Leaf Leadership Values, and delivering winning results. Accommodation is available upon request for applicants with disabilities in the recruitment and assessment process and when hired; please contact our Talent Attraction Team at accommodations@mapleleaf.com.