Wash Plant Production Worker

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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

Lafarge is recruiting a Wash Plant Production Worker to maintain, improve, and optimize the mechanical operationsfor our Abbotsford Aggregates plant.This is a permanent, full-time, hourly opportunity.

Responsibilities

The primary responsibilities of this position are: keeping all plant production and service equipment in reliable operating condition and maintenance of equipment on the Plant. Wash Plant Production Workers perform planned and breakdown maintenance, including but not limited to:

• Service, repair, and install motors, gears/drives
• Service and repair gearboxes,, pumps, and vibrating screens.
• Service and repairs to fixed belt conveyors and portable hydraulic conveyors
• Maintain paper and electronic records
• Maintain shop equipment and Housekeeping.
• Complete reports to record problems and work performed
• Estimate parts and labor costs
• Maintain safety, health, and environmental policies and procedures
• Keep accurate records of work completed, parts used, and costs
• All other duties as assigned
  
  

Safety

• Demonstrates a commitment to communicating, improving, and adhering to safety policies in all work environments and areas
• Ensures that all work is performed in a safe and efficient fashion. The safety of the individual, coworkers, customers, and the general public is the primary requirement of any and all tasks undertaken.
  
  

Operations

• Proactively addresses breakdown events with a sense of urgency without compromising safety or product quality requirements.
• Actively inspects and monitors all mechanical equipment to ensure the majority of tasks performed are preventative rather than breakdown maintenance.
• Constantly in pursuit of building and maintaining a “best possible” group of facilities.
  
  

Teamwork And Communication

• Works both individually and as part of a team to accomplish goals.
• Regularly communicates with operational and delivery coworkers and managers to identify and remove constraints of a mechanical or process nature.
• Keeps managers informed and takes responsibility for actions and decisions, both good and bad.
  
  

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Strong safety culture
• Wash plant operation and maintenance experience, or similar setting
• Mechanically inclined
• Comfortable working at heights
• Comfortable working in the elements
• Ability to operate a loader, skidsteer and telehandler is preferred but not mandatory.
• Ability to both lead and take direction from others
  
  

Experience And Skill Set

• Minimum two (2) years of heavy manufacturing/mining experience.
• A commitment to working safely
• Troubleshooting skills.
• Self-starter: Capacity to work as part of a team and independently
• Ability to work in various work environments (hot and cold).
• Reliable and dependable
• Experience operating heavy equipment, specifically a loader would be considered an asset
• Proficiency in welding, fabrication & rigging is an asset
• Valid driver’s license
• Must be able to work overtime, weekends, and evenings as required by management
• Must be able to walk and stand for periods at a time
  
  

Shift: Swing. 5:30-2 / 2-10:30pm every other week

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.

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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.