Heavy Equipment Maintenance Superintendent (Fort Hills)

North American Construction Group Inc.•, AB

3d•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a Maintenance Superintendent to support our Heavy Equipment team by providing overall leadership of the site maintenance department ensuring excellent safety performance along with providing direction for the maintenance team including planning and ensuring compliance to preventative maintenance programs. This is a great opportunity for a Journeyperson Heavy Equipment Technician who enjoys working with a high performing and innovative team while making an impact. Here at NACG we want to be a part of the next step in your employment journey and push your future forward. Our people are what make North American Construction Group an industry leader, its our people that keep the largest fleet of equipment in Western Canada running and it's our people that keep our job sites safe.

Requirements

Minimum seven years’ experience relating to effective maintenance and allocation of equipment and minimum two years in a front-line supervisory role.
Journeyperson Heavy Duty Mechanic certification.
AMSA (Alberta Mining Safety Association) certification
Attention to detail and the ability to work under pressure.
High regard for safety.
Strong problem-solving capabilities.
Effective communication skills.
Excellent computer skills (MS Products and JDE maintenance planning software).
Basic accounting knowledge
Valid Class 5 Driver’s License and ability to provide a recent Driver’s Abstract
Valid CSO
Be subject to Random Testing at: Suncor, Suncor Fort Hills and Kearl sites
Undergo and successfully pass the following pre-employment testing: Breath Alcohol Test, Urine Drug Test, Fitness-to-Work Health Assessment, Audiometric Testing, Vision Screening

Nice To Haves

Industrial construction and/or mining experience preferred.
Post secondary education with equivalent experience considered an asset.

Responsibilities

Review daily and weekly work plans and provide advice regarding priorities; ensure communication of daily priorities with applicable personnel.
Ensure employees and contractors meet NACG and site-specific training and onboarding requirements
Ensure positive shop/field morale through effective communication, management of employee performance, reward/recognition, and problem resolution.
Ensure overall maintenance safety including focused/planned inspections and work observations to ensure NACG shops meet or exceed company and industry standards.
Ensure labor efficiencies and minimization of delays to optimize the availability of NACG equipment.
Ensure efficient and cost-effective equipment repairs along with pursuing warranty opportunities.
Provide input to Planning and Reliability teams regarding short- and long-range planning.
Collaborate with Human Resources to determine staffing needs and to recruit and select qualified individuals.
Participate in pre-job planning with operations to determine labor and equipment required to construct the project in accordance with the contracts, plans and specifications.
Work in conjunction with operations department on an ongoing basis to establish operational maintenance requirements.
Ensure that all department procedures and practices adhere to company standards and requirements.
Work with Divisional Finance and the Director of Equipment Maintenance to develop and manage shop budget.
Ensure the effective use of the work order system and monitor machine health.
Participate in safety meetings; review safety meeting activities; steward actions related to safety action log and be responsible for incident management.
Manage the daily and weekly planning of equipment according to requests.
Communicate daily with the Director of Equipment Maintenance on site updates, challenges, and areas for improvement