Area Maintenance Supervisor

Area Maintenance Supervisor

Position Summary:

The Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for all work is being performed in accordance with drawings, standards specifications and codes as scheduled and within budget within their assigned area. All Craft and Foreman within their assigned area are under the Maintenance Supervisor's direction and span of control.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Direct qualified foremen and craftsmen to achieve maximum efficiency, completing various tasks within allotted budget and time
• Train foremen for depth and supervisory relief
• Frequently inspect work in progress for quality and quantity, determine that workmen understand their assigned jobs and are following established procedures.
• Compliance and enforcement of the Safety Policies
• Ensure that established tool controls are maintained.
• Provide first level of labour relations.
• Participate as required in developing schedules and labour requirements.

HSE Responsibilities:

• Demand and promote a CAMCORE safety attitude.
• Identify employees that are unwilling to take part in CAM EH & S programs.
• Review Pre-Task Analysis cards and ensure that expectations are understood and met. Mentor employees identified as having difficulty with the completion of Pre Task Analysis cards.
• Participate in the completion of field audits as scheduled and/or required.
• Manage the CAM “Incident/Injury Reporting” process up to and including “injury management”. Requires all injuries to be immediately communicated to the client and CAM Leadership.
• Generate all CAM required reports (e.g. E1, MVA) and ensure reports are filed in the appropriate employee folder.
• Participate in, and chair as required, Site Weekly Communication meetings and CAM Bi-Weekly Communication meetings with both, day and afternoon shifts.
• Manage the area Communication Meeting binder and ensure that all employees review all material for any given year.  To be reviewed on a quarterly basis.
• Conduct supervisor review with all new hires.
• Ensure that indoctrination and training requirements for employees are current and arrange for re-training if required.
• Promote and encourage site Safety Observation Report (SOR) and follow up on any issues or concerns from the SORs.
• Manage Start Smart Program with new hires..

Administrative Responsibilities:

• Immediately respond to any indications that the CAM Alcohol & Drug Policy (A & D) requirements are not being met.
• Requires the immediate reporting of any occurrences to the next level of supervision for follow-up.
• Have a good understanding of the Collective Agreement, administration thereof, and utilization of cost saving opportunities within the Agreement. Assist teams in understanding boundaries as required.
• Manage any performance or personal problems that may be affecting an employee’s ability to work effectively through joint Union/CAM Employee Assistance programs.
• Provide data for long term and short term employee performance reviews.
• Document and log significant issues surrounding specific work or conversations (Diary). Maintain subordinate employee files (Electronic and Hard Copy).
• Ensure daily timesheets are completed on time and accurate. Ensure compliance to “Helping Hands” process and assist with mediation of craft/trade conflicts in relation to new and changing roles. All time slips are logged daily.
• Recommend and train back-ups for critical roles (Area Supervisors, WC, Planners, etc.).
• Initiate employee recognition.
• Identify and document CAM “Value Plus” opportunities.
• Participate in discipline team meetings as required.
• Participate in CAM and Dow networks.
• Participate in the management of conflict resolution.
• Manage employee scheduled overtime to ensure fairness and cost effectiveness.
• Manage / authorize Area vacations. All employees’ requests are treated fairly and are monitored to address clients / plants needs before authorizing.
• Manage the tool loan process for CAM personnel and ensure understanding and alignment.
• Promote a positive relationship between CAM employees and business/clients contacts.
• Coach employees on our off-shift call-out process. Ensure that they are aware of their responsibilities regarding client assistance during emergencies.

Execution of Work

• Assist in ensuring that job assignments are matched to employee skills.
• Assist in ensuring that new hire employees are partnered with long term employees.
• Assist in the leveraging of manpower, both in and out of Areas
• Monitor work process compliance and ensure that all employees are following the process.
• Monitor productivity levels ensuring reasonable compliance to estimates and be prepared to make changes if required.
• Provide direction with the regards to the establishment of supervision (foremen) as required.
• Manage and organize, Infrastructure needs, manpower needs, jurisdictional requirements, leadership and balanced crews, short shifts, for planned and unplanned plant outages.
• Respond and facilitate all crashes or plant shut downs
• Help eliminate any disconnects concerning the schedule by insuring our folks are giving accurate updates to the scheduler.
• Downsizing / Increase of employees
• Work with WC’s in monitoring productivity issues
• Participate in all RCI’s concerning CAM folks in the area
• Help Balance crews between Projects and Maintenance & plants
• Help with the leveraging of folks between areas
• Work with the planners on improving job plans
• Arranged for folks after hours (call out), if on call person cannot facilitate or find folks.
• Infrastructure issues and duties (managing lockers, Lunch room facilities, etc….)
• Send out daily updates of area OT to on call and CAM / EH& S leadership.
• Participate in the daily 6:30 morning meeting to communicate changes to daily schedule or crashes that came in overnight or on the weekend.
• Participate in the daily 2:15 update and scheduling meetings.
• Assist Leadership review craft role description and trade integration forms with crafts on a yearly basis

Qualifications:

• Educational and experience include: Technical training and/or related experience with a minimum of five years in leadership roles at a construction and/or maintenance facility.
• Designations for PMP and/or CMRP are preferred
• Thorough knowledge of all aspects of construction (technology, equipment, methods)
• Thorough knowledge of craft agreements, jurisdiction, negotiations; engineering, cost control schedules and safety required.
• Excellent communication, organizational and supervisory skills are essential.