Job Title:

Rail & Port Operations Manager-Canada,Toronto

Sector:

Rail

Location:

Canada,Toronto

Job Type:

Permanenr

Salary:

£100,000 per annum

Details and Experiance Required

Our international and market leading client within their expertise are now looking for a suitable candidate to fill the vacancy of Rail & Port Operations Manager. The appropriate candidate must ensure the effective construction and operational readiness of a Railroad and Port for a mining project utilizing their extensive knowledge to deliver on budget, time and technical scope. Provide input and technical/operational into project engineering plans to ensure that operational scope is met

Education

Post secondary education (college or university) or registered trade (e.g. mechanic).

>15 years of rail operating/maintenance experience with at least 5 years in a supervisory/management role.

Arctic experience, construction and bulk commodity transport experience would be beneficial.

Experience/duties

• manage 5-10 direct employees within a total department of between 100 and 150 employees

• Provide technical/operational oversight on rail and port construction matters

• Work collaboratively with internal stakeholders including the Purchasing, Human Resources, and Financial groups to ensure that the business plan is profitable and deliverable.

• Manage a mix of processes, technology, funds, and people to balance 1-year result requirements with 1 to 5 year improvement milestones.

• Establish and execute annual and multiannual railway transportation plans based on planning, programming, control and execution of ore loading and transportation activities.

• Establish and execute appropriate maintenance of railways infrastructure and superstructure, such as permanent ways, access ways, drainages, slopes, transmission lines, railroad yards, stations, control rooms and others, so as to maximize utilization rate and life cycle.

• Ensure maximum productivity of railway support equipment fleet.

• Ensure team's motivation and performance optimization, monitoring the development of activities, providing for adequate training and encouraging the fulfillment of goals.

• Ensure the occupational health and safety of local and outsourced teams through effective preventive and corrective actions.

• Ensure environment-related norms and procedures are complied with for the protection of the environment.

• Analyze trends in safety, environment, production and quality performance, as well as the consumption of resources, and implement actions to address negative variances, or to take advantage of opportunities as they arise.

• Monitor the performance of those doing the work, and take action to improve the capability of the team to meet future needs through the development or selection of personnel.

• Interface with key individuals internal and external to the company on various issues. This may include contractors, communities, government, aboriginal groups, etc...

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