Operations Manager
Mill Operations
Date Posted: March 18, 2025
Job Location: Edson
Job Number: 01022390
Job Type: Full Time
Start: Immediately
Company: Weyerhaeuser Company Limited
Website: www.weyerhaeuser.com
Address: 2509 Aspen Drive, Edson, Alberta, Canada T7E 1S8
Job Description
At
Weyerhaeuser, our focus is as much on building our people as
building our business. We are committed to creating an environment
where individuals can flourish, diversities encouraged, and
communities supported. We are one of the premier integrated forest
organizations in the world. We’ve been in business for nearly 120
years and believe strongly in our core values of safety, integrity,
citizenship, sustainability, and inclusion, which has awarded us
being named as one of the World’s most Ethical Companies over 10
times.
Weyerhaeuser’s Edson, OSB manufacturing mill is
seeking an Operations Manager to be an integral member of the site
leadership team. The Operations Manager is responsible for
safely leading the production teams to exceed operational
excellence
goals.
The
operations manager must have a solid understanding of manufacturing
and maintenance processes along with the ability to share this
knowledge to safely drive continuous improvement.
Key Functions:
- Role model safety
standards, caring leadership, and on-the-job behavior by living
Weyerhaeuser Core Values. - Champion inclusive leadership
and the development of the next generation of leaders. - Lead the site in developing,
implementing, managing, and enforcing safety policies, procedures,
practices, and projects. - Lead/develop manufacturing in a
manner that drives continuous improvement in both mill performance
and organizational design. - Promote continuous improvement
and innovation in assigned area. - Own and improve production and
inventory costs. - Manage performance of direct
reports by setting goals and ensuring accountability of site and
business expectations - Ensure compliance with all
applicable Weyerhaeuser, federal, provincial, and local laws, and
regulations. - Display financial acumen by
managing budgets including capital planning, contributing to
controllable margin, and optimizing financial levers - Facilitate change and lead
others to adapt and anticipate change. - Maintain long-term big picture
view to forecast obstacles and opportunities
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in applicable
field is an asset. - Minimum of 3-5 years leadership
experience in OSB or wood products manufacturing
required. - Demonstrated safety leadership
within a manufacturing environment. - Customer focused
approach. - Ability to lead and empower work
teams. - Strong analytical and
problem-solving skills. - Good communication and
facilitation skills. - Ability to plan, organize and
analyze results.
Compensation: This role is
eligible for our annual merit-increase program, and we are
targeting a salary range of $106,800 – $157,400.00 based on your
level of skills, qualifications, and experience. You will also be
eligible for our Annual Incentive Program, which offers a cash
bonus targeting 10% of base pay. Potential plan funding may range
from zero to two times that target.
Benefits: When you join our team
as a nonunion employee, you and your dependents will be offered
coverage under our comprehensive employee benefits plan, which
includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability,
and life insurance. We also support personal volunteerism, sponsor
a host of diversity networks, promote mentoring, and provide
training and development opportunities to help you chart your path
to a fulfilling career.
Retirement: Nonunion Canadian
employees are automatically enrolled in our Defined Contribution
Pension Plan, which includes a paid company match up to 6%, in
addition to a company contribution equaling up to 7.25% of your
base salary. Employees are also eligible to enroll in the
Retirement Savings Plan (Group RRSP).
About Edson
The
Edson facility is in central Alberta. Edson has a population of
8,646 (2012 Municipal Census) and has a full range of recreational
and cultural facilities. Edson is strategically located on Highway
16, the Trans Canada Yellowhead Route approximately 180 kilometers
west of Edmonton and only a short hour drive to world famous Jasper
National Park. For more information, please see
www.edson.ca
About Wood Products:
We’ve been delivering quality building products and solutions to
our customers for more than 100 years. From builders and dealers to
specifiers and homeowners, we offer exceptional product performance
and unparalleled support.
For more than a century,
we’ve been building our reputation as a leader in sustainable wood
products.
About Weyerhaeuser:
We
sustainably manage forests and manufacture products that make the
world a better place. We are serious about safety, driven to
achieve excellence, and proud of what we do. With
multiple
Job Conditions
- Minimum experience: 0 to 1 year
- Minimum educational level: Grade 12 or Equivalent
- Language: English