Lafarge Canada Inc Hiring for SAP Production Analyst at Richmond, BC Full Time

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:
The SAP Production Analyst will be an integral part in providing SAP support to the plant and managing the SAP system in their location. This individual will team up with management in supporting production with LafargeHolcim’s Cement business.

This is a 6 month contract position.

Responsibilities:
Demonstrates a commitment to communicating, improving and adhering to safety policies in all work environments and areas.

Function as a safety leader in the plant by demonstrating a personal commitment to working safely and ensuring that the Plant continues to eliminate work related risks. Function as a strong advocate and leader in promoting a safe working environment for all employees at the plant.

Function as an integral member of the management team with a focus on plant performance and continuous improvement. It is essential that the production analyst work very closely with the process areas, maintenance functions, and technical managers to ensure continuity within plant operations.

Responsible for maintenance of master data including daily production reporting, material recipes, long term planning – recipe, resource capacity, and energy consumption factors.

Responsible for Production planning including 18 month plan for logistics; weekly and monthly confirmation and conversion of planned orders to process orders

Responsible for process orders management including:
weekly release of process orders

daily confirmation of process and grind orders clearing of goods movement errors occurring after confirmation

complete process orders monthly

balance physical inventories of cement, clinker, and raw meal weekly and all other materials associated with production on a daily, weekly and monthly basis

ensure production versus consumption ratios are correct for all HARP functional areas

ensure raw material extraction, raw material preparation, raw meal preparation and cement clinker factors are correct each month

complete all process order TECO on a timely basis

Responsible for the completion of Annual Technical Report

Provide leadership and accountability for reporting accurate downtime notifications, use of correct heat factors, completion of downtime notifications and confirmations, and creation and execution of process orders

Support monthly forecasting

Take the lead on production budget, PDP, and MTP development:
Cost and volumes

Complete all necessary inputs into SAP for the budgeting process and verify the data entries into SAP via the BW Reports

Utilize MBP tool and budgeting interface

Become a BW power user (ability to create specific queries in regards to BW reports)

Guide physical inventory tracking and control. Ensure accurate movement of fuels and materials through production orders.

Communicate non-compliance issues, deficiencies and corrections required to appropriate plant personnel

Provide training to project system and production planning system users

Interface with maintenance on the weekly production/maintenance planning meeting

Support pyro team main activities during kiln outages

Qualifications:
Education & Experience:
Bachelors degree in Business or Engineering preferred

Must have strong leadership skills

Strong planning/organizing skills

Team player: have the ability to develop and maintain cohesive working relationships with peers and management

High initiative, self starter

Must have strong interpersonal skills, able to communicate effectively verbally and in writing

Able to thoroughly analyze situations or processes from different perspectives

Able to independently determine discrepancies in trends or numerical data, investigate and resolve

Knowledge of cement manufacturing process, materials receipt, and procurement preferred

Knowledge of budgeting process

Other Related Experiences Required:
SAP and computer software (Excel, databases) experience

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.

Lafarge Canada is committed to providing a safe environment for employees, customers, contractors and vendors. As such, in keeping with the requirements of our industry associations, partners, and clients across Canada, Lafarge Canada has implemented a COVID-19 vaccination policy intended to reduce the spread of COVID-19. As of October 1st, 2021, all new employees joining Lafarge Canada, subject to any requirement to accommodate pursuant to applicable human rights legislation, must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

LafargeHolcim:
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.

See more 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.