Operations Manager
- Burnaby, BC, Canada
Full-time
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Job details
- Job type
- Full-time
- Experience
- Brings 10+ years of experience in industrial maintenance, construction, or shutdown operations, with a proven ability to manage operations safely and efficiently.
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Company Description
FLINT is a leading service provider in Canada’s energy and industrial markets offering full asset life cycle support, including construction, maintenance, fabrication, and environmental services. Committed to safety and quality, we foster a workplace culture that values innovation and sustainability. With a strong local presence and top-tier talent, we deliver high-quality services as we help our customers bring their resources to our world.
Job Description
As an Operations Manager, you are accountable for the overall management and coordination of daily operations to ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality execution of services. This role supports FLINT’s success by driving operational excellence, fostering strong client and vendor relationships, and ensuring compliance with all safety, quality, and legislative standards.
What would you be doing?
- Champion a strong safety culture by ensuring compliance with safety standards and regulatory requirements.
- Oversee daily operations (shop and field) to meet production, quality, cost, and schedule targets.
- Convert business priorities into actionable plans while driving continuous improvement, efficiency, and cost control.
- Manage relationships with clients, vendors, and contractors, including negotiations and issue resolution.
- Lead workforce activities, including scheduling, supervision, training, performance management, and HR collaboration.
Perks of the job
- Comprehensive insurance and benefits package
- Health Care Spending Account
- Paid vacation
- Competitive compensation
Qualifications
- Brings 10+ years of experience in industrial maintenance, construction, or shutdown operations, with a proven ability to manage operations safely and efficiently.
- Demonstrates strong leadership, coaching, and team development skills while fostering a safe, collaborative, and respectful work environment.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities to engage effectively across all organizational levels.
- Strong planning, organizing, decision-making, and meeting facilitation skills.
- Holds relevant education (trade certification or degree) with project management training (PMP) and journeyman certification as assets.
Additional Information
This position has been identified as a safety-sensitive position and will require completion of drug and alcohol testing.
Target Salary: $160,000
Our Commitment to Our People
When you join FLINT, we make these promises:
- Your work will matter. The projects you'll help build will serve communities for generations.
- Your growth is our priority. We'll invest in your development and create paths for advancement.
- Your voice will be heard. Your experience and ideas will shape how we tackle challenges.
- Your team will support you. You'll work with people who want to see you succeed.
- Your ambition will be rewarded. As you grow, FLINT grows – and we recognize those who help us build better.
Shape Your Future. Strengthen Your Craft. Leave A Legacy.
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Responsibilities
The Operations Manager is responsible for overseeing daily shop and field operations to ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality service execution. This role involves managing client and vendor relationships, driving continuous improvement, and leading workforce activities including training and performance management.
Requirements
Candidates must have 10+ years of experience in industrial maintenance, construction, or shutdown operations with strong leadership and communication skills. Relevant education such as a trade certification or degree is required, with PMP certification considered an asset.
Skills
- Operations management
- Safety compliance
- Industrial maintenance
- Construction management
- Shutdown operations
- Leadership
- Team development
- Communication
- Planning
- Decision-making
- Meeting facilitation
- Project management
- Vendor management
- Performance management
- Continuous improvement
- Cost control
Benefits
- Comprehensive insurance
- Benefits package
- Health Care Spending Account
- Paid vacation
- Competitive compensation
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Categories
- Management & Leadership
- Construction
- Energy
- Manufacturing
- Security & Safety
Keywords
- Operations Manager
- Industrial Maintenance
- Construction
- Shutdown Operations
- Safety Culture
- Regulatory Requirements
- Production Targets
- Quality Control
- Cost Control
- Vendor Management
- Contractor Management
- Workforce Management
- Performance Management
- PMP
- Journeyman Certification
- Safety-sensitive
- Asset Life Cycle
- Environmental Services
- Continuous Improvement
- Strategic Planning