Pellet - Plant Lead
- Tracyville, NB, E5L 1N7, Canada
Full-time
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Job details
- Job type
- Full-time
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Marwood Ltd. is a dynamic producer of value-added forest products for residential, commercial, and industrial applications. With several operations in Atlantic Canada, we serve markets throughout North America and Europe. Marwood Ltd has an opportunity for a candidate to join our Operations Team as the Pellet – Plant Lead. This position is located at our head office in Tracyville, just outside of Fredericton, NB.
Key Responsibilities:
- Safety: Champion a culture of safety by ensuring employees follow safe operating procedures, leading weekly safety meetings, conducting audits, and keeping PPE compliance and training records current.
- Production & Downtime: Manage plant production and Coordinate with Maintenance to minimize downtime and maintain PM schedules.
- Quality Standards: Take a leadership role in achieving product quality targets, training and coaching the team to ensure strict compliance and continuous improvement.
- Continuous Improvement: Monitor operating budgets against actuals and lead weekly production reviews.
- Team Leadership: Train, coach, and support plant personnel while managing shift scheduling and daily timesheets.
What we are looking for:
- Strong mechanical aptitude, high attention to detail, and confident communication skills.
- Education in Mechanical Technology (or a related discipline), or equivalent hands-on industry experience.
- Prior manufacturing or plant floor experience is a definite asset.
- Open to recent graduates: An excellent opportunity to launch your career directly from a technical program.
If you are interested in joining the Marwood Team, please submit your application to careers@marwoodltd.com.
We thank all applicants in advance; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Marwood ltd is committed to the principle of equal opportunity in employment practices. We promote employment equity in the workplace and believe that all employees should be treated fairly and with respect. We encourage underrepresented groups to apply including Women, Indigenous Peoples, Visible Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities.
More about this job
Responsibilities
The Plant Lead is responsible for championing a safety culture, managing daily production operations, and coordinating maintenance to minimize downtime. They also oversee team performance, including training, coaching, and managing shift schedules to ensure quality standards are met.
Requirements
Candidates should possess a background in Mechanical Technology or equivalent hands-on industry experience. Strong mechanical aptitude, attention to detail, and effective communication skills are essential for this role.
Skills
- Mechanical aptitude
- Safety leadership
- Production management
- Maintenance coordination
- Quality control
- Continuous improvement
- Team leadership
- Shift scheduling
- Budget monitoring
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Preventive maintenance
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Categories
- Manufacturing
- Management & Leadership
- Engineering
- Trades
Keywords
- Pellet plant
- Forest products
- Mechanical technology
- Manufacturing
- Plant floor
- Safety audits
- PPE compliance
- Production reviews
- Operating budgets
- Preventive maintenance
- Quality targets
- Shift scheduling
- Technical program
- Operations team