West Fraser is a leading forest products company in North America. Recognized for the ninth time as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers, we continue to grow. Our goals are straightforward – excellence in people, responsibility in communities in which we live, challenge, and growth.

Our Hinton Pulp Division is seeking individuals with strong technical, leadership, planning, organization and interpersonal skills to fill the following position:

TURNAROUND COORDINATOR

Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, this position is a senior level role in our maintenance planning group, responsible for turnaround scheduling. To be successful in this role requires great organizational skills, alignment in company values, a collaborative leadership style and a personal commitment to safety.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead Planning and scheduling activities for the Turnaround and communicate and report progress to the team.
• Perform safety audits to maintain a safe site and safe access for employees by identifying and removing hazards daily and monitor compliance to the Safety program.
• Develop milestones, track planned progress and quality of work being performed, report issues, make recommendations, and work to resolve them in a timely manner.
• Generate and utilize the maintenance schedule to develop milestones and work toward those milestones; manage risks to achieve milestones, highlighting them, making recommendations to mitigate risk, and implementing recommendations or providing solutions.
• Primary point of contact and coordination for ALL groups for the Turnaround; act to resolve issues impeding efforts and provide clarity and direction to establish alignment.
• Review previous Turnaround critiques, Inspection Reports, Major Maintenance and Capital Plans and other communication tools to monitor and validate that each is addressed to meet time and readiness commitments.
• During the Turnaround you will monitor the work schedule to ensure the Critical path of the Turnaround is on track and not affected by other work. Reviewing the Schedule and Chairing the update meetings.
• Host a post Turnaround Critique meeting with ALL Teams.
• Validate that all spares and surplus materials are returned to the warehouse.
• Collaborate with management and key stakeholders to ensure outstanding exceptions from a PSSR (Pre Startup Safety Review) are addressed.

Our ideal candidate would have:

• 5-10 years of related experience dealing with contractors at various levels.
• College or University degree in a related field, with a minimum of 5 to 10 years’ experience; OR a trades certification with a minimum of 5+ years heavy industrial experience (maintenance, production or engineering and preferably supervisory experience); OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Proficiency with MS Office including Outlook, Word and Excel.
• Ability to generate, read an interpret Gantt Charts.
• Working knowledge of Scheduling software such as MS Project.
• Attributes for this position - Organization skills, Good communication Skills, Logical thinking, Computer literacy, Attention to Detail, Ability to visualize.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and team building skills
• The desire to progress, learn, grow, and succeed
• Embody the West Fraser values of integrity, humility, teamwork, frugality, innovation, competitiveness, and respect

Our employees drive our success. We believe in providing opportunities for growth and advancement and are looking for someone who wants to build their career in our company. In addition to competitive wages and benefits, Hinton Pulp offers a stable, rewarding career. Hinton Pulp also offers an attractive relocation package.

We are located in Hinton, Alberta, 20 minutes east of Jasper National Park, and 2½ hours west of Edmonton. Hinton, set amidst the stunning scenery of the Alberta Rockies, is a modern community of 10,000 offering terrific lifestyles for individuals and families.

Our region is an outdoor enthusiast’s paradise, with exciting activities from skiing, snowmobiling, camping, hiking, fishing, hunting, and ATV’s. Hinton features a full-service acute care hospital, major retail and restaurant chains, community parks and pools, educational institutions for pre-school through post-secondary. To learn more, visit the Town of Hinton Web site: www.hinton.ca.

Interested applicants should apply online by sending their resume, cover letter, and transcripts/proof of qualifications in confidence. To apply, click on our job ad at www.westfraser.com/jobs and then click "apply now" at the top of the page.

West Fraser believes inclusive, diverse teams build a more vibrant workforce, safer operations and a stronger company overall. We strive to create workplaces and leadership teams that are reflective of the diverse communities we are a part of. We will not discriminate against any applicant for employment on the basis of race, gender, national origin or any other protected legal characteristic.

We thank all candidates for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone enquiries please.