Operations Director

Operations Director | Outaouais

🏢 Our client

Well-established family business in full growth in Outaouais, specializing in the production of construction materials: aggregates, concrete and bituminous mixtures. A complete integrated operation including 4 quarries, a concrete plant, an asphalt plant, a landfill site, as well as a fleet of equipment and a mechanical workshop.

💼 Role

• Direct all production operations: quarries, concrete plant, asphalt plant and landfill site
• Manage the equipment fleet (trucks, mechanical shovels, heavy machinery): acquisitions, maintenance planning and repair budget
• Supervise the mechanical workshop and oversee the chief mechanic
• Lead a team of about thirty people through the production director, concrete plant manager and chief mechanic
• Establish medium and long-term production planning and ensure rigorous follow-up
• Develop and monitor budgets, expense reports and performance indicators; analyze discrepancies and make necessary corrections
• Negotiate prices and agreements with suppliers
• Coordinate activities with the sales manager and construction division director
• Ensure the quality and compliance of raw materials and products
• Ensure compliance with health and safety standards and environmental requirements at operating sites
• Participate in the development of annual strategic priorities with management
• Recruit, evaluate and develop team members

🎯 Profile

• Civil or mechanical engineering degree, an asset
• Minimum 5 years of experience in production management in the quarry and construction materials sector (concrete and asphalt)
• Experience in managing heavy equipment fleets and maintenance
• Strong administrative rigor: budgets, planning, data analysis
• Leader able to take a step back from daily tasks to structure, plan and prioritize

🚀 Why this job

You take charge of a complete and integrated operation, from extraction to finished product, within a growing company. You arrive with a solid field team already in place: your mandate is to add the structure, planning and long-term vision that will support this growth.