What You'll Do:

• Serve as a key member of the Upstream Potash Leadership Team, which sets strategic direction and formulates both long and short-range plans, policies, programs, and objectives
• Establish the performance standards and organizational culture for the site
• Implement and sustain behavioral-based safety programs in partnership with our Safety, Health, Environment & Security (SHE&S) team; maintain safety standards and organizational climate conducive to safe work performance
• Foster a collaborative relationship with Union leaders involving constructive dialogue
• Develop, plan, and allocate resources to sustain sound community and governmental relations to foster a positive local public image for the company
• Develop and implement strategic plans to produce product mix and quantities to meet sales requirements within established specifications
• Ensure that all environmental regulatory obligations are met; allocate resources; submit capital projects requests, etc. to achieve environmental stewardship objectives
• Select, develop, motivate, and recognize staff capable of obtaining maximum results in assigned areas, and provide a continuum of technical and managerial talent for the future
• Direct maintenance and engineering efforts to attain optimum reliability and efficiency for production
• Develop and recommend production strategies, together with capital and operating budget requirements to optimize short and long-range production capabilities, while minimizing exposure to economic and environmental risks
• Direct technical efforts to identify potential process and reliability improvements; justify potential projects through cost analysis (ROI) and request capital resources
• Identify risks to the business and initiate corrective actions to eliminate or minimize risk
• Meet with key staff to ensure a coordinated management effort in the development and execution of the operation’s long-range objectives in the areas of facilities and production planning, materials procurement coordination, and human resource allocation
• Ensure a coordinated effort in the development and execution of the operations long-range objectives in the areas of facilities and production planning, materials procurement coordination, and workforce allocation
• Keep continuous improvement at the forefront of the management team’s focus and ensure initiatives remain on track
• Ensure the implementation of manufacturing technologies and control systems, which will improve productivity and product quality, enhance schedule and cost effectiveness, and contribute to Nutrien’s overall profitability
• Formulate and recommend an operating budget to management and upon approval, monitor deviations and initiate corrective action to control costs
• Keep the Senior Vice-President, Upstream Potash & Phosphate Operations, informed about significant issues and developments around safety, reliability, budget, capital spend targets, which might influence the achievement of overall growth and profit objectives
• Develop and maintain goodwill within the community by building strong relationships through engagement and transparency
• Promote employee participation in activities and charitable causes within the community, and oversee philanthropic support through community investment

What You'll Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related engineering field (Mechanical, Chemical, Mine, Geological) or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Master of Business Administration (MBA), considered an asset
• Minimum of 15 years’ milling and mining experience required
• Experience leading a large team in a heavy industrial environment
• Experience in project execution
• Superior logical and problem-solving skills
• Capacity to successfully manage multiple projects and priorities
• Strong leader, motivator, coach, communicator and team player