Chief Power Engineer & Facilities Supervisor

What makes this a great opportunity?

With two centuries of family heritage, Suntory Global Spirits is a world leader in premium spirits. As a truly global business, we bring together the best of our culturally diverse heritage. We value both agility and long-term thinking, we share a collective commitment to excellence and a dedication to craftsmanship, and across borders and roles, we collaborate to delight our consumers responsibly, and contribute to a more sustainable society for all of our stakeholders. 
  
Our Vision is Growing for Good and our mission is to be the world’s most admired, fastest-growing premium spirit company. We’re a business that runs on responsibility, integrity, ambition and drive, and we celebrate exceptional performance. We welcome our people to dream big and tenaciously pursue ambitious goals – we call it our Yatte Minahare Spirit. 
  
But perhaps most importantly – we value difference, and we appreciate what each of us can contribute. We inspire each other, and challenge ourselves to innovate, improve, advance new ideas and try new things. We create endless opportunities to Unleash Your Spirit every day in a culture that is charged, creative, challenging and fun. 

Located in Calgary, Alberta, Alberta Distillers Ltd (ADL) is an award-winning distillery and member of the Beam Suntory family.  We believe in bringing people together, we’ve been doing it since 1946. Through the brands we build, and the experiences we create. Our distillery and products are winning awards and we are proud to call Calgary, Alberta home. We’re a team that’s moving forward, building on our rich past and growing new opportunities for the future. When you unleash your spirit with us, you’ll inspire a world of connections. 

Role Responsibilities

Power Plant – Oversee operations of this unit including:
•    Supervise team of Unionized Power Plant Operators (Class 2 and 3)
•    Manage equipment operation with compliance of all internal/external regulatory rules and guidelines
•    Maintain availability of steam, water, air to plant operating areas
•    Identify process/maintenance problems and solve with assistance of other ADL resources
•    Oversee outside contracting activities
•    Prepare/review/maintain operational budgets and expenditures
•    Review S.O.P.’s and keep up-to-date
•    Initiate incident reports with corrective actions for events occurring within the Department 
•    Provide information for process improvements and capital projects
•    Participate in ADL Safety Metrics program
 
Supervise utility supplies and usage:
•    Advise on contracts for gas/electricity
•    Monitor daily, monthly and annual usage of utilities (natural gas, water, electricity, effluent)
     and establish appropriate systems to measure
•    Report deviations, assist in determination of cause and correct or assist in rectifying problem
•    Recommend opportunities to reduce utility consumption and/or reduce costs
•    Continuous improvement initiatives
•    Promote and drive a strong safety and 5S culture in the department
•    Support TRACC initiatives
•    Maintain inventory/ordering of chemicals and consumables for Steam Plant
•    Routine analysis of Steam Plant performance
•    Identify and create requests for repairs (strong ability to troubleshoot, both electrical and mechanical).  
•    Assist in maintenance planning for shutdown periods and provide operation support during shutdown.
•    Manage SAP work orders and purchase orders related to Steam Plant
•    Be available on rotating, on-call basis
•    Use appropriate root cause problem solving (RCPS) techniques to help with operational improvements.
•    Providing permits for contractor work
•    Other projects/duties as may be assigned from time to time

Facilities Maintenance
•    Schedule and coordinate any services required by external vendors including landscaping, snow removal, fire suppression, roofing, HVAC and other services
•    Develop work standards and assignments for work activities, based on work priority, quantity of equipment and skill of personnel
•    Conduct regular site inspections ensuring building and equipment meets scheduled and periodic maintenance requirements 
•    Respond to emergency conditions and building emergency calls

Qualifications

•    Active member of ABSA, 3rd Class Operating Engineers License for Alberta
•    5 to 8 years of Supervisory experience in production process, preferably in food/beverage or chemical industry
•    Union exposure, preferably in a supervisory role
•    Intermediate to advance knowledge of Microsoft Office applications and SAP
•    Demonstrated ability to use problem solving/root cause analysis tools
•    Good communication and interpersonal skills
•    Highly motivated, requiring minimal supervision

Compliance with standard operating procedures, legal and other requirements including health and safety, fire protection, environmental, quality, security and continuous improvement programs is a requirement of the role.