Open since Mar 2022
Material Controller
AI Summary
A Material Controller at a mining and minerals construction site manages the receipt, storage, inspection, and issue of materials and equipment, ensuring compliance with customs, export control, and preservation requirements while maintaining accurate records and reports.
About this role
Overview / Responsibilities
Wood currently has an opportunity available for a site Material Controller to join our Mining & Minerals business in Oakville at our construction project site in Gogama. Reporting to the Materials Manager, Supply Chain and Construction and working alongside other team members at the construction site you will have the opportunity to provide support on one of our major projects. If you have a successful track record and thrive on challenges in a fast pace environment, this opportunity is for you.
Preference will be given to candidates local to the Timmins, ON or Sudbury ON areas.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure appropriate storage and laydown facilities are available for receipt and storage, including compliance with required maintenance and preservation requirements of all equipment and materials
- Follow established procedures and maintain all associated controls and records related to receipt, handling, inspection, storage, and issue of materials or equipment to construction or contractors and transfers to other locations
- Maintain accurate records and all associated documents related to receipts, storage locations, issue of equipment materials to construction, items in storage, and for inter-site transfers to ensure complete traceability
- Maintain processes, procedures, and records related to imported items to ensure compliance with any relevant import customs regulations and country of equipment or material origin Export Control Compliance (ECC) legislation
- Issue Material Receiving Reports (MRR) for all deliveries to the site and, where discrepancies or non-conformances are identified, ensure the items are quarantined. Issue OS&D reports and liaise with project Supply Chain to arrange and confirm resolution for all discrepancies
- Work with construction to ensure issue and transportation requirements for construction or installation by sub-contractors are identified well in advance of requirements and provide status reports regarding the availability, preparation, and issue status of equipment and materials required
Qualifications
- Minimum 4-6 years of site material control experience on heavy industrial projects within a construction environment, preferably in remote or international mining locations.
- Good understanding of the forwarding, customs clearing and shipping principles, permits, logistics management and supply chain strategies.
- Good understanding of local laws for transport and ability to gather all required information.
- Computer skills with emphasis on MS Office applications, SharePoint, Electronic Project Management Systems, including data base manipulation
- Authorization to work lawfully in Canada without sponsorship from Wood is required
Company Overview
Wood is a global leader in engineering and consultancy across energy and the built environment, helping to unlock solutions to some of the world’s most critical challenges. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in more than 60 countries, employing around 40,000 people. www.woodplc.com
Diversity Statement
We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.
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