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Machine Shop Manager (Ottawa area - 7093)
Award winning, industrial service provider with an annual 20% revenue growth and 400% capacity growth potential. Upbeat, professional, service and employee oriented environment with a continuous influx of new business and opportunity.
Position: As a vital member of the Senior Management Team, you will oversee all aspects of Machine Shop operations, personnel, strategic planning, client service and development, and emerging technology implementation. This is an opportunity to best utilize your combined management, entrepreneurial, technical and interpersonal attributes towards stability and personal growth. Take ownership of this thriving complex towards a stable, prosperous career progression.
Reporting to the Executive Vice President you will grow this division in personnel, service and business development and be instrumental in taking the company to the next level of business expertise and market share. Working closely with the Project Management team you will service accounts through new machine and part development, capital equipment projects, tool, die and fixture development; proactive and critical preventative maintenance. Accountabilities include project cost estimation and quotations, client service, relations and development; hiring, performance management, operations and personnel planning, scheduling and training. Tool and equipment purchasing, stores inventory and health and safety management are also accountable for running your shop efficiently and productively. You will be a mentor to both peers and staff and be a valued team collaborator with all personnel.
Requirements: Certified machinist with conventional and CNC experience; welding experience with a knowledge of metallurgy, CNC programming experience and the ability to mechanically reproduce client blueprints and design sketches. A proven record of success (or ability) to effectively lead and grow a team of millwrights and machinists, the ability to take ownership of a thriving business enterprise and, excellent team, interpersonal and communication skills will make you a contender for this excellent opportunity. Excellent compensation package includes Profit Sharing, company vehicle and relocation assistance.
Company Environment: Success focused, “dynamic” non-union company which values work/life balance; excellence in quality service; collaborative team enterprise, learning organization, and excellence in client and employee relations. Excellent community relations
Community Environment: Offers “Sensational” lifestyles supported with continuously developing services inclusive of business, education, wellness, childcare, recreation, tourism, security, medical and retail enterprises. A “suburb” of Ottawa with major historical and heritage significance. Close to major transportation highways, airports and excellent transit infrastructure. “Great schools!”
For a confidential Inquiry, please contact:
Scott & Associates
1303 Knights Bridge Court
Burlington, Ontario L7P 3K8
Telephone: (905) 331-0020
Facsimile: (905) 331-3159
Email: drscott@scottassociates.net
Web: http://www.scottassociates.net]www.scottassociates.net
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The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
Established in 1929, the Royal College is an organization of over 41,000 medical and surgical specialists dedicated to ensuring the highest standards of education, professional development and high-quality health care.
Senior Oracle Database Administrator
Information Management / Information Technology (IM/IT)
In a team-oriented environment under the direction of the Manager of E-business solutions, you will be integral to our development and support team to provide database administration expertise at a senior level. You will be a key participant in the implementation of systems applications that satisfy stakeholders’ requirements and make the best use of the Oracle tools and applications.
You will apply disciplined software Engineering practices in the development, implementation, integration, and maintenance of our Portal development. You will participate in various stages of the software development lifecycle to ensure effective delivery and support of Oracle-based applications. Your responsibilities will include:
• Participate in the design and creation of the optimum database infrastructure for development, test, and production to include database infrastructure backup and recovery plan.
• Provide schema management for objects such as tables, views, and indexes.
• Ensure database standards are met.
• Maintain day-to-day operation of all application databases.
• Plan, install, and upgrade binary and instances.
• Prepare application capacity/storage capacity projection.
• Design and create PL/SQL code for required application logic.
• Troubleshoot database and SQL issues.
• Enroll users and maintain system security
• Perform monitoring and fine-tuning.
• Implementing source code control for database object creation.
• Support and develop Oracle-based applications.
• Install, create and maintain Oracle infrastructure. This includes the database, application server, accounts, schemas, security, data migration, grid control, SSL certificates, backup & restore scripts, patches and review of logs.
• Liaise with Hosting service providers and follow-up with regular maintenance procedures, open tickets and resolve on-going support issues.
• Implement configuration management practices for release procedures.
• Detailed documentation of analysis, design, test plan and release management, as well as database dictionary and scripts.
• Provide daily technical user support for applications including the diagnosing and solving of technical issues and providing regular data maintenance
• Load test application and infrastructure and implement solution to provide acceptable response to end users.
• Installation of new software: Install new versions of Oracle software, application software, and other software related to database administration.
• Configuration of hardware and software with the system administrator: Work closely with the system administrator to perform software installations, and to configure hardware and software so that it functions optimally with the Oracle infrastructure.
• Security administration: Monitor and administer Oracle security components. This involves adding and removing users, administering quotas, auditing, and checking for security problems.
• Data analysis: Analyze the data stored in the database and to make recommendations relating to performance and efficiency of that data storage. Provide advice and solutions to have effective use of indexes, enabling “Parallel Query” execution, or other Oracle specific features.
• Database design: Involved at the preliminary database-design stages and point out potential problems, and help the development team with special performance considerations.
• Data modeling, database optimization, understanding and implementation of schemas, and the ability to interpret and write complex PL/SQL queries.
• Proactively monitor systems for optimum performance and capacity constraints
• Establish standards and best practices for PL/SQL
• Create and maintain Change Management and Database Support documentation
The successful candidate must have a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience; five (5) years of directly related experience in Oracle database management to include the following areas: Backup and Recovery, Data Modelling, Web Deployment, Performance Tuning, Data Analysis, Oracle Enterprise Manager, Oracle Database 10g, Oracle Application Server 10g, Oracle Portal 10g, Oracle Collaboration Suite 10g, Oracle Grid Control, Oracle Portal Transport Sets, Procedure Language / Structure Query Language (PL/SQL), Perl and shell scripting, as well as Linux. Oracle E-Business Suite experience and/or Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) would be an asset
The Royal College is an equal-opportunity employer, offering a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, a stimulating, professional work environment that advocates for healthy work/life balance.
To apply for this exciting opportunity, please email your résumé, covering letter and salary expectations, quoting reference #707 via the electronic address: hr@rcpsc.edu
The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
Human Resources
774 Echo Drive, Ottawa, ON K1S 5N8
We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those under consideration will be contacted.
Bd7
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PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT.
Performance reviews: Every employee is entitled to know where they stand. The annual performance review should not contain any surprises. A good practice is to keep a Critical Incident File on each subordinate. Anytime your subordinate deviates from expected performance (exceeds or falls short) disuss the situation (problem solve as required) and make a brief entry in a daytimer book (I like the small ones you often get from your insurance company). Thus it is not just a black book with sins and omissions but contains a balance of + and - as these incidents occur. Your employee will then see that you are treating them in a fair and objective manner. Then at the end of the review period you can use these as a basis for reviewing performance without it becoming a “what have you done for me lately that I can remember” session.
LEADERSHIP
There is no one best leadership style.
In general your leadership style should vary with both the willingness (motivation) and capabilty of the employee. Obviously a new employee will need and welcome more direction while an an experienced capable motivated employee will be best managed by delegating goals/ deliverables and leaving task management to them.
ALWAYS TREAT SUBORDINATES WITH CARE AND RESPECT. You can even fire people with care and respect.
Your goal here as a manager is to move your people along. To train/develop them to the point where they can be self managing. You will change your style to suit the individual. Moving from Directive to Coaching to Consulting with (but reserving final decision to yourself) and finally to Delegation when the employee is ready.
In this way you develop self managing, responsible, empowered employees.
If you don’t move through this style continuum you will arrest the development of your subordinates and deny them the satisfaction of “owning” their work”. A person who has always been directed & closely supervised will always need direction and close supervision to function. It really is a self fulfilling prophesy.
NOTE: In a crisis situation you will forget the above and get Directive.
Hope this helps.
Let me know how it all works out.
Ken