Why do we need you ?
HERE WE GROW AGAIN! We are looking for a
Corportate Translator (English\French) with a passion for positive business impact. This is a great chance to join a Top Employer and contribute to our growth and success!
Here’s Who We Are…
Saint-Gobain - the world’s largest building materials company with a 350-year legacy of innovation and growth. Our vision is to Be the worldwide leader in light and sustainable construction.
We’re proud to say that Saint-Gobain is recognized by the Top Employers institute as one of the best workplaces globally & in Canada for the the 8th consecutive year.
Our offerings incorporate and promote the wellbeing for each of us and we are building a future where we collectively work together towards our core purpose in Making the World a Better Home. (Business Ethics, Diversity & Inclusion, Heatlh & Safety (Well Being) a few enumeration of our pillars.
Come and start your journey with us in this amazing career opportunity!
Here’s What We Do…
We recent acquisition of Kaycan & BP Construction Product, a manufacturer and distributor of exterior building materials in Canada and in the United States. With this acquisition, Saint-Gobain reinforced its worldwide leadership in light and sustainable construction by becoming the top siding player in Canada we are excited to add new complimentary products to our already broad offering of exterior building solutions.
What’s the job?
As the
Corporate Translator (English\French) your primary objective will be to deliver high-quality translated content that aligns with our internal requirements and enables us to effectively engage a broader audience.
You’ll apply your extensive language skills to clearly and accurately prepare a wide range of documentation, business communication marketing, training materials, employee communications and other written materials related . Your input will help shape our localization efforts, quality assurance. Translators are given a high degree of autonomy and independence, and are responsible for managing and executing important translation projects. You’ll be actively involved in our business and work closely with our cross functional teams, HR, Communications, Sales, Operations, Marketing for translation requirements.
Please note, the qualified candidate must be located in Canada (any province/city) as this position is 100% remote.
Is this job for you ?
Job Duties include, but are not limited to the following:
- Translating and adapts high visibility customer facing documents from English to French while respecting tight deadlines
- Proofread peer, external translations to ensure writing style, message delivery and overall quality of content
- Review and edit translations to ensure all-around consistency (style, fonts, images, layout, etc.)
- Make proper use of industry standards and legal terminologies such as trademarks throughout the communications
- Show great versatility and flexibility of tone while addressing different communities, groups, topics, and target audiences
- Proofreads, edits and approves final versions (for print, Web, internal systems, etc.)
- Juggles multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Maintains and uses translation memories, terminology bases and style guides
- Researches relevant terminology and various other aspects which will lead to superior-quality translations
- Liaises with clients to discuss any unclear points and escalates issues to the manager if needed
- Ensures the highest quality of service to clients by ensuring that all service-level commitments are met or exceeded
Effective collaboration with internal departments inclusive of North America Shared service centers (Marketing, NA Communications team, etc.
A Little More About Us
Why work with us?
At Saint-Gobain, our employees have pride in belonging to an organization whose culture is made up of these core values: Trust, Empowerment, & Collaboration. Our company encourages diversity and inclusion in all its forms where our people and products contribute to making the world a more beautiful, safer, and sustainable home.
To make sure nothing is forgotten
What do you bring?
Education/Experience
- BSc in Translation, Interpreting or similar field
- Excellent knowledge of French and English, both written and spoken
- French Canadian Communication and Translation skills
- 1 - 3 years + experience
- Good knowledge of most recent legislations and insuring to stay compliant with the Office québécois de la langue française
- Experience translating from American\Canadian English into French Canadian strongly preferred
- Ability to ensure translation maintains appropriate feeling, tone and style
- Experience using translation software and terminology database
- Excellent proofreading skills with the ability to identify grammar, spelling and punctuation errors
- Good knowledge of content editing tools
