Maintenance Manager

Direct-hire leadership role overseeing maintenance across multiple manufacturing sites and shifts. The position is responsible for equipment reliability, preventive maintenance, facilities, maintenance personnel, capital projects and continuous improvement.

Maintenance operations and equipment reliability

• Oversee preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance programs.
• Develop maintenance strategies to improve reliability, uptime and operating efficiency.
• Lead troubleshooting, root-cause analysis and corrective actions to reduce repeat failures.
• Track downtime, equipment availability, preventive-maintenance compliance and repair response times.
• Standardize maintenance procedures, schedules and best practices.
• Manage spare-parts inventory, critical-equipment needs and maintenance resources.
• Coordinate maintenance work with production schedules to limit disruption.

Leadership and team development

• Lead, coach and develop technicians, millwrights, electricians and other skilled trades as applicable.
• Set performance expectations and work priorities and ensure work is completed safely and efficiently.
• Support training, technical development, succession planning and continuous skill improvement.
• Build an accountable, collaborative and safety-focused team culture.
• Manage staffing requirements, workload distribution and team performance.

Capital projects and facilities

• Plan and oversee equipment installations, machinery upgrades, facility improvements and infrastructure projects.
• Manage project budgets, schedules, contractors, commissioning and implementation.
• Evaluate equipment condition and lifecycle needs for refurbishment, replacement and investment decisions.
• Identify efficiency opportunities through modernization, automation and energy conservation.
• Coordinate external service providers and contractors against quality, safety and operating standards.

Budgeting and continuous improvement

• Develop and manage maintenance operating budgets and capital-expenditure plans.
• Reduce maintenance costs, improve resource use and extend equipment life.
• Use maintenance data and performance indicators to prioritize improvements.
• Support Lean Manufacturing, preventive-maintenance and continuous-improvement programs.
• Collaborate across functions to improve productivity, quality and manufacturing performance.

Health, safety and compliance

• Ensure maintenance activities comply with health-and-safety legislation, environmental requirements and company policies.
• Maintain safe practices for guarding, lockout/tagout, electrical work, contractors and equipment servicing.
• Participate in incident investigations, risk assessments and corrective actions.
• Maintain maintenance documentation, inspection records and compliance requirements.
• Promote a proactive safety culture.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary education in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Engineering Technology, Industrial Maintenance or a related technical discipline; equivalent practical experience may be considered.
• At least eight years of progressive maintenance experience in manufacturing.
• At least five years of maintenance leadership or supervisory experience.
• Experience managing maintenance operations, technical personnel, equipment reliability and preventive-maintenance programs.
• Multi-site manufacturing experience is an asset.
• Experience in plastics processing, injection moulding, automation or other equipment-intensive manufacturing is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of industrial machinery, mechanical/electrical systems, hydraulics, pneumatics and automated equipment.
• Familiarity with PLCs, industrial controls, robotics, conveyors, material-handling systems and plant utilities.
• Experience implementing and managing a CMMS.
• Knowledge of reliability principles, preventive-maintenance methods, root-cause analysis and continuous improvement.
• Experience with maintenance budgets, capital projects, contractors and equipment installations.
• Understanding of industrial health-and-safety requirements.

• Direct-hire opportunity with career-growth potential.
• Multi-site and multi-shift responsibility.
• Compensation: $110,000–$120,000, negotiable.
• Benefits package plus RRSP contribution/matching.
• Applications are directed to Sara Swinton.