Maintenance Manager Full-time Job

Overview of the Role

The maintenance manager is the leader of the maintenance department. He is the one that fosters a positive and proactive environment in the department and always ensures maintaining Saputo Health and Food Safety culture. This person is responsible for overall utilization of plant resources to achieve strategic maintenance and reliability objectives. This includes compliance with Saputo’s objectives including the maintenance and reliability program, preparation and tracking of maintenance budget, implementation of capital projects, and management of all maintenance activities including the annual turnaround.

 

Schedule: Full Time

Salary: $111,890 -$139,865

 

*Salary offers will vary commensurate with experience, education, skills and training.*

 

We support and care for our employees and their families by providing:

• Competitive salaries

• Advantageous corporate agreements

• Full range of group insurance benefits

• Group retirement pension plan with employer contribution

• Purchase option of company stocks

• Group RRSP

• Health and wellness program in the workplace

• Assistance program for employees and their families

• Saputo products at a discounted price

 

How you will make contributions that matter:

• Direct, maintain, and enforce the safety and food safety program for the maintenance department; review safety records to uphold standards of maximum safety for all maintenance teams.

• Foster a positive and proactive environment in the department.

• Ensure that maintenance personnel are adequately trained, equipped, and motivated so that the maintenance program can be accomplished in a safe, timely, and cost-effective manner.

• Oversee the hiring of maintenance personnel and manage the succession planning of the key roles.

• Conduct employee performance reviews based on job descriptions to determine competency, knowledge, and contribution of the maintenance team.

• Participate in objective setting, plan development and performance review of site objectives.

• Develop a long-term strategic plan in line with site and corporate priorities.

• Develop and manage Key Performance Indicators (KPI) in line with the site/corporate strategies.

• Ensure that the assets life cycle is managed effectively, and that the maintenance system supports the site objectives.

• Ensure that asset obsolescence is managed in conjunction with the engineering department.

• Prepare budget for each fiscal year and recommend any equipment upgrades/needs.

• Recommend Manpower requirements to support the maintenance program/objectives and initiatives.

• Assist with planning and implementing plant improvements, projects and expansions.

• Assure oversight of the maintenance and reliability processes and systems.

• Develop and implement structured preventative and predictive maintenance programs.

• Track, analyze and improve key maintenance parameters such as asset utilization, maintenance cost, PM compliance, schedule compliance, spare parts inventory, etc, and performed audit as required.

• Develop and manage a standardized communication (cascade/feedback) Daily Management System (DMS/DDS) to assure communication with the operations department to coordinate maintenance and repair work.

• Prepare reports, analyze data, and make recommendations for improving plant operations and solving maintenance-related problems.

• Initiate and carry out projects that improve efficiency and/or reduce operating costs.

• Ensure city, province, and federal regulations relating to the maintenance department are always met.

• Develop sound relationships across the organization and with vendors.

• Utilize continuous improvement strategies and remain well-informed of current and future technological developments.

 

You are best suited for the role if you have the following qualifications:

• Post-secondary Degree/Diploma in a Technical discipline and/or skilled trades certification is preferred.

• Proven leadership experience at a manager or supervisory level in maintenance or engineering is a prerequisite.

• Strong knowledge of Preventative Maintenance, Mechanical/Electrical systems and quality control systems within a food manufacturing environment.

• Strong communication and organization skills with ability to lead and develop a team of skilled trades staff.

• Project planning experience is considered an asset.

• Experienced in Microsoft Office programs.

• Experience with Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS), such as FIIX or SAP.

 

Making Good Food Is Our Passion, and we do it responsibly. Our caring teams process about 11 billion litres of milk annually into a diversified range of dairy and dairy alternative products sold in over 60 countries. With 65 manufacturing facilities and over 19,500 employees, we operate our leading business in Canada, the USA, Australia, Argentina, and the United Kingdom.