Engineering & Maintenance Manager

Vitalus Nutrition Inc.; Winnipeg; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Vitalus Nutrition Inc. in Winnipeg is seeking an Engineering & Maintenance Manager to lead the systems, people, and strategies that keep our dairy processing plant running at its best. This role focuses on reliability, proactive maintenance, and continuous improvement to drive plant performance.

You will drive asset reliability, plan maintenance, and lead capital projects while fostering a data-driven culture and strong technical teams for future growth.

Qualifications

• Degree, diploma, or equivalent combination of technical education and significant industrial maintenance experience.
• 7+ years of progressive maintenance, engineering, or reliability experience in manufacturing.
• Proven success improving equipment reliability and reducing unplanned downtime.
• Strong knowledge of mechanical, electrical, automation, controls, and plant utility systems.
• Experience with CMMS, asset management, maintenance planning, and reliability programs.
• A collaborative leadership style with a passion for developing technical teams.
• Bonus: Experience in food, dairy, beverage, or other regulated manufacturing environments, along with relevant industry designations such as P.Eng., CET, Red Seal, or CMRP.

Responsibilities

• Drive Equipment Reliability by reducing unplanned downtime through preventative strategies and defect elimination.
• Improve asset performance using reliability metrics, equipment history, and root cause analysis.
• Lead initiatives that strengthen equipment availability and operational effectiveness.
• Build a proactive maintenance culture with preventive, predictive, and TPM programs.
• Partner with Operations to improve equipment ownership and early issue detection.
• Shift maintenance execution from reactive work toward planned, sustainable practices.
• Establish effective maintenance planning, scheduling, and work management processes.
• Prioritize maintenance resources to support production needs and plant performance.
• Improve schedule attainment while reducing emergency maintenance activity.
• Lead capital projects, equipment upgrades, and technical improvements.
• Solve recurring equipment issues through engineering solutions and data-driven decision making.
• Ensure assets are reliable, maintainable, and fit for future growth.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Reliability engineering

Root cause analysis

Data-driven decision making

Education

Technical degree or diploma

Tools

CMMS

Asset management

Maintenance planning

Reliability programs

Job description

At Vitalus, we turn dairy by-products into high-value ingredients that help nourish people around the world. As our Engineering & Maintenance Manager, you'll lead the systems, people, and strategies that keep our operation running at its best. This is an opportunity to move beyond reactive maintenance and help shape a proactive, reliability-focused future where equipment performance, continuous improvement, and technical excellence drive plant success.

IS THIS YOU?

• You bring deep maintenance and reliability expertise, paired with a practical leadership style that builds trust and accountability.
• You enjoy solving complex equipment challenges, using data and root cause analysis to prevent problems before they happen.
• You thrive on improving systems, developing people, and creating lasting impact in a growing manufacturing environment.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Drive Equipment Reliability

• Reduce unplanned downtime through preventative strategies and defect elimination.
• Improve asset performance using reliability metrics, equipment history, and root cause analysis.
• Lead initiatives that strengthen equipment availability and operational effectiveness.

Build a Proactive Maintenance Culture

• Advance preventive, predictive, and TPM programs across the plant.
• Partner with Operations to improve equipment ownership and early issue detection.
• Shift maintenance execution from reactive work toward planned, sustainable practices.

Lead Planning & Execution

• Establish effective maintenance planning, scheduling, and work management processes.
• Prioritize maintenance resources to support production needs and plant performance.
• Improve schedule attainment while reducing emergency maintenance activity.

Guide Engineering & Continuous Improvement

• Lead capital projects, equipment upgrades, and technical improvements.
• Solve recurring equipment issues through engineering solutions and data-driven decision making.
• Ensure assets are reliable, maintainable, and fit for future growth.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING

• Degree, diploma, or equivalent combination of technical education and significant industrial maintenance experience.
• 7+ years of progressive maintenance, engineering, or reliability experience in manufacturing.
• Proven success improving equipment reliability and reducing unplanned downtime.
• Strong knowledge of mechanical, electrical, automation, controls, and plant utility systems.
• Experience with CMMS, asset management, maintenance planning, and reliability programs.
• A collaborative leadership style with a passion for developing technical teams.
• Bonus: Experience in food, dairy, beverage, or other regulated manufacturing environments, along with relevant industry designations such as P.Eng., CET, Red Seal, or CMRP.

READY TO MAKE AN IMPACT?

If you're passionate about building reliable systems, developing strong teams, and driving continuous improvement, we'd love to hear from you. Join us and help shape the future of maintenance and engineering excellence at Vitalus.