Engineering Manager

Hilton Food Group; Brantford; Hybrid; CAD 115,000 - 144,000; Full time

Job summary

Hilton Foods Canada seeks an Engineering Manager to join the leadership team in Canada, responsible for maintaining high-performance machinery and driving long-term capacity planning. You will lead the engineering department, set KPIs, collaborate with site management, and implement TPM, continuous improvement, and apprentice/graduate programs to develop talent and deliver safe, cost-effective operations.

This on-site role requires strong leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and a track

Qualifications

• 10+ years of business experience
• Engineering management experience
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Proven track record leading change initiatives delivering breakthrough results
• People management knowledge and cross-functional business acumen
• Able to drive and lead change and delegate

Responsibilities

• Set up and maintain equipment and facility integrity by coordinating internal and external resources
• Organise a department structure to support daily operations
• Establish departmental KPIs aligned with goals (equipment availability, maintenance, budget, GMP)
• Engage with Site Management Team to support growth and cost-effective, high-volume service
• Drive TPM initiatives to improve line performance, throughput, yield, and labor costs
• Develop talent within the engineering team through apprenticeships and graduate programs
• Foster continuous improvement culture across the site and cost improvements
• Utilise CMMS data for PPM, engineer utilization, and asset management

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Change leadership

Delegation

People management

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

CMMS

RGC CMMS

Excel

Word/PowerPoint

Job description

Job Title: Engineering Manager

Salary Range: CAD$115,043 – CAD$143,804

Working Type: On-Site

We’re working towards an ambitious future, one we want to build togetherwith all our colleagues. This is why we are looking for an exceptionalEngineering Manager to join our leadership team in Canada.

As a key member of the Canadian Leadership Team, the Engineering Managerwill implement overall performance bymaintaining high-performance machinery, optimised to deliver the highestpossible output at the right quality and in a safe manner. The role must manageboth the day-to-day performance and the long-term capacity needs of thebusiness. Working with Hilton Services to influence future capital requirementsto ensure the changing demands of the customer are always met with the latesttechnologies.

This role is at the heart of driving our business capability andbuilding a fantastic environment for all our colleagues.

Purpose of the role:

KEYACCOUNTABILITIES

• Set Up & Maintain the integrity of the equipment and the facility by effectively managing & coordinating all internal and external resources
• Organise a department structure that is in place to support daily operations
• Establish departmental KPls which are strategically aligned with the company's goals & objectives (i.e.Equipment availability, Planned maintenance completion, Departmental budget controls,GMP, 3rd Party Audits)
• Proactively and constructively engage with Site Management Team on all requests to support business growth and flexibility to offer the most cost effective and highest volume service achievable, ensuring the business has solutions to meet the customer's long term demand profile
• Proactive and constructive involvement within Hilton Group activities, sharing best practise and driving longer term strategy
• Facilitate and lead projects within the PMR process & drive continuous improvement through TPM techniques to deliver business performance improvements across all areas. (line performance, throughput, yield and labour cost reduction)
• Create and develop a high performing talent pool within the engineering department to support all new technologies employed on site, through apprenticeship and graduate programs, as well as development of existing engineering team through a training and development program.
• Create a continuous improvement culture within the engineering department to deliver site wide cost improvements.
• Use RGC CMMS to ensure data is available to deliver PPM completion rates,engineer utilisation and asset management.
• Manage the Site facilities. Ensure all energy statutory reporting is submitted in a timely manner, ensure we maintain all subsidies available.
• Set up, design and ensure procedures and policies exist and are implemented to comply with standards of work/ regulatory bodies/Health and safety requirements.
• Develop effective lines of communication in place between engineering, the SMT, the business/externally where appropriate
• Recruit and develop the site team.
• Proactively engage the Site Operations Manager/ General on personal development

KEY EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

• Minimum of 10 years overall business experience
• Previous Engineering management experience
• Strong analytical, problem-solving skills
• Proven track record in leading significant change initiatives that have delivered breakthrough results
• People management knowledge and experience, and strong cross-functional business acumen required
• Able to drive and lead change
• Able to delegate
• Fluent in Microsoft Excel; proficient in Word & PowerPoint
• Lean/ Continuous Improvement expertise

HiltonFoods Canada is committed to building a culture of diversity and inclusion and are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees. At HiltonFoods Canada, we welcome and encourage applications from people withdisabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates takingpart in all aspects of the selection process. If you require an accommodationduring the recruitment process, please advise the HR representative. Allrequests for an accommodation and the accommodation measures will be handled ina confidential manner at all times.