Facilities Manager - Site Services

Hilton Foods; Brantford; On-site; CAD 72,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Hilton Foods Canada is seeking a Facilities Manager (Site Services) to oversee the safe, efficient operation of all site facilities, utilities and support services within the manufacturing plant. You will drive maintenance plans, safety compliance, and asset care, coordinating with production, engineering, and leadership teams to minimize downtime.

The role requires a 4th class Operating Engineer license (3rd/2nd class preferred) and strong communication with internal and external stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Licence required for site operations and compliance.
• Experience with facility safety and risk management.
• Strong communication with production and engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Oversee safe, reliable operation of facilities and support services.
• Manage maintenance planning, CMMS records, and asset care.
• Budget oversight and overtime planning with Site Engineering Manager.
• Lead contractors and ensure RAMS compliance and safe works.
• Develop engineers and apprentices through structured programs.

Skills

Communication

Stakeholder management

Safety standards Ontario

Education

4th class Operating Engineer license

3rd/2nd class preferred

Job description

Job Title: Facilities Manager (Site Services)

Salary Range: CAD$72,225.00 to $90,281.00

Working Type: On-Site

PURPOSE OF ROLE

The Facilities Manager is responsible for ensuring the safe, efficient, and reliable operation of all site facilities, infrastructure, and support services within the manufacturing plant. The role ensures that buildings, utilities, equipment support systems, and workplace environments are maintained to the highest standards of safety, compliance, sustainability, and operational effectiveness. Working closely with production, engineering, and leadership teams, the Facilities Manager minimizes downtime, manages facility-related risks, drives continuous improvement initiatives, and supports the achievement of business objectives by providing a safe, compliant, and productive working environment for all employees and visitors.

Key Accountabilities

• Set the tone by your example (reliable, hardworking, agile and adaptable) and show that safety and quality are important. For instance, make sure all Engineering Risk Assessments and SOP’s are suitably updated and have been read and signed by the teams.
• Work with the shift rotation to make sure you have suitable cover for the business requirements, while making sure holidays and overtime are in line within the agreed process.
• Make sure the teams have the tools, training and parts they need to do their job well. Maintain the engineering workspace to an audit ready standard at all times.
• Provide updates on reactive maintenance, proposed planned maintenance tasks, breakdowns. Provide any escalations to the Site Engineering Manager for reporting in DRM 3.
• Attendance of DRM 3 in the absence of the Site Engineering manager.
• Ensure the CMMS is up to date, review CMMS data and make sure all assets onsite are recorded and have appropriate PPN’s assigned and carried out in accordance with the PPM schedule.
• A 12 monthly PPM plan should be in place for your assigned units. Monthly PPM completion compliance should be >85%. Ensuring key assets are maintained to 100% e.g. Refrigeration, boilers, air comps, driers and vacuum systems
• Management of contractors, ensuring permits to work are assigned. RAMS are in place. Contractors should escorted to the place of work and ensure works are carried out in line with their RAMS. Contractors are monitored to ensure they are working in line with their RAMS.
• Set out clear development programme for Engineers and Apprentices
• Highlight any tasks that are critical to business performance. Ensure site Engineering Manager has visibility of any major issues with task completion and costs.
• Work within procedural and financial boundaries set by the Site Engineering Manager. Ensuring weekly budget is maintained and present any overtime requirements to the Site Engineering manager for the following week. Ensuring overtime is kept to a minimum and in line with cost reduction targets.
• Weekly completion of any TMS anomalies, ensuring that any overtime is assigned to the correct coding, within the TMS system.
• Work with other Engineering Mangers and Site Engineering Manager to ensure Engineering spend is within the set site Engineering limit
• Ensure engineering labour costs is within agreed Engineering budget to include any overtime costs.
• In the absence of Site Engineering Manager, deputise for any meetings.

Key Experience, Knowledge And Skills

• 4th class Operating Engineer’s license, 3rd and/or 2nd class preferred.
• Prior food industry experience is an asset.
• Excellent communication & interpersonal skills
• Able to work effectively with internal/external stakeholders.
• Robust understanding of Ontario safety and building standards (ESA, OHSA, TSSA, Fire Safety Code)

Hilton Foods Canada is committed to building a culture of diversity and inclusion and are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees. At Hilton Foods Canada, we welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. If you require an accommodation during the recruitment process, please advise the HR representative. All requests for an accommodation and the accommodation measures will be handled in a confidential manner at all times.