Maintenance Manager

Agrocrop Exports Ltd.; Bolton; On-site; CAD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Agrocrop Exports Ltd. is seeking a Maintenance Manager to own enterprise maintenance, reliability, and asset management across our manufacturing network.

This role blends hands-on leadership with a strategic roadmap to keep automated production lines running reliably and to shape long-term investment decisions. You will build high-performing teams, lead preventive and predictive maintenance, and champion CMMS governance while collaborating with Operations, Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of progressive maintenance leadership in food manufacturing or automated manufacturing.
• Experience leading multi-site maintenance operations.
• Strong knowledge of automated equipment, PLCs, robotics, motion control, and mechanical/electrical systems.
• Track record implementing CMMS, reliability programs, and capital projects.
• Experience influencing capital planning and long-range asset strategy at senior leadership level.
• Working knowledge of HACCP, GMP, and BRC requirements.

Responsibilities

• Shape enterprise strategy for long-term reliability and asset management.
• Lead enterprise maintenance strategy across all facilities.
• Drive reliability programs including RCM, RCA, and FMEA.
• Own CMMS data, maintenance planning, scheduling, and KPI reporting.
• Manage budgets, contractor relationships, and cost optimization.
• Ensure compliance with Health & Safety, HACCP, GMP, and BRC.
• Collaborate with Operations, Engineering (External), Quality, Supply Chain, and Commercialization.
• Direct maintenance activities for capital projects, installations, FAT/SAT, and commissioning.
• Stop equipment operation when safety, food safety, quality, or asset integrity is at risk.

Skills

Strategic planning

Leadership & people development

Reliability engineering

Automation & electromechanical systems

Financial & capital planning

Digital maintenance & analytics

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Engineering degree or diploma (Mech/Electrical/Industrial)

CMRP/Lean/ TPM / Six Sigma / Project Management certs

Industrial electrician/mechanic trade certs (assets)

Job description

Agrocrop Exports Ltd. is a trusted leader in the processing and export of Pulses, Beans, Lentils, Peas, and Grains, specializing in Private Label consumer packaging. Based in Canada and backed by HACCP and BRC “AA” certifications, we ensure the highest standards of quality, safety, and reliability in every product.

Serving major retailers across North America and Europe, our modern processing and packaging facility, combined with deep industry expertise, has positioned us as the largest Private Label processor of packaged pulses in the Western Hemisphere. Our continued growth is driven by innovation, operational excellence, and a deep commitment to our customers and partners worldwide.

Job Title: Maintenance Manager

Reports to: Senior Operations Manager/Director, Operations

Salary: $130k to $150k

The Opportunity

Agrocrop Exports is looking for a Maintenance Manager to own the enterprise maintenance, reliability, and asset management strategy across our manufacturing network. This is both a hands‑on leadership role and a strategic one: you'll build high‑performing teams and keep automated production lines running reliably day to day, while also shaping the multi‑year reliability roadmap, influencing capital and network investment decisions, and setting the standard for preventive and predictive maintenance, reliability engineering, and CMMS governance. You'll operate as a strategic partner to senior leadership, translating asset performance into business impact, and to Operations, Engineering (External), and Quality as the business grows.

What You’ll Do

Shape Enterprise Strategy

• Own the long‑term reliability and asset management roadmap for the enterprise, aligning it to business growth and production strategy.
• Act as a strategic advisor to senior operations leadership, translating asset performance and reliability data into business‑level decisions.
• Influence enterprise capital planning and network‑wide investment priorities, including new.
• Represent the maintenance function in cross‑functional strategy discussions spanning Operations, Engineering (External), Quality, Supply Chain, and Commercialization.
• Identify and champion digital maintenance and automation initiatives that create a competitive advantage across the network.

Lead the Maintenance Function

• Own the enterprise maintenance strategy across all facilities, standardizing systems, procedures, and best practices.
• Build maintenance team capability through coaching, succession planning, and technical training.
• Direct reports: Maintenance Lead, Technicians, Apprentices, a future Maintenance Planner, contractors and OEM service providers.

Drive Reliability & Maintenance Programs

• Implement reliability‑centred maintenance (RCM), Root Cause Analysis (RCA), and Failure Mode & Effects Analysis (FMEA).
• Own preventive and predictive maintenance programs and drive compliance across sites.
• Develop an enterprise spare parts strategy and asset lifecycle plan.

Support Automation & Technical Systems

• Provide maintenance leadership for automated equipment, including robotics, PLCs, servo systems, VFDs, conveyors, vision systems, utilities, and packaging equipment.

Own CMMS, Planning & Reporting

• Govern CMMS data, maintenance planning, scheduling, and KPI reporting enterprise‑wide.

Lead Capital Projects

• Direct maintenance activities for capital projects, equipment installations, FAT/SAT, and commissioning.

Manage Budget, Cost & Compliance

• Manage maintenance budgets, contractor relationships, and cost optimization initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with Health & Safety, HACCP, GMP, and BRC requirements.

Collaborate Cross‑Functionally

• Partner with Operations, Engineering (External), Quality, Supply Chain, and Commercialization to improve reliability and OEE.

Decision‑Making Authority

• Prioritize maintenance work across all facilities.
• Approve maintenance schedules and contractor utilization within budget.
• Recommend capital replacements and asset investments.
• Stop equipment operation when safety, food safety, quality, or asset integrity is at risk.

Strategic Impact & Scope

• Enterprise‑wide scope, spanning all Agrocrop manufacturing facilities. Not a single‑site role.
• A trusted voice in enterprise capital planning, network investment decisions, and long‑range asset strategy.
• A direct link between shop‑floor reliability performance and business‑level outcomes such as OEE, cost per unit, and customer commitments.
• A growth path toward broader operations or reliability leadership as the maintenance function matures and the network expands.

How Success Is Measured

• Preventive Maintenance Compliance
• Equipment Availability
• Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
• Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
• Mean Time to Repair (MTTR)
• Unplanned Downtime
• Maintenance Cost per Production Unit
• Maintenance Schedule Compliance
• Critical Spare Parts Availability
• Safety Performance
• Audit Compliance
• CMMS Data Accuracy

What You Bring

Education & Certifications

• Degree or diploma in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electromechanical Engineering Technology, Mechatronics Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Industrial Electrician (442A), Construction & Maintenance Electrician (309A), Industrial Mechanic/Millwright (433A), or equivalent trade certification is a strong asset.
• CMRP, Lean, TPM, Six Sigma, or Project Management certification is an asset.

Experience

• 8–10 years of progressive maintenance leadership in food manufacturing, CPG, or automated manufacturing.
• Experience leading multi‑site maintenance operations.
• Strong knowledge of automated equipment, PLCs, robotics, motion control, and mechanical/electrical systems.
• Track record implementing CMMS, reliability programs, and capital projects.
• Experience influencing capital planning and long‑range asset strategy at a senior leadership level.
• Working knowledge of HACCP, GMP, and BRC requirements.

Core Competencies

• Strategic planning and business partnering
• Leadership and people development
• Reliability engineering and asset management
• Automation and electromechanical systems
• Financial and capital planning
• Digital maintenance and analytics
• Cross‑functional collaboration

Agrocrop Exports Ltd. is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals and are dedicated to a fair and accessible hiring process. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Notice to Applicants: This posting represents an active vacancy. AI‑enabled recruitment tools may be used to assist with parts of the applicant screening process, but all evaluations and hiring decisions are made by our hiring team.