Maintenance Manager

ML6 Search + Talent Advisory; Brampton; On-site; CAD 126,000 - 154,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment consultancy is seeking a Manager, Maintenance & Facilities in Brampton, Canada. You will lead a skilled team responsible for the maintenance of critical systems, ensuring maximum equipment uptime while complying with stringent regulations. The ideal candidate has a mechanical engineering background and five years of leadership experience in a maintenance environment. This role offers a competitive salary of $140,000 CAD annually, in a dynamic and highly regulated setting.

Qualifications

• At least five years of leadership experience in a maintenance setting.
• Strong technical background in mechanical engineering.
• Experience managing a production facility with multiple shifts.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a maintenance team.
• Ensure compliance with GMP, FDA, and Health Canada regulations.
• Oversee preventive and predictive maintenance programs.

Skills

Leadership experience

Technical knowledge in mechanical engineering

Preventative maintenance expertise

Collaboration skills

Communication skills

Education

Mechanical engineering degree

Tools

CMMS implementation

Job description

Our client is looking for their next pivotal leadership position at the core of their operations. The Manager, Maintenance & Facilities will guide a skilled, cross‑functional team dedicated to ensuring the plant, equipment, and systems run safely and efficiently.

You will take ownership of driving employee and company performance, minimizing production downtime, and continuous improvement throughout the facility, all within a highly regulated and fast‑paced environment.

What you’ll do:

• Lead and develop a maintenance team supporting high-speed packaging equipment.
• Ensure maximum equipment uptime while maintaining strict compliance with GMP, FDA, and Health Canada regulations.
• Oversee and continuously improve preventive and predictive maintenance programs to support validated and regulated production processes.
• Manage maintenance activities in controlled environments (cleanrooms), ensuring adherence to hygiene, contamination control, and safety standards.
• Support equipment qualification and validation activities (IQ/OQ/PQ) in collaboration with Engineering and Quality teams.
• Ensure proper documentation practices, including CMMS work orders, change control, deviation investigations, and audit‑ready records.

What you’ll need to be successful:

• At least five years of leadership experience, working in a maintenance setting.
• A strong technical background- mechanical engineering degree
• Proficiency in preventative maintenance, asset reliability, and facilities oversight.
• Strong collaboration skills to align multi‑disciplinary teams to work together.
• Strong communication skills (written, verbal, and interpersonal).
• Experience managing a production facility with multiple shifts.
• CET or other professional designations are an asset.
• Experience with CMMS implementation is an asset.
• Experience with GMP is an asset.

Compensation Expectation:

$140,000/annually CAD